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We performed a comparison between openSUSE Leap and Windows Server 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Windows Server vs. openSUSE Leap Report (Updated: March 2024).
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use.
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Pros
"openSUSE Leap has helped me with using containers in Podman.""The most valuable feature by far has been the virtualization capabilities of the operating system.""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.""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.""Stable - it just runs without the necessity to reboot."

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"The most valuable features are the ease of access and maintaining the solution.""The tool is easy to access and manage. You don't have to take any backups.""The scalability it offers is great.""The Active Directory and the applications where the server is installed are the most valuable features.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the ESRP that is used with the Windows Platform.""Overall the solution has been functioning very well for us.""There is room for improvement in terms of pricing.""Windows Server is very easy to use."

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

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"The initial setup is simple for some but difficult for others.""More security features would be great.""Windows Server could improve its integration with cloud and hybrid environments to better adapt to modern computing needs.""I would definitely like to see bolting monitoring tools. To monitor the server you usually have to install third party tools. I would like to be less reliant on third-party tools. They always create some sort of security issue regarding ports that need to be opened, that type of thing. Windows Server has internally monitorable software but remote monitoring software would be a great add-on.""Windows Server could improve by having a faster browser, IE is too slow. There are better alternatives, such as Chrome.""Windows Server could be more secure.""The reporting, event logging, and event management functionalities need to be improved.""The security is not good."

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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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  • "Microsoft is relatively inexpensive compared to other database platforms."
  • "This is not an expensive product."
  • "It is an expensive product."
  • "In our case, we primarily use Microsoft, so the cost is a lot less. But some of our customers have spent approximately $12,000 a year on the operating system license."
  • "The license model needs improvement."
  • "Our current license is an enterprise license agreement which gives you a whole lot of possibility, especially when you go through an R&D process. For example, you can provision everything, spread the service use over six months, and then wrap it up. It gives you a lot of flexibility."
  • "The Windows Server standard edition is affordable."
  • "We pay yearly for a license. If you ask any vendor they will tell you that it could be cheaper."
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    Questions from the Community
    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:The tool is easy to access and manage. You don't have to take any backups.
    Top Answer:Windows Server needs to improve its speed and stability.
    Top Answer:I use the solution to manage file servers.
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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.

    Windows Server is a versatile solution for various tasks, including domain control, virtualization, hosting applications, databases, managing user accounts in Active Directory, file sharing, and remote server access. It is also used for endpoint security, running ERP systems, and supporting business applications such as SAP and Microsoft Dynamics. 

    The solution is user-friendly and easy to configure and install, with technical support available. Windows Server is widely used and trusted. It has helped organizations by offering a domain controller and domain service, allowing them to sell products with Microsoft and keep processes running 24/7 without downtime.

    Reviews from Real Users

    There are a number of characteristics that make Windows Server an extremely effective solution. Two major ones are its inherent flexibility and its user-friendly nature.

    PeerSpot user Antonio D., a sales manager at INFOSEC, takes note of Windows Server 2016’s flexibility when he writes, “The product is a good operating system. The features fit our needs very well. For example, with Windows Server, you can use a machine for printing, accessing the internet, or using some applications. You can do it all with one server. You don't need several servers. One is enough.”

    Himanshu T., a system administrator and DevOps engineer at a tech-services company, takes note of the various way in which Windows Server 2016 is easy to use when he writes, “This solution is very user friendly, easy to use for any system administrator, simple to deploy applications, has a wide range of applications available, great UI, and takes less technical skills to operate than some other competitors. Additionally, the active directory has great functionality; if we want to integrate any assets, then we can easily do it.”

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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Educational Organization9%
    Government8%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Comms Service Provider12%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company12%
    Government11%
    Educational Organization10%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise60%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise42%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise57%
    Buyer's Guide
    Windows Server vs. openSUSE Leap
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Windows Server 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 Windows Server is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 179 reviews. openSUSE Leap is rated 9.0, while Windows Server is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of openSUSE Leap writes "Good virtualization capabilities, stable, and cost-effective ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows Server writes "Easy to setup, stable and caters to my wide range of use cases but lacks user-friendly interface". openSUSE Leap is most compared with SUSE Linux Enterprise, Ubuntu Linux, Rocky Linux, CentOS and Oracle Solaris, whereas Windows Server is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10, Oracle Linux and Rocky Linux. See our Windows Server vs. openSUSE Leap report.

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