We performed a comparison between Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and VMware vSphere based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Red Hat, Canonical, Oracle and others in Operating Systems (OS) for Business."The security, ongoing support, and ease of taking a system and getting authorization from a government agency have helped the way our organization functions."
"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."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 updates the Cipher Suites and the security proceeds it. I wasn't pleasantly surprised because a bunch of our server communication didn't work. Having the Cipher Suites updated is a good thing but was not convenient."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux's most valuable feature is its stability."
"The solution's operating systems are phenomenally resilient and stable. The good part is that Red Hat has backing and support. Also, combined with IBM, it gives more confidence to my customers."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linunx's most valuable feature is patching."
"Resiliency-wise, the solution is very good."
"Technical support is excellent."
"It's easy to use, and it is flexible."
"It is a very dependable solution. Its performance is very good, and it is also easy to manage and implement."
"Production people can quickly reboot the server with ESXi Quick Boot."
"We primarily use vRealize to troubleshoot any issues that may arise with our virtual machines, which is the main reason why we believe this solution is excellent."
"It is a very stable solution. It performs well for our requirements. It has been running for a long time, so we are very knowledgeable about this solution. It is a very well-supported solution, and it is very flexible. The expansion of its functionality is dynamic."
"vMotion is one of the most useful features, which helps to provide both flexibility and High Availability. With new versions of vSphere and vCenter, it is still improving (e.g., vMotion across vCenter Servers and virtual switches)."
"We are able to create virtual machines and move them from one host to another, controlling the resources."
"What I like about it is being able to see my entire organization, especially with some of the newer enhanced links. All of my data centers show up in one view and I can see every server that's running. I also get performance statistics so if there are issues, major problems going on, I can see them."
"Although the price is reasonable, there is room for improvement in order to stand out from other open-source solutions."
"The labor required to maintain the on-premises storage systems has room for improvement."
"I'm not sure how the support is being changed in terms of needing to pay for it. That's an area that can be improved. They should offer support without charging users for it."
"Continuous improvement is essential to enhance user experiences and address evolving needs."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux could do better in live patching. In this day and age, vulnerabilities are constantly emerging, I feel that Red Hat Enterprise Linux has fallen backward in terms of live patching, particularly live kernel patching."
"All resources should be available on the website."
"Large application vendors may not have certified RHEL, or they have certified an older version. Most of the large application vendors are unfamiliar with the versioning that RHEL introduced, which I strongly support. They will support a given sub-version up to a point, not realizing that the sub-versions are essentially additive."
"The Modules feature is awesome but it could be even better."
"They can lower the price of its license."
"It is not easy to upgrade VMware vSphere from an old version to a new version."
"I’d like to see a better web console or rather, transform the web console in a real single pane of glass for the whole infrastructure instead of having to go for vRealize Ops Manager."
"I would like to start to using NSX in the next release."
"The biggest thing to improve is to have more self-service in the portals. I would like to receive more help through the web interface."
"The solution’s pricing is too high and could be improved."
"If they improve on the knowledge base and documentation, it would be extremely helpful."
"The solution could be cheaper and less expensive."
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is ranked 1st in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 167 reviews while VMware vSphere is ranked 2nd in Server Virtualization Software with 446 reviews. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is rated 8.8, while VMware vSphere is rated 8.8. 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 VMware vSphere writes "Offers good performance and is useful for banking systems". Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is most compared with Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows 10 and Google Chrome Enterprise, whereas VMware vSphere is most compared with Hyper-V, Proxmox VE, Oracle VM, VMware Workstation and KVM.
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