Flatcar Container Linux vs SUSE Linux Enterprise comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Flatcar Container Linux

Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business

15th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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SUSE Linux Enterprise

Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

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Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category, the mindshare of Flatcar Container Linux is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SUSE Linux Enterprise is 7.7%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Yogesh Deore

Senior Consultant at Capgemini

Apr 11, 2022

The solution is stable and allows us to make needed changes

The development teams could sharpen their skills. They should offer applications on the net I have eight years of experience with Flatcar Container Linux. The version of Flatcar Container Linux that I am using is stable. The scalability of this product is fine. It allows us to make the needed…

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NarsingThakur

Solution Architect at YASH Technologies

Aug 18, 2022

Easy to maintain, migrate and upgrade with minimal downtime required

It is used for integration with the SAP HANA solutions and for SAP products, which is an ERP, and our customers use SAP ERP to run their business. For example, one of our customers is Lepilo Foods, which manufactures cheese and whey protein. They use SAP, and it sits on SUSE Linux Enterprise Our…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Flatcar's support is good. The version I am using is stable and allows us to make needed changes."

"It is a stable platform."

"From a functionality perspective, the suite is quite rich. We like that."

"The product's initial setup phase was easy."

"It's a flexible solution."

"It also was very easy to setup, and offered an easy to use advanced setup option as well. This helped to create special configurations for different use cases."

"SUSE Linux Enterprise is easy to configure for those who are not hardcore command-line driven."

"The technical support services are good."

"The tool’s idempotency ensures all configurations are in place at all times."

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Cons

"The development teams could sharpen their skills. They should offer applications on the net."

"We previously had trouble integrating Autodesk with the SUSE Manager, but the issue was resolved."

"The solution could be more stable."

"SUSE Linux could provide more information about cost and the details of how clustering works."

"In the next release it would be nice to see more integration and better automation of processses."

"Compared with the competition, of late actually, the solution has increased its pricing tremendously."

"They should improve their educational portal."

"All distributions of Linux could use some improvement."

"Red Hat has more packages that are available than SUSE does. I'd love to see more projects based on SUSE."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I would advise others to download the free or strictly open source versions, then test them in their environment before committing to a purchase. This will allow for testing suitability for applications that they want to run."

"The platform is affordable."

"Regarding pricing, everybody would want it to be cheaper."

"The price of SUSE Linux Enterprise could be cheaper. Other solutions, such as"

"Anyone can use Linux because it is open-source."

"The product is expensive. We purchase its yearly license."

"The price is reasonable."

"As far as licensing goes, there is nothing unusual here. The price and model have worked fine for my organization."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

21%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

University

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Government

Financial Services Firm

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What do you like most about SUSE Linux Enterprise?

The initial setup is simple and takes five minutes for deployment and if you have automation in place, it will take four minutes.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SUSE Linux Enterprise?

The solution’s subscription is dependent on the organisation like how they have a contract with the company.

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What needs improvement with SUSE Linux Enterprise?

The solution could be more stable.

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Comparisons

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Compared 64% of the time

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs Flatcar Container Linux

Compared 19% of the time

CentOS vs Flatcar Container Linux

Compared 8% of the time

Amazon FreeRTOS vs Flatcar Container Linux

Compared 5% of the time

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Ubuntu Linux vs SUSE Linux Enterprise

Compared 35% of the time

openSUSE Leap vs SUSE Linux Enterprise

Compared 21% of the time

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs SUSE Linux Enterprise

Compared 20% of the time

Oracle Linux vs SUSE Linux Enterprise

Compared 8% of the time

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Overview

Flatcar Container Linux is a lightweight, secure, and reliable operating system designed for running containers at scale with automatic updates and a minimal attack surface. The solution is easy to use and manage and has a simple and intuitive command-line interface and a powerful set of tools for managing containers and clusters.

It supports various container runtimes, including Docker, Kubernetes, and Mesos. It can be deployed on various infrastructure platforms, including bare metal, virtual machines, and cloud environments. Flatcar Container Linux is an ideal choice for organizations deploying containerized applications in production environments.

SUSE Linux Enterprise is a versatile operating system ideal for deploying solutions, managing applications, and running certain applications. It is also used for migrating SAP workloads to the cloud, integrating with SAP HANA solutions and products, and as an operating system for application servers.

The solution is praised for its YaST tool for easier server administration, compatibility with Oracle and SAP, stability, scalability, ease of use, extensive documentation, pacemaker cluster, and SUSE Manager for patching. SUSE Linux offers extended support for each version and a special edition for SAP applications.

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