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.
"YaST simplifies the server management of SUSE allowing for a centralized utility to control most of the server functions."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The operating system is efficient in terms of security."
"The main feature is that Linux is flexible to work with for most web-based applications."
"The stability of the solution is good. We have not had any issue with performance."
"The initial setup for most modern Linux distributions is normally straightforward. Most of the common distributions use an ncurses or GUI install."
"SUSE Linux Enterprise is stable."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The feature that I most like in Ubuntu is that it is really easy to use. Ubuntu is very easy to use and comes with many available packages. I think that Ubuntu is a good solution for the small business or a small lab."
"I use Ubuntu Linux to update some drivers related to some of my work."
"The solution provides good security."
"The solution is free to use and open-source."
"If there is a virus going into the network, it has to pass through an Ubuntu server, which can't be infected by the virus. So, there are less viruses on our systems."
"RTO with the use of templating support for VMware for fast deployment of recovery or new systems, with the least amount work needed on custom settings, within application installed from install repositories. Shorter overall time with the vetted packages. Normally install and go."
"You can do everything you need to do with a browser."
"It's faster than Windows."
"In the next release it would be nice to see more integration and better automation of processses."
"We have had trouble integrating Autodesk with the SUSE manager."
"We previously had trouble integrating Autodesk with the SUSE Manager, but the issue was resolved."
"I don't like the frequency of updates, especially if they're only from the vendor."
"The price of SUSE Linux Enterprise could improve, it is too expensive."
"I would like to see better functionality for interacting with cloud-based systems."
"Red Hat has more packages that are available than SUSE does. I'd love to see more projects based on SUSE."
"They should provide chatbot support for customers to open the troubleshooting cases directly."
"Stability could be improved."
"A problem we have encountered when installing the package is that certain packages are not available, which requires downloading of them on our part."
"We'd like to have a bit more of a friendly user interface."
"After only a week of using the solution, we haven't really found any limitations or missing features."
"The product should provide more automation."
"It can have more security."
"On the desktop edition, we'd like more themes."
"The only improvement I would suggest is to switching back to Aptitude. They switched a lot of the packages that used to be running in Aptitude to Snap. I don't find them as usable when they are in Snap. The most obvious instance of this is that it's caused me to have issues with Chrome. Starting Chrome took a couple of seconds before it was up and running, which wasn't pleasant. Back when it used to run packaging in Aptitude, I didn't have this problem. I know they're familiar with these issues because a lot of other people have experienced them too."
SUSE Linux Enterprise is ranked 6th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 25 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 "Open-source with a great support community and seamless updating". 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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