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We performed a comparison between openSUSE Leap and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 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.
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"openSUSE Leap has helped me with using containers in Podman.""The solution is very stable after it is configured. It is hard to have a panel slow, a problem, misconfiguration, or any kind of loss function.""I use openSUSE Leap as the base for the Kubernetes cluster we run in-house.""Stable - it just runs without the necessity to reboot.""The solution is easy for me to use because the backend is derived from FreeBSD and this is something I have been using for over 20 years.""The most valuable feature by far has been the virtualization capabilities of the operating system."

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"The integrated solution approach reduces our TCO tremendously because we are able to focus on innovation instead of operations.""Technical support is excellent.""It is a well-established operating system. We have tried to implement almost every feature of a version in our environment, and it has been very reliable. We are not facing many production issues on a day-to-day basis. They have well-documented articles on their documentation site and a knowledge base on their website. When we need to implement anything, we are able to find information about the best practices and the solution.""I like most of the features. I like its stability. I like its views. It provides a very stable environment.""It has improved our organization. It has standardized processes.""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.""The most valuable feature is the reliability of Red Hat's support.""Errata is the most valuable feature, which is supported by Red Hat."

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"There is room for improvement in the console.""In the future, the Active Directory could improve.""The initial system setup or network configuration of the solution is not straightforward and can be improved.""Somehow the change from OS12.x via 13.x to Leap was a bit bumpy and some old issues seemed to reappear.""I would like openSUSE Leap to have better link integration with Windows.""Like most Linux-based operating systems, the biggest challenge Leap faces is the GUI."

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"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.""There is potential for improvement when it comes to ease of use. It has become easier to use over the years but could be better still. Linux, in general, has never been a simple solution. It's usually a more complex solution than something like Windows. If there is a downside, it's that it is more complex than some of the other solutions.""The accessibility to the resources could be more widespread. We have to put a lot of effort into finding indigenous information on the site. For example, the license information is convoluted. This information should be easier for customers to access.""The graphical user interface should be more user-friendly. It's a concern because the command line is perfectly fine.""The cockpit server doesn't work and is useless. I don't like the images shown in GCP. I prefer the ones in AWS. It seems like the solution is in tune with what we deploy on the private cloud.""There should be more upgrades to the security features.""Deploying clusters on Red Hat, as well as on Oracle Linux, is a bit involving. I'd like them to simplify the setup or at least give meaningful log files to be able to see what's happening at the cluster level.""The Modules feature is awesome but it could be even better."

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  • "This is an open-source operating system that can be used free of charge."
  • "The cost of this solution was reasonable and it was within our budget."
  • "The solution is open-source."
  • "openSUSE Leap is a free and open-source solution."
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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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    Top Answer:openSUSE Leap has helped me with using containers in Podman.
    Top Answer:There is room for improvement in the console. In additional features, I would like to see more automation and integration with popular community-developed applications.
    Top Answer:I use it for DevOps. openSUSE Leap has helped me with using containers in Podman.
    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 »
    Top Answer:My company has acquired five to ten licenses from Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
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    Overview

    openSUSE Leap is a brand new way of building openSUSE and is new type of hybrid Linux distribution. Leap uses source from SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE), which gives Leap a level of stability unmatched by other Linux distributions, and combines that with community developments to give users, developers and sysadmins the best stable Linux experience available. Contributor and enterprise efforts for Leap bridge a gap between matured packages and newer packages found in openSUSE’s other distribution Tumbleweed.

    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.

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    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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    Comms Service Provider14%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Educational Organization9%
    Government8%
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    Financial Services Firm27%
    Government14%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise60%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs. openSUSE Leap
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs. openSUSE Leap and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    openSUSE Leap is ranked 11th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 6 reviews while Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is ranked 1st in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 167 reviews. openSUSE Leap is rated 9.0, while Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of openSUSE Leap writes "Good virtualization capabilities, stable, and cost-effective ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) writes "Highly stable, good knowledge base, and reasonable price". openSUSE Leap is most compared with SUSE Linux Enterprise, Ubuntu Linux, Rocky Linux, CentOS and Windows 10, whereas Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Windows Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows 10 and Flatcar Container Linux. See our Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs. openSUSE Leap report.

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