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.
"Compared to any other product, Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides a stable backported solution for a long time."
"We have access to the Red Hat knowledge base. We have frequent meetings with Red Hat. Red Hat partners provided us with all the information and any kind of training."
"The support and the stability are Red Hat Enterprise Linux's most valuable areas."
"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."
"Resiliency-wise, the solution is very good."
"It is compatible with most Java microservices applications."
"We use Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Git apps in our closed environment to develop and run scenarios."
"I like most of the features. I like its stability. I like its views. It provides a very stable environment."
"I have found most of the general features useful."
"I like how Windows 10 is quite stable."
"We've been using Windows for a long time, and I think it's pretty easy to use."
"Windows 10 is very easy to use."
"Windows 10 is very up-to-date. It's a big upgrade from Windows 7. Cortana is a very important feature."
"Technical support is available 24/7 and we find them to be helpful."
"It offers an easy user experience for our customers."
"The customization of the solution is easy."
"The cost could be lowered. We don't use RHEL in the cloud because Ubuntu is cheaper. Ubuntu factors support costs into the license when you're running it in the cloud, and it's a fraction of the cost of what RHEL is. I'm also not sure if RHEL supports open-source products. If they do, they don't advertise it. Adding stuff like Apache and other open-source tools like Tomcat to their support portfolio would help."
"The package compatibility between different releases is a little confusing sometimes."
"A feature that I would like to see in the image builder is the ability to open the image in live mode and access a command line interface."
"Network management can be easier. It is getting more complex."
"The adoption was slightly slow because the knowledge in the market is slightly less available. It's hard to find resources to actually support the product."
"If we can update certain parts internally without having to remove them from the entire server, that would be fantastic since, else, there will be downtime, and we will need to reboot."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux has affected our HA systems in a negative way. We're working through some of those issues."
"Some of the repositories and some of the DNS versions are very old. I just deployed something using Ruby and the DNS stable repository was sufficiently old that the Ruby project I was using didn't work."
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
"The overall performance could be improved — it loads slowly at times."
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
"In the next release, I would like it to improve regarding stability plus performance."
"There could be more information available online for PowerShell."
"Compared to Ubuntu or other products, I don't consider the operating system to be that great in terms of stability."
"It should be more secure and should have an antivirus."
"The user interface could improve for the Portuguese language and more features should be added."
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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 248 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 Ubuntu Linux, Windows Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise, CentOS and Oracle Linux, whereas Windows 10 is most compared with Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux, openSUSE Leap, Oracle Solaris and Rocky Linux. See our Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs. Windows 10 report.
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