We performed a comparison between Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows 10 based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Windows 10 wins out in this comparison. The main difference between the two solutions is that Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is not user friendly, while reviewers say that Windows 10 is. Windows users are also happier with its pricing.
"The stability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux is most valuable. I have machines running and working for hours, weeks, and months. The servers don't go down. In Windows, too many services hang, but in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the servers continue working for months. I have had to reboot the machine only two times in years. The system keeps on working. So, stability is the best feature."
"The frequent updates are valuable."
"I like the speed of the OS data and the ease of Ansible automation. I don't need to spend much time managing everything."
"The most valuable feature is its security. In Windows, there are risks of attacks or of data leaks because it is using .exe files, but in Red Hat's Linux-based operating system, the data is more secure."
"Red Hat is open source, so what we get with Red Hat Enterprise Linux is valuable support that is not included in the free version."
"It enables us to achieve security compliance. Our security team is quite happy, especially in terms of patching up our servers, etc. It's compliant with our security requirements."
"For us, its security, management, stability, and hardening are most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the security insight and the internal firewall, which are common in all the machine tests that we use a lot."
"The main features of Windows 10 are ease of use and performance."
"It's easy to use."
"Technical support is very good."
"Windows 10 is quite user friendly."
"One useful feature of Windows 10 is its connectivity with mobile devices and ability to make cableless connections with external devices."
"It's stable for the most part. It's working fine."
"The solution has good performance and has a good interface."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"A one-click package for hardening all files would significantly improve efficiency compared to the current manual process, especially considering the hundreds of files we've processed over the years."
"We would like to have a better understanding of what to expect when we move to a different version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux."
"The high cost of Red Hat Enterprise Linux has room for improvement."
"The DNF package manager could be improved."
"The solution is moving away from CentOS and there are growing pains from the customer's perspective."
"Its pricing is good and competitive."
"An area for improvement in RHEL has to do with security policies. I know they are doing something about this in RHEL 9, but I haven't worked with that version yet. When it comes to security policies in RHEL 8, it is a bit behind. It would be better if we could just enforce a certain security policy such as CIS Level 1. That was not available, out-of-the-box, in RHEL 8."
"It is a bit on the pricier side. However, due to the stability and support that they provide to my management and me, we really don't see a reason to choose another way to go. It is hard to get good support."
"The installation consumes a lot of space and the response time is not as fast as it should be."
"Sometimes, I need to reboot it when it slows down."
"I would just recommend that they focus more on security."
"I think that the user interface is a little bit complicated and can be more user-friendly."
"If someone is coming from a previous Windows experience, it could be complex."
"The stability could be improved."
"The solution's UI could be better."
"Could be easier to manage and use."
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is ranked 1st in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 167 reviews while Windows 10 is ranked 7th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 256 reviews. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is rated 8.8, while Windows 10 is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) writes "Highly stable, good knowledge base, and reasonable price". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows 10 writes "User-friendly, easy to setup and manage domain ". Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is most compared with Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, CentOS and Oracle Linux, whereas Windows 10 is most compared with Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux, Oracle Solaris, openSUSE Leap and Rocky Linux. See our Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs. Windows 10 report.
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