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 tool’s idempotency ensures all configurations are in place at all times."
"The technical support services are good."
"The initial setup is simple and takes five minutes for deployment and if you have automation in place, it will take four minutes."
"YaST simplifies the server management of SUSE allowing for a centralized utility to control most of the server functions."
"The stability of the solution is good. We have not had any issue with performance."
"The operating system is efficient in terms of security."
"The most valuable feature is that there is an inbuilt HANA firewall."
"Out-of-the-box SLES supported all of our HBAs and hardware specific components."
"We find the initial implementation process to be quick and easy."
"The most valuable features of this solution are its performance, security, and that it is easy to use."
"The product integrates well with Sophos."
"The product offers in-house servers. It helps us update them and check any technical issues easily."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the ability to be used in a virtualized environment."
"I have found the solution to be flexible and easy to use."
"We use this solution for hosting applications on the server."
"The solution is very easy to configure."
"The price of SUSE Linux Enterprise could improve, it is too expensive."
"In the next release it would be nice to see more integration and better automation of processses."
"When working in a Department of Defense environment, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) have to be followed. SLES is not really addressed directly here. It did make following security policy difficult."
"The interface could improve."
"Red Hat has more packages that are available than SUSE does. I'd love to see more projects based on SUSE."
"SUSE Linux could provide more information about cost and the details of how clustering works."
"The product must improve its UI."
"SUSE could make more APIs available."
"The user interface needs improvement."
"A typical user will find implementing it on their own difficult."
"The stability is okay, however, it could be better. It's an area that they could improve on if they wanted to."
"Sometimes we are getting very quick support, sometimes it takes time."
"The security could be improved."
"The reporting, event logging, and event management functionalities need to be improved."
"I'd like to be able to separate the services offered."
"They should release a command-line version of the solution."
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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