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.
"It enables us to achieve security compliance. Our security team is quite happy, especially in terms of patching up our servers, etc. It's compliant with our security requirements."
"We use Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Git apps in our closed environment to develop and run scenarios."
"The solution’s stability is its most valuable feature."
"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."
"The integration with Oracle is the most valuable feature."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linunx's most valuable feature is patching."
"We use this product's built-in tracing and monitoring tools such as syslog and SAR (system activity reporter) to provide us with greater insight and visibility into what's going on."
"The solution is very stable, reliable, easy to use, and has good technical support."
"The solution is stable."
"What I like most about Windows Server is that it's easy to use."
"It's user-friendly."
"I'm using all the features within it and find them all quite helpful."
"We use this solution for hosting applications on the server."
"The tool is scalable, flexible, easy to use, user-friendly, handy, and easy to maintain, and authentication is good."
"We chose Windows Server because it is easy to use, and easy to maintain."
"The installation of the solution is becoming easier every year after new releases. The first installation can take an hour but you can use templates to make the installation very quick."
"Red Hat should provide a way to mirror repositories or at least provide a solution for us to bubble up packages throughout the entire process."
"The operating system might not be able to handle big scientific problems which require a highly parallel system."
"We have had issues with the identification of new volumes when you add new disks or storage."
"When we initially began working with containers, we encountered some challenges with compatibility."
"I believe it would be beneficial to notify the customer in advance of any planned maintenance so that we can better coordinate and plan our customer interactions accordingly."
"Continuous improvement is essential to enhance user experiences and address evolving needs."
"I would like Insight to include some features from OpenSCAP, which they offer for compliance services. I played with it a little bit, but haven't gotten the updated setup to get that. It creates excellent documentation."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux's ability to run containerized applications is not optimized and has room for improvement."
"If an architecture is complex, the setup phase takes time."
"It would be better if they had more security features and fewer bugs. They can also improve their technical support."
"The price could be better and the licensing model could be easier to understand."
"Rebooting is sometimes required to resolve issues, although we don't know the root cause."
"I find ethernet configuration and implementation difficult."
"Windows Server could be more secure."
"Sometimes the PowerShell has an overly complicated syntax."
"The compatibility and the ease of use are areas that I would like to see improved."
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is ranked 1st in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 167 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, CentOS and Oracle Linux, 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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