We performed a comparison between SUSE Linux Enterprise and Ubuntu Linux based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Ubuntu Linux has an edge in this comparison. Unlike SUSE Linux Enterprise, it has a proven ROI.
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The main feature is that Linux is flexible to work with for most web-based applications."
"The solution offers a secure operation system."
"Out-of-the-box SLES supported all of our HBAs and hardware specific components."
"It's easy to set up."
"It also was very easy to setup, and offered an easy to use advanced setup option as well. This helped to create special configurations for different use cases."
"SUSE Linux Enterprise is stable."
"Linux is easy to use. You have more control on a Unix system."
"I use Ubuntu Linux to update some drivers related to some of my work."
"It is more powerful because you have more control over it."
"I feel the graphical interface to be very user friendly, as is first time installation."
"Ubuntu Linux is more secure and has additional security features than some other operating systems."
"It is easy to use, performs great, and is stable and scalable."
"Ubuntu Linux is very easy to learn, manage, and keep updated."
"Ubuntu is rather stable, simple to deploy, stable, and well supported by an open-source community."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that Linux has cost-effective licenses."
"They should probably just make clustering a bit simpler and also provide more descriptive log files for cluster services."
"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."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"The product must improve its UI."
"The platform doesn't support certain APMs."
"All distributions of Linux could use some improvement."
"Red Hat has more packages that are available than SUSE does. I'd love to see more projects based on SUSE."
"Compared with the competition, of late actually, the solution has increased its pricing tremendously."
"Its interface could be improved and made richer."
"The documentation is very poor."
"People with a Windows background may not find the solution's user interface user-friendly."
"The Linux operating system is very traditional, and you need to use specific commands. I think that it can be improved to be more handy."
"After only a week of using the solution, we haven't really found any limitations or missing features."
"They can keep improving the solution's ability to be adopted by users by adding features, such as better tutorials and integration into the system."
"The solution could improve by allowing more integration."
"The repository needs to be kept up to date all of the time."
SUSE Linux Enterprise is ranked 6th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 26 reviews while Ubuntu Linux is ranked 2nd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 133 reviews. SUSE Linux Enterprise is rated 8.4, while Ubuntu Linux is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of SUSE Linux Enterprise writes "Stable product compatible with multiple cloud service providers ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ubuntu Linux writes "A stable and free solution that is easy to deploy and has a user-friendly GUI". SUSE Linux Enterprise is most compared with openSUSE Leap, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Linux, CentOS and Rocky Linux, whereas Ubuntu Linux is most compared with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and CentOS. See our SUSE Linux Enterprise vs. Ubuntu Linux report.
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