Oracle Linux Pricing

Marcelo Muniz - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Engineer at kyndryl

The solution is free to use with a support subscription rather than having to buy licenses. There is no comparison in pricing right now. 

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LLIEDNO - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. NetBackup System Administrator at University of Delaware

Overall, the solution is less expensive than Solaris and allows for use of existing hardware.

I do not have access to actual costs but believe the licensing fees are quite high.

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Peter Karlsson - PeerSpot reviewer
System specialist at Savecore

The cost is relatively affordable. The license itself is free, similar to Red Hat. There is no direct cost for running it. However, the expenses are associated with the license, which includes support. Typically, we opt for a seven-year database license, and for most of our customers, we tend to commit to periods of three to five years at a time.

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Oracle Linux
March 2024
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SM
Database administrator at SSnC

We are not paying anything for the operating system.

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Gaurav Babbar - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Engineer at Natwest

We are currently operating the solution using a license-based version. We get licenses per machine.

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Vijay Mehta - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager - SAP at Capgemini

Oracle Linux license and support are far more expensive than Red Hat or SUSE.

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Ayman Allam - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps and Automation Lead | Technical Expert at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees

While my understanding is that a license is involved, I don't have any details about terms or cost. 

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Thomas Waltair - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Head AND Director Product Development at Neptune Software Group

It's free to do development on Oracle Linux, but you need to pay a license for dedicated support. I think it's relatively cheap. 

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Kevin Honde - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Solution Architect at Econet Wireless Zimbabwe

Oracle Linux is free, you only pay for support.

If you don't want support you can fully pay for the enterprise solution.

It's cheaper than RedHat. Oracle support is a bit cheaper than Red Hat's support.

Oracle Linux is very cheap at this time. 

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it_user607413 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Oracle Database Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Oracle Linux itself is free. But, if you need support, you need to purchase a support license. Following is the price range:

  • US$500 for a 2-socket server.
  • US$1600 for unlimited number of CPUs in a machine.
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SW
Founder at Simpro Tech

We pay an annual subscription.

When it comes to budgeting, it is easier to plan for a new subscription because you can allocate a specific budget for it.

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Devaiss Mohanty - PeerSpot reviewer
Premium Services Sales- CX Professional Services at Cisco

I rate this solution a ten out of ten because I am happy with the platforms.

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Joonik Jang - PeerSpot reviewer
Operations Team Director at BINGGRAE CO LTD

The product's pricing is cheap. The tool's pricing is yearly. 

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SA
Manager Assets at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees

This solution is very cost-effective, as it is essentially free, with charges only for support purposes. From a cost perspective, I would rate it as very cheap on a scale of one to ten, and I believe that our company can easily afford it. In terms of profitability, I would rate it an eight out of ten. On a scale of one to ten, with one being the most cost-efficient and ten being the most expensive, I would rate this solution a two or three.

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YA
IT Project Manager at Awash International Bank

The solution has no fees.

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MG
Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

While I don't have the exact costs in front of me, it is much, much less than VMware. 

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Tushar Rahatekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Systems Analyst at a maritime company with 10,001+ employees

We have a yearly license, and I think Oracle charges too much.

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FM
Sr. Manager - Tech Ops at a media company with 10,001+ employees

The price of Oracle Linux is similar to Red Hat. That's the reason why we went, with a combination of CentOS and Red Hat, and then later to all Oracle Linux. We not do not have to maintain two different solutions.

If you choose the support there are additional costs but there are not any other costs.

The price of Oracle Linux overall could be less expensive.

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NP
Sr. System and Storage Administrator at a government with 51-200 employees

We pay for a license on a yearly basis. It's not an overly expensive product. It's affordable.

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MI
Chief Product Officer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

The licensing is open-source. We do not have to pay for licensing. 

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NM
Database Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Nowadays, Oracle is very open toward price negotiation; they negotiate well with their clients. 

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HU
Systems Engineer at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

I also do not appreciate Oracle using huge discounts on various software licenses as a method to coerce customers into purchasing Oracle VM, especially when IT management has already committed to the virtual environment being run on VMware ESXi.

VMware is the leader in virtualization technology, and while I completely understand the difficulty of competing in that market, I feel it is detrimental to the Oracle/customer relationship, as we were forced to modify our environment, which resulted in additional downtime, for the sake of troubleshooting something that had previously been operating without issue.

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HR
Consultant at Hollomey Consultant GmbH

The customer usually buys the license, and it's a one-time purchase.

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IK
Project Manager at Closed Joint Stock Company Insurance Company TAS

It is an expensive solution for us. 

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IL
CTO EMEIA at Fujitsu

As per above, pay attention to how Oracle license their products and make sure you are clear as to the implications of choosing products which can have a significant impact on license cost and supportability. 

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Faustine Chisasa - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at TZ Telecom Ltd.

