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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) mindshare

As of May 2025, the mindshare of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category stands at 9.6%, down from 12.5% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
University
6%
Educational Organization
5%
Retailer
5%
Healthcare Company
4%
Comms Service Provider
4%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
Media Company
3%
Insurance Company
2%
Construction Company
2%
Hospitality Company
2%
Real Estate/Law Firm
2%
Non Profit
2%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
2%
Transportation Company
2%
Legal Firm
1%
Outsourcing Company
1%
Wholesaler/Distributor
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Performing Arts
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Logistics Company
1%

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Bruce Lundberg - PeerSpot user
Linux HPC Systems Administrator at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Verified user of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Dec 24, 2024
Reliable patch management, high uptime, and incredible knowledge base

Pros

"I enjoy the patching processes and the way Red Hat Enterprise Linux has elements set up. I have never had a patch session fail, even when installing a thousand packages at a time. "

Cons

"I wish IBM would give them more leeway. IBM seems to have restricted Red Hat Enterprise Linux more since the acquisition."
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Senior DevOps Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Nov 24, 2024
Facilitates seamless workload migration between diverse cloud environments and data centers

Pros

"The Red Hat command line interface is more user-friendly than the Windows command line interface."

Cons

"The implementation and limitations of SELinux should be re-evaluated."
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SC
Cloud Infrastructure Architect at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Nov 10, 2024
Product version discussed: 8.0 and 8.2
Improved our compliance by working with third-party security providers, like CIS Enterprise Internet Security

Pros

"The most significant advantage is that it is more stable and secure than other operating systems. "

Cons

"Red Hat Enterprise Linux licensing is a bit complex. The solution operates on a subscription-based model, which may not provide immediate return on investment for small to medium-sized organizations. "
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Manager Infrastructure Engineer at Cox Automotive Inc.
Verified user of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Jun 26, 2024
A reliable and well-supported OS that saves a lot of cost for our company

Pros

"It integrates with our automation base. We have Red Hat Satellite and Red Hat Ansible. All the engineers who are a part of our infrastructure or operation on the Unix side are Red Hat Enterprise Linux certified, so it is a lot easier for us to manage and integrate with the tools that we have. It makes much more sense from the middleware perspective and management too."

Cons

"The bootup time for Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on physical hardware in the data center can be improved. We have seen cloud-based Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and it is instantaneous. You wait for a few seconds, and the operating system is up and running. It is a lot faster, whereas it takes a very long time when running Red Hat Enterprise Linux on physical hardware."
Lasse Wackers - PeerSpot user
Senior System Integration Engineer at SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH
Verified user of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Jun 13, 2023
Product version discussed: 7, 8, 9
Automatic updates, great support, and the solution's built-in security features help simplify risk reduction

Pros

"The updates are the most valuable feature."

Cons

"Scaling can be complicated and has room for improvement."
SM
Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Peperina Software
Verified user of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
May 13, 2025
Comes with huge community, organization support, and constant enhancements

Pros

"Red Hat is a good partner for us, and the service and support guides are really valuable for understanding and improving our knowledge in this area."

Cons

"I believe they need to improve in terms of compatibility between services. I know that it's difficult to follow the different versions and maintain compatibility. "
EO
Snr Manager Systems Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Verified user of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Apr 20, 2025
Simplifies operations and offers high stability and ease of use

Pros

"The simplicity of patching Red Hat Enterprise Linux is most valuable. "

Cons

"Identity management could be simpler. Red Hat Enterprise Linux has Identity Manager, but it is not as simple to use as Microsoft Windows Active Directory."
MD
Principal Consultant at Dev One Pro Services
Verified user of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Jan 23, 2025
Offers commercial support and a well-developed ecosystem

Pros

"The only reason our clients use Red Hat Enterprise Linux is because Red Hat offers commercial support."

Cons

"Recently, Red Hat did a strange thing where they took over the CentOS project and changed several things in their pipeline. I don't believe that I, or the vast majority of Linux systems engineers out there, are fans of their development process for the operating system."