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Debian vs Fedora Linux comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 14, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Debian
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
15th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fedora Linux
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
13th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category, the mindshare of Debian is 5.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fedora Linux is 5.4%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Fedora Linux5.4%
Debian5.0%
Other89.6%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2774055 - PeerSpot reviewer
cybersecurity engineer at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Has reduced licensing costs and helped the team focus on implementation instead of compatibility workarounds
The best features Debian offers include compatibility and the wide range of software available on it, along with flexibility. The commands and most tutorials or documentation online for anything you need are always mainly built for Debian. It's much easier to find resources for Debian compared to other Linux distributions. Debian's compatibility and flexibility have significantly helped me in my work. For example, if I want to install any prerequisites for software on Debian, it's very easy to use the default commands for installing software such as APT-get, and I always find the package I want to install compatible and available in any of Debian's libraries or repos. When I try the same on Kali Linux or CentOS, I almost always struggle to find the packages easily, but for Debian, I always find what I need. Debian has positively impacted my organization by making it much easier for the technical team. If we had forced our team to use Kali Linux or any other Linux-based distributions, they would struggle more to complete projects that rely on Linux. Debian is the most straightforward and compatible option, which greatly simplifies our engineers' tasks. This ease of use with Debian has translated into results for our team by saving time and reducing errors. For example, when deploying a Linux-based application or software for one of our customers, since it's most likely compatible with Debian, the team can concentrate on implementing the product and installing it without working around limitations or compatibility issues.
VishalSingh15 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Business at Variyas Labs Pvt Ltd
A developer-friendly and highly customizable operating system that offers cost savings
The tool's setup can be done in two ways: with a GUI and without a GUI. You can install the GUI. You download the base image, and during installation, it will ask you whether you want just a plain server or a server with a GUI. It will give you all the options, including whether you want a non-graphical user interface normally used in enterprise environments. You don't need any GUI in enterprise settings because those servers are installed and managed without it. If you use the GUI, it will consume more RAM and CPU. However, if you use just the simple non-GUI version, it will use fewer resources. On the server side, people typically don't use the GUI; they only use the non-graphical user interface because it is sufficient for running the server. On the desktop or workstation end, you can have the GUI installed. If a system is the latest one, with a high-end CPU, a good amount of RAM, and SSD drives, it should not take more than ten minutes.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
15%
Educational Organization
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
17%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
9%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Debian?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is quite favorable; since Debian is totally free, it is one of my first options.
What needs improvement with Debian?
I believe Debian can be improved by adding more containerization features out of the box, and it should make some updates when it comes to the UI. In addition to the needed improvements, I think if...
What is your primary use case for Debian?
As a DevOps engineer, my main use case for Debian is that it is my daily driver. I use Debian in my daily work most of the time for tasks such as installing daemons and servers like Nginx, hosting ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fedora Linux?
If you want to buy a monthly license from Fedora Linux, you can do so. But nobody does that. Most of the people who use it are technical users, either developers or infrastructure administrators. T...
What advice do you have for others considering Fedora Linux?
I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten. AI is a buzzword these days. AI is an application that uses several technologies to create something called AI. To run those technologies, we need ser...
 

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