It's an open source OS freerly available. Support subscription is paid

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it_user660024 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect Senior Principal Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

With everything from hardware to software, we recommend to analyze all options. Not every customer or application will fit the bill for the Oracle Linux OS products.

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PK
IT Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We would prefer it if the licensing costs were lowered. 

We pay a yearly licensing fee.

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LR
Fresh Operations Manager at Jerónimo Martins

The licensing cost is expensive. It should be reduced by at least half.

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it_user284961 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Product Manager at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

I think that the licensing model is fair. It's reasonable. What's nice is that if you have the database tech support or maintenance, and you have the Linux support or maintenance, for them it's one phone call. Now you may switch a person on the phone, but you're not having to call and get back in the queue again, so it's nice to deal with one company, especially for a critical asset like a database.

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TO
Enterprise Systems Engineer at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees

The licensing for this solution is based on the number of calls running Oracle databases, and are purchased either annually, or every three years.

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MW
Project Manager at Realnux

We use Oracle Linux to test our software, and we also recommend Oracle Linux to our customers. We also recommend the purchasing of a license to activate the product. If our customers want to install Oracle Linux on multiple servers, perhaps Oracle could offer some good discounts, but these would need to be negotiated.

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it_user611982 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President of Enterprise Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Oracle Linux is roughly half the cost in terms of licensing and support when compared to other comparable Linux distributors.

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it_user607410 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Database Administrator at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

If possible, use Oracle VM; prices decrease absurdly!

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it_user418419 - PeerSpot reviewer
Linux System Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I'd only use it if I was forced to use Oracle x86 hardware. I'd opt for something else given the freedom to do so. OEL seems confining, restricted, and primitive.

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AY
Enterprise Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

I think that we have a yearly license.

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EA
Sr. Director, Systems & Databases at GTech

There is no license required for Oracle Linux; however, we recommend having an Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) license for getting at least basic level support.

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PC
Independent Consultant at Unaikui

It comes with an annual subscription.

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SU
Master Consultant - RedHat & Oracle Cloud, Virtualization , Automation at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The licensing cost is fairly small. It's pretty much in line with Red Hat licenses. I cannot recall the actual pricing, however, it's my understanding that it's just a few hundred dollars for a CPU core per year. I would just say it's fairly reasonable and low.

 Oracle Linux subscriptions can actually come free if they're purchased with other products.

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MuhammadMwinchande - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Developer at NMB Bank Plc

The price of Oracle Linux could be less expensive for those who are running a small freelance company, such as I do. We use the solution fully but the income that you're receiving is slow.

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MK
Cyber security manager at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

There is a license required for this solution and we are on an annual license.

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MS
Manager of Customer Services with 1,001-5,000 employees

This is an open-source product that can be used free of charge.

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it_user603813 - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner Consultant at a tech services company

Oracle Linux support is not free but the product is free. You can use it and test it safely for your tests environments. As soon you run your production, purchase a support if you have to access patches etc.

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MG
Student at Proton

I use Oracle Linux for free.

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SK
senior managed consultant at a tech services company

Oracle Linux is provided by Oracle subscription and is equivalent or better than other Linux technical support. However, support costs are about half that level.

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it_user598938 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Operation Engineer at a marketing services firm with 501-1,000 employees

You can certainly save money on support.

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it_user414534 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Oracle DBA at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

Pricing/licensing is much lower than other commercial Linux distributions. For Oracle Linux support is available at Basic and Premier levels via a yearly subscription that includes support for the UEK and/or the Red Hat Compatible Kernel. Support levels can be assigned on a per-physical server basis. Customers can choose either Oracle’s Enterprise manager (included with Basic and Premier Support licenses) or Oracle’s release of Spacewalk for Oracle Linux. Pricing is calculated on a per-system basis and varies with the level of support from Basic to Premier. A free support option is also available.

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RM
Unix System Administrator Ii at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

Oracle Linux saves money, but it is at the expense of support.

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HL
Interim IT Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees

The solution should have a better licensing price. 

We pay a monthly subscription fee. 

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WR
Sales Manager at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

This is a low-cost solution.

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WK
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees

We pay for a license for this solution annually.

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it_user656298 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a tech company

I recommend Oracle Linux to everyone who needs the stability of RHEL and the newest kernel.

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KopanoRamaphoi - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at Rpc Data

The solution is free.

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SS
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Oracle Linux an eight out of ten.

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it_user860853 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Propositions Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Work with Fujitsu to learn from our experience. We are able to provide a pre-certified architecture that incorporates the best of both Oracle and Fujitsu technology to provide a highly scalable platform for Oracle workloads.

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it_user899421 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Development Manager

The pricing and licensing are good.

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it_user418443 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT System Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The price is good.

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it_user656313 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Unix/Linux Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The product is a part of an Oracle Enterprise Solution. You only pay for support to use the product. It is a free product.

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Buyer's Guide
Oracle Linux
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Oracle Linux. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.