We performed a comparison between SUSE Linux Enterprise and Windows Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Operating Systems (OS) for Business solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup is very straightforward."
"SUSE Linux Enterprise is scalable."
"Out-of-the-box SLES supported all of our HBAs and hardware specific components."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the installation part...We don't face any issues related to the operating system or application."
"SUSE Linux Enterprise is easy to configure for those who are not hardcore command-line driven."
"SUSE Linux's most valuable feature is the documentation - there is a lot of documentation about how to create custom servers."
"Linux is easy to use. You have more control on a Unix system."
"From a functionality perspective, the suite is quite rich. We like that."
"It's very easy and user-friendly compared to any other operating system."
"It is very easy to use. The system is very user-friendly."
"The solution is invaluable, we need it for file and emails servers."
"The product, overall, is very simple. It's easy to use and navigate. It's got a good design."
"I have found the solution to be flexible and easy to use."
"Nothing is required for the maintenance of the solution, Microsoft does everything. It is very good and robust."
"I like the views in the user interface."
"The stability of the Windows Server is good."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"SUSE could make more APIs available."
"SUSE Linux could provide more information about cost and the details of how clustering works."
"The price of SUSE Linux Enterprise could improve, it is too expensive."
"We have had trouble integrating Autodesk with the SUSE manager."
"If you want to do something simple like changing an IP number, you have to be quite aware of all the configuration files where you will change that."
"I have not been overly impressed with their technical support."
"We previously had trouble integrating Autodesk with the SUSE Manager, but the issue was resolved."
"Windows Server could improve its integration with cloud and hybrid environments to better adapt to modern computing needs."
"An improvement would be to have more dashboards."
"Sometimes we are getting very quick support, sometimes it takes time."
"It is not fast and is very slow. Versions before 2002 are not stable."
"The scalability of the product needs to be improved, considering that organizations may have an increase in resource requirements."
"The optimization of the scalability could improve."
"The solution could improve by increasing security."
"They can simplify the utilization and control of the system when you have a lot of setups. They provided something called Windows Center or Control Center in version 2019. It's a free tool that comes with the Windows Server. You can install it on your desktop and use it. This tool simplifies the control and monitoring of all servers. If I have 200 servers, I don't need to log in to each one to configure it. I can manage them from this tool. However, this tool needs quite a lot of improvements. It's difficult to use, and they need to improve it."
SUSE Linux Enterprise is ranked 6th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 26 reviews while Windows Server is ranked 4th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 180 reviews. SUSE Linux Enterprise is rated 8.4, while Windows Server is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SUSE Linux Enterprise writes "Stable product compatible with multiple cloud service providers ". 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". SUSE Linux Enterprise is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, openSUSE Leap, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Linux and Windows 10, whereas Windows Server is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10, Oracle Linux and openSUSE Leap. See our SUSE Linux Enterprise vs. Windows Server report.
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