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We performed a comparison between Amazon FreeRTOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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  • "The pricing is a bit on the expensive side, mainly because of the support they provide. However, it is quite affordable if you are an organization. If, as a small company or individual, this is an expensive option, I would recommend CentOS, which is an exact replica of RHEL, minus the customer support."
  • "In terms of the solution’s single subscription and install repository for all types of systems, we can have as many RHEL installations as we want because we have a specific subscription that entitles us to have as many RHEL services as we want. We pay for a subscription and with that we get RHEL and Satellite as well."
  • "Red Hat Linux is inexpensive. Linux solutions are generally inexpensive."
  • "RHEL is expensive."
  • "Because it is a subscription, you can go elastic. This means you can buy a year, then you can skip a year. It is not like when you buy something. You don't buy it. You are paying for the support on something, and if you don't pay for the support on something, there is no shame because there are no upfront costs. It changes the equation. However, we have such growth right now on the Linux platform that we are reusing and scavenging these licenses. From a business standpoint, not having to buy, but just having to pay for maintenance, changes a lot of the calculations."
  • "We have a site license on a yearly basis. Generally, we're okay with its price, but everything could be cheaper."
  • "The licensing with Red Hat is on par with other organizations like Microsoft. We have a site license, which gives us a certain number of servers, perhaps 25,000, for the type of license that we have. That works really well for us."
  • "We are an educational institution and as such, what we pay is less than the average company."

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    Anonymous User
    It's improved our company's system environments that run Oracle databases.

    What is most valuable?

    Red Hat is mission critical to our environment.

    How has it helped my organization?

    Red Hat has improved the mission critical environments running Oracle databases, while CentOS has improved our web environment and MySQL.

    What needs improvement?

    Oracle and SAP Environment and all HPC environments.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    10 years

    What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

    No issues

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Very stable i don´t find any problem we have many environment using redhat since first version.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Not encountered problem with scalability

    How are customer service and technical support?

    Customer Service: The customer service is good and all problem was solved, i dont have any problem Technical Support: Very good

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We have many kinds of the linux version on the all environment but to HPC environment we use Redhat but all another versions work very well

    What about the implementation team?

    I work with the two scenario

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The licensing valor is too high and must be improved

    What other advice do I have?

    Red Hat is similar to CentOS, except that CentOS doesn't offer to support certain solutions, such as Oracle.
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    Top Answer:Red Hat Enterprise Linux is fantastic. It is an inexpensive solution that has excellent security, performance, and stability, and also lots of features. I specifically like that the solution has… more »
    What do you like most about Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)?
    Top Answer:It is open source. We can customize it as per our requirements.
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    Ranking
    15th
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    202
    Comparisons
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    1st
    out of 18 in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
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    58,235
    Comparisons
    17,800
    Reviews
    143
    Average Words per Review
    774
    Rating
    8.7
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    Also Known As
    FreeRTOS
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux, RHEL
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    Overview

    Amazon FreeRTOS (a:FreeRTOS) is an open source operating system for microcontrollers that makes small, low-power edge devices easy to program, deploy, secure, connect, and manage. Amazon FreeRTOS extends the FreeRTOS kernel, a popular open source operating system for microcontrollers, with software libraries that make it easy to securely connect your small, low-power devices to AWS cloud services like AWS IoT Core or to more powerful edge devices running AWS IoT Greengrass.

    A microcontroller (MCU) is a single chip containing a simple processor that can be found in many devices, including appliances, sensors, fitness trackers, industrial automation, and automobiles. Many of these small devices could benefit from connecting to the cloud or locally to other devices. For example, smart electricity meters need to connect to the cloud to report on usage, and building security systems need to communicate locally so that a door will unlock when you badge in. Microcontrollers have limited compute power and memory capacity and typically perform simple, functional tasks. Microcontrollers frequently run operating systems that do not have built-in functionality to connect to local networks or the cloud, making IoT applications a challenge. Amazon FreeRTOS helps solve this problem by providing both the core operating system (to run the edge device) as well as software libraries that make it easy to securely connect to the cloud (or other edge devices) so you can collect data from them for IoT applications and take action.

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a stable and reliable open-source operating system for running application servers, databases, web servers, and production systems. It is also used for cloud infrastructure services, BI, and disaster assistance. Its valuable features include support and subscription, ease of management and troubleshooting, integration with existing infrastructure, security updates and hardening tools, scalability, and flexibility. 

    Red Hat has helped organizations accelerate deployment, provide stability, control, and reliable updates, and enable the deployment of current applications and emerging workloads across different environments.

    Sample Customers
    Schlage, Hive, Kimberly-Clark, Honeywell, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    Travel Channel, Mohawk Industries, Hilti, Molecular Health, Exolgan, Hotelplan Group, Emory University, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, HCA Healthcare, Paychex, UPS, Intermountain Healthcare, Brinker International, TransUnion, Union Bank, CA Technologies
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    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm27%
    Government14%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise66%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Amazon FreeRTOS is ranked 15th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business while Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is ranked 1st in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 167 reviews. Amazon FreeRTOS is rated 0.0, while Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is rated 8.8. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) writes "Highly stable, good knowledge base, and reasonable price". Amazon FreeRTOS is most compared with Oracle Linux and Flatcar Container Linux, whereas Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Windows Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows 10 and CentOS.

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