We performed a comparison between Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows Server based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Users of Windows Server 2016 feel that it is a very user-friendly solution. Furthermore, they note that its active directory feature is highly valuable. They also note that it is highly scalable. However, many users feel that its security capabilities could be greatly improved. They also feel that the graphical interface could be better.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Red Hat Enterprise Linux seems to be a slightly superior solution. All other things being more or less equal, our reviewers found Windows Server 2016 rather expensive to purchase and not as secure as it should be.
"When it comes to security, scalability, and robustness, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) excels in all aspects. That's why we rely on this operating system."
"It is a good operating system. It is very stable. It does not take a lot of maintenance. You set it up well and it runs."
"Support has a fast response time."
"One of the most valuable features is the package manager because it makes it easier to keep everything up to date."
"The systems are just bulletproof. We do not have problems with it. Support for file system differences and migrations has been solid."
"The most valuable feature is Satellite. Its consistency in patch upgradation is great. For the ten-year lifecycle, we have been able to rely on it and not worry if the patch will break. We do not need additional patching features since it covers everything."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux's most valuable attribute is its stability."
"Red Hat has introduced a fast server, where Red Hat Enterprise Linux can be integrated or connected to via a client."
"The product's installation phase is easy."
"We've found the solution to be very flexible."
"Since Windows Server has a graphical user interface (GUI), it is easy to use and implement the services that we are using."
"Overall the solution has been functioning very well for us."
"The most valuable features of Windows Server for us are scalability, hardware compatibility, and support for various hardware interfaces like communication boards."
"The product can scale very well."
"It is very stable and easy to install."
"The product integrates well with Sophos."
"Red Hat Insights are instrumental in identifying vulnerabilities. I am still learning, but my understanding is that it is not directly connected to your environment to deploy a patch or vulnerability fix. It is going to give a YAML playbook to do that. It does not actually execute it."
"The support can be lackluster sometimes, especially in our disconnected space where we have specific requirements."
"The Cockpit interface needs improvement with more features. The information for implementing Red Hat Cluster could be also improved. And there could also be better performance monitoring."
"The product lags a bit behind in the market."
"Considering an area where the solution lacks, I think we can look into a lot more automation and integrations with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and other products."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux's ability to run containerized applications is not optimized and has room for improvement."
"Writing SELinux policies is sometimes very hard if you want to deploy a new application on it."
"The only change that stumped me was the networking in version 9. I preferred the ifconfig way of doing things, but the system changes of it have grown on me."
"The licensing for the solution is expensive."
"The scalability could be better."
"It would be better if they improved the user interface."
"The solution's licensing price is on the expensive side."
"Perhaps the scalability could be better."
"The solution is old so it is not user friendly. I assume that he newer versions would be better than our current one."
"I would like to see the security features improved in the future."
"The solution could improve by being more user-friendly."
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is ranked 1st in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 179 reviews while Windows Server is ranked 4th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 180 reviews. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is rated 8.8, while Windows Server is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) writes "Highly stable, good knowledge base, and reasonable price". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows Server writes "Easy to setup, stable and caters to my wide range of use cases but lacks user-friendly interface". Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows 10, Oracle Linux and CentOS, whereas Windows Server is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Windows 10, Oracle Linux, Windows 11 and CentOS. See our Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs. Windows Server report.
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