We performed a comparison between Oracle Solaris and Rocky Linux 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."We like that the virtualization is built in, so you don't have to spend extra money on buying licenses for a hypervisor."
"This product handles databases well; they run on top of the operating system."
"It works well. It is very stable and very good. It is also very safe. It cannot be easily infected by viruses or attacks."
"Oracle Solaris is great due to the fact that it actually is meant for high-end servers."
"Solaris's best features are high availability, robustness, and database hosting."
"Solaris' best feature is its stability."
"Solaris Zones and Containers are my favorite features."
"It is a scalable solution. I recommend it for bigger companies."
"It helps us keep our workstations in sync and ensures consistent settings across most of our machines."
"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."
"I would love to see improvements in SVM, so file systems could be increased or migrated without downtime to the environment, similar to what ZFS is capable of."
"The scalability of the solution can be improved."
"More monitoring tools could be included in the product."
"I believe before Oracle was using Oracle Linux, they were using Oracle Solaris for their customers who are using Oracle databases. This was because it was more optimized for the hardware built for it. It has good performance for the database only. However, if you take it out of the Oracle applications, it will not do well compared to other operating systems, such as Linux or even Windows can have better performance."
"I don't want to receive any updates on Oracle"
"There is an issue where Solaris doesn't give the correct figures for memory use when checked."
"The challenge arises from the differences in commands and configurations compared to more common systems like Linux."
"The Solaris code is open, and the documentation is accessible to all, not only to registered users. Also, the documentation does not support some solutions, and there are no other options."
"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."
"The solution's audio integration for virtual machines could be improved."
"In terms of improvement, Rocky Linux needs to clarify its identity and target audience."
Oracle Solaris is ranked 8th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 47 reviews while Rocky Linux is ranked 12th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 3 reviews. Oracle Solaris is rated 8.8, while Rocky Linux is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Oracle Solaris writes "Improve flexibility, automate DR process, and speed up recovery time using Zones". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rocky Linux writes "Very simple to work with, easy to learn, and has a competitive pricing". Oracle Solaris is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10 and CentOS, whereas Rocky Linux is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), openSUSE Leap and SUSE Linux Enterprise. See our Oracle Solaris vs. Rocky Linux report.
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