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.
"We use Oracle Linux to test our software, and we also recommend Oracle Linux to our customers."
"The tool's performance is good."
"It is a stable solution with a secure operating system."
"The stability is excellent and the initial setup is easy."
"I like the product's stable distribution. The tool offered us very good experience since it was very stable."
"Once installed, the product is good, I like it. The core of the software is really good."
"The performance, feasibility, and flexibility of the I/O subsystem are valuable to us."
"It is secure in terms of the network, the viruses, etc."
"I haven't needed to use customer service or support, which speaks volumes about their product's reliability and ease of use."
"It helps us keep our workstations in sync and ensures consistent settings across most of our machines."
"It's very simple to work with, easy to learn, and know where things are."
"For usability, the GUI options during the initial setup could be included with advanced functionalities that are now currently only possible on the CLI."
"The download speed is not good. Oracle can improve their servers capacity, especially in Asia."
"The graphic interface could be improved to work better in a desktop environment."
"It could be easier to reach a higher support level."
"The solution can be improved by making it more user-friendly for basic users to reduce the time it takes to learn the commands and to reduce the dependencies that come with the OS so the deployment time can be reduced."
"They could introduce the same level of remote capabilities, which are available with VMware applications to build distant environments."
"Oracle Linux performs best on Linux or Unix. However, you cannot get the same performance or stability in Windows."
"It could be more scalable."
"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."
"The solution's audio integration for virtual machines could be improved."
Oracle Linux is ranked 3rd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 108 reviews while Rocky Linux is ranked 12th 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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