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."
"It is very easy to maintain, migrate and upgrade."
"The technical support services are good."
"The main feature is that Linux is flexible to work with for most web-based applications."
"From a functionality perspective, the suite is quite rich. We like that."
"The solution offers a secure operation system."
"SUSE Linux Enterprise is easy to configure for those who are not hardcore command-line driven."
"The most valuable feature is that there is an inbuilt HANA firewall."
"Use of the tools for systems and software to test functionalities."
"It has improved our ability to carry out maintenance without downtime as migrating services between server environments is largely seamless."
"You can do everything you need to do with a browser."
"The integration with other solutions like Apache is valuable."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution is more secure than competitors such as Microsoft Windows."
"More people should use this solution."
"Stability of our systems has only improved since moving from CentOS to Ubuntu LTS."
"SUSE could make more APIs available."
"I have not been overly impressed with their technical support."
"The solution could be more stable."
"Compared with the competition, of late actually, the solution has increased its pricing tremendously."
"The free version sometimes has security holes."
"The quality of support offered by SUSE Linux Enterprise is not that great, making it an area where improvements are required."
"I have not seen an ROI with this solution."
"In the next release it would be nice to see more integration and better automation of processses."
"You have to do a lot of configurations yourself. It is not very user friendly."
"They aren't as user-friendly as Microsoft. The solution can use a better UI."
"The biggest improvement, which is also applicable to Linux in general, with Ubuntu Linux is getting things standardized as to where you're going to put your configuration files and how they're going to work. Package names also need to be improved so that the package name doesn't have any match with configuration file systems and things like that. Ubuntu is still better than some of the others, such as Red Hat Linux or CentOS."
"The stability definitely can be improved. When we are implementing patches and new releases, it tends to fail."
"The solution is a little complicated to customize and could be made easier."
"It would be nice to see more compatibility with certain Microsoft solutions, such as OneDrive."
"The user interface could be improved, as it looks a little bit older."
"The product could be compatible with Microsoft."
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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