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 main feature is that Linux is flexible to work with for most web-based applications."
"It's easy to set up."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the installation part...We don't face any issues related to the operating system or application."
"YaST simplifies the server management of SUSE allowing for a centralized utility to control most of the server functions."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The solution is easy to use, secure and allows for simple manipulation."
"The technical support services are good."
"Ubuntu Linux is easy to start, and MicroK8s is easy to deploy. Plug into the back-end storage and networking is also easy. It is good to start with 3-4 nodes, but hard to scale. For production grades like 20 or 100 nodes, we go with the RedHat for on-premise."
"Ubuntu doesn't use a lot of resources. So I think that's pretty cool. It's totally like Microsoft."
"The main distinguishing feature between Ubuntu and other Linux distribution is that Ubuntu has excelled at user-friendliness. It's very easy to use."
"Ubuntu Linux has the advantage of performance. It runs very quickly."
"I like the flexibility."
"The most valuable feature of Ubuntu Linux is the price because we don't need to pay as it is used for selling equipment."
"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 most valuable features are stability and updates. We are not using the interface, the interface of the OS, we are using it as the server. We actually sync it through SSH and we deploy our application, so we don't have access to do it. The updates are very helpful and the way they update their OS is very helpful."
"The free version sometimes has security holes."
"When working in a Department of Defense environment, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) have to be followed. SLES is not really addressed directly here. It did make following security policy difficult."
"I would like to see GUI improved, it could be more user-friendly."
"The quality of support offered by SUSE Linux Enterprise is not that great, making it an area where improvements are required."
"The platform doesn't support certain APMs."
"If you want to do something simple like changing an IP number, you have to be quite aware of all the configuration files where you will change that."
"The interface could improve."
"SUSE Linux could provide more information about cost and the details of how clustering works."
"Better integration between the interface of the software and the operating system itself would be a benefit in the future."
"If I run an application, I need it to show up in Microsoft, so Microsoft can run in Ubuntu. It needs to connect better with Microsoft products."
"The documentation is very poor."
"The solution is not user-friendly in comparison with Windows."
"The product could be compatible with Microsoft."
"Ubuntu could be improved with more container integration and orchestration of those containers. We are looking to have more cloud-based solutions, like Docker, and container-based solutions, or Kubernetes-based solutions integrated with Ubuntu. Instead of going for VMs, we would like to have more container-based solutions on top of Ubuntu."
"Lacks the ability for disk expansion."
"There are some drivers that are not there encoded, however, I thought that was pretty normal. They could be more comprehensive."
SUSE Linux Enterprise is ranked 6th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 25 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 "Open-source with a great support community and seamless updating". 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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