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Shadow-Soft Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.6 vs openSUSE Leap comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

openSUSE Leap
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
15th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Shadow-Soft Red Hat Enterpr...
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
48th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category, the mindshare of openSUSE Leap is 5.4%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Shadow-Soft Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.6 is 0.2%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
openSUSE Leap5.4%
Shadow-Soft Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.60.2%
Other94.4%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

NK
Senior Manager at Cognizant
Provides BTRFS file system, which allows you to take snapshots
I only use the tool for testing purposes on my team, but multiple people use it. We don't make a team effort to install the solution. When it comes to maintenance, we ask our company to buy SUSE Linux Enterprise. My team consists of 13 people. We are currently integrating the solution with Ansible to do some coding. Although not a full-fledged automation, we are integrating the solution with Ansible and executing a couple of playbooks connected to openSUSE Leap. I would recommend the solution to other users looking for an open-source solution. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
19%
Educational Organization
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Construction Company
56%
Transportation Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Healthcare Company
5%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with openSUSE Leap?
Both openSUSE Leap and the SUSE Enterprise version use the same kernel. Suppose I have a lower environment where I can run openSUSE to test all my products. It would be helpful if I could easily sw...
What is your primary use case for openSUSE Leap?
I use openSUSE Leap for testing purposes. Before officially using any server in our office, we test it using the solution. My office usually uses production servers on the SUSE Linux enterprise ver...
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