We compared Oracle Linux and Rocky Linux based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Oracle Linux is praised for its scalability, advanced security, and seamless integration, while users appreciate Rocky Linux for its stability, reliability, and compatibility with CentOS. Both offer positive ROI, but Oracle Linux could improve in stability and customer support, while Rocky Linux could enhance in certain areas. Oracle Linux has competitive pricing, but Rocky Linux is considered cost-effective.
Features: Oracle Linux is favored for its scalability, robustness, security measures, seamless integration, user-friendly interface, extensive documentation, and reliable support. In comparison, Rocky Linux is known for its stability, reliability, security, long-term support, regular updates, ease of installation, intuitive interface, compatibility with CentOS, and seamless migration process.
Pricing and ROI: Oracle Linux has been praised for its competitive pricing and cost-effectiveness, with reasonable setup costs and licensing agreements. In comparison, Rocky Linux offers generally satisfactory pricing, minimal setup costs, and user-friendly licensing terms. It provides a smooth and hassle-free installation process at an affordable price., The ROI for Oracle Linux was positive, according to user reviews. In contrast, Rocky Linux received overwhelming praise for its profitability, cost-effectiveness, enhanced productivity, seamless transition, impressive performance, and stability, all contributing to a positive ROI.
Room for Improvement: Oracle Linux has room for improvement in stability, hardware compatibility, installation process, customization options, customer support, and user interface. On the other hand, Rocky Linux could be enhanced based on user feedback.
Deployment and customer support: Based on user reviews, both Oracle Linux and Rocky Linux have varying durations for deployment, setup, or implementation phases. Some users reported separate timeframes for deployment and setup in Oracle Linux, while others mentioned them as the same period. Similarly, Rocky Linux had users reporting separate phases and others mentioning them as the same period., Oracle Linux customer service is highly helpful and responsive, with skilled and knowledgeable staff ensuring customer satisfaction. In contrast, Rocky Linux impresses with prompt assistance, timely responses, expert guidance, and overall customer satisfaction.
The summary above is based on 33 interviews we conducted recently with Oracle Linux and Rocky Linux users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The most valuable features are performance, frequent update patches, and security."
"If we use Linux, Solaris, or some other operating systems, we have to build a lot of packages using RPMs (the packet manager). That's a difficult task. With Oracle Linux, we use a single command to update from the Oracle website."
"The stability of Oracle Linux is good."
"I feel the stability to be the solution's best feature."
"The solution runs very well on inter-platform or HPE Intel servers."
"The solution's technical support team answers all our queries."
"We don't have any failing cases. Oracle releases regular hot patches, so we don't have many difficulties."
"I like that it's very stable and lightweight and that it requires very little resources."
"I haven't needed to use customer service or support, which speaks volumes about their product's reliability and ease of use."
"It's very simple to work with, easy to learn, and know where things are."
"It helps us keep our workstations in sync and ensures consistent settings across most of our machines."
"Pricing could be improved."
"They could introduce the same level of remote capabilities, which are available with VMware applications to build distant environments."
"It could be easier to reach a higher support level."
"The solution could be more user friendly."
"Time drifts happen frequently, and the database restarts automatically to protect data integrity."
"The deployment is a bit complex."
"What can improve in the solution is a rather challenging question given that Oracle is pushing towards cloud computing and the closed nature of the system. Maintaining Oracle Linux behind a firewall can be a cumbersome process, as it requires manual intervention to copy repositories and obtain approval from internal authorities. With the current emphasis on cloud computing, the support and development of traditional, closed systems like Oracle Linux may not receive as much attention, leading to potential limitations in the system's capabilities and performance."
"The licensing price could be better."
"The solution's audio integration for virtual machines could be improved."
"One of the potential issues is that if you don't pay for support, you may need to manage certain aspects on your own and rely on the community for assistance."
"In terms of improvement, Rocky Linux needs to clarify its identity and target audience."
Oracle Linux is ranked 3rd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 108 reviews while Rocky Linux is ranked 11th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 3 reviews. Oracle Linux is rated 8.4, while Rocky Linux is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Oracle Linux writes "The operational system is the best and is packed with free features like CapsLive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rocky Linux writes "Very simple to work with, easy to learn, and has a competitive pricing". Oracle Linux is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, CentOS, Oracle Solaris, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server, whereas Rocky Linux is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), openSUSE Leap, SUSE Linux Enterprise and Windows 10. See our Oracle Linux vs. Rocky Linux report.
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