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.
"The solution offers a secure operation system."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the installation part...We don't face any issues related to the operating system or application."
"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 stable."
"I have not experienced any issues with this operating system."
"Out-of-the-box SLES supported all of our HBAs and hardware specific components."
"The initial setup for most modern Linux distributions is normally straightforward. Most of the common distributions use an ncurses or GUI install."
"From a functionality perspective, the suite is quite rich. We like that."
"Linux-based operating system with good stability, good patching, and a straightforward setup."
"The most valuable features are that it's free and that it is simple to use."
"For us, OpenStack is awesome. We want something that will be much simpler than a broad and complicated solution."
"Ubuntu is rather stable, simple to deploy, stable, and well supported by an open-source community."
"It keeps you secure from virus and malware attacks."
"I like the fact that I can make it very secure with my own knowledge, which makes it different from Windows that does things in the background by magic, and you hope that it's secure. I like the availability of starting with Linux with totally minimal permissions for anybody and then increasing it on an as-needed basis. This is probably the most important to me."
"The auto upgrade operating system feature."
"The solution is stable, fast and free."
"The product must improve its UI."
"The only stability issues that I can recall encountering with SUSE would be with KDE. However, that is limited to just the desktop environment as I have not had stability issues with most server functions."
"They should probably just make clustering a bit simpler and also provide more descriptive log files for cluster services."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"All distributions of Linux could use some improvement."
"SUSE Linux could provide more information about cost and the details of how clustering works."
"Compared with the competition, of late actually, the solution has increased its pricing tremendously."
"The free version sometimes has security holes."
"It would be nice to see more compatibility with certain Microsoft solutions, such as OneDrive."
"Could be better support for graphic drivers and support from the hardware lenders."
"I find the solution could be easier to use, more flexible, user-friendly, and have a better UI."
"We'd like to have a bit more of a friendly user interface."
"Sometimes certain tasks are challenging due to issues with the command-line interface. Users who prefer Windows may find it difficult to transition to Linux."
"You need a lot of bandwidth during the initial setup in order to pull from the repository. Without good bandwidth, you'll get cut off and the implementation will fail."
"There should be more integration with other operating systems applications."
"I don't like the graphical interface in Ubuntu and it should be better."
SUSE Linux Enterprise is ranked 6th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 26 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 "A stable and free solution that is easy to deploy and has a user-friendly GUI". 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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