We performed a comparison between Rocky Linux and Windows Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Operating Systems (OS) for Business solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's very simple to work with, easy to learn, and know where things are."
"I haven't needed to use customer service or support, which speaks volumes about their product's reliability and ease of use."
"It helps us keep our workstations in sync and ensures consistent settings across most of our machines."
"User friendly and compatible with the scalar product applications."
"The solution is very easy to use and very easy to onboard."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that it is quick with an easy installation and has good troubleshooting compared to Linux or any other operating system."
"I find the solution to be easy to use, flexible with overall great performance."
"The most valuable feature is this solution integrates very well with all Microsoft and all other mainstream software solutions and the design is very good. Windows has an option now allowing you to just install the Windows Core with the PowerShell without any graphical services running."
"The initial setup is not overly difficult."
"The solution is easy to use and it has good performance."
"We've found the solution to be very flexible."
"The solution's audio integration for virtual machines could be improved."
"One of the potential issues is that if you don't pay for support, you may need to manage certain aspects on your own and rely on the community for assistance."
"In terms of improvement, Rocky Linux needs to clarify its identity and target audience."
"The Active Directory synchronization on Azure. This is something which was not easy to do. Using Azure Active Directory, I was trying to sync and this was not straightforward. This process could be more simplified."
"Often, we get updates that affect productivity."
"Sometimes we face some overload on the server."
"The solution is old so it is not user friendly. I assume that he newer versions would be better than our current one."
"I would like to see better integration with other operating systems."
"The reporting, event logging, and event management functionalities need to be improved."
"It is not fast and is very slow. Versions before 2002 are not stable."
"We encounter issues related to the product's UI when multiple users access the same machine."
Rocky Linux is ranked 11th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 3 reviews while Windows Server is ranked 4th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 180 reviews. Rocky Linux is rated 8.4, while Windows Server is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Rocky Linux writes "Very simple to work with, easy to learn, and has a competitive pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows Server writes "Easy to setup, stable and caters to my wide range of use cases but lacks user-friendly interface". Rocky Linux is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), openSUSE Leap and Kali Linux, whereas Windows Server is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10 and Oracle Linux. See our Rocky Linux vs. Windows Server report.
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