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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Noble (Arm) vs Windows 10 comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Noble (Arm)
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
30th
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Windows 10
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
4.7
Number of Reviews
288
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2775897 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Admin at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Runs consistently in production and supports reliable backend infrastructure workflows
Compared to any other offering in the Linux world, to me personally, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Noble (Arm) is quite similar and doesn't really matter; it usually just works. The differences are usually in support and the Ubuntu Pro plan, which I do not have, but the same applies with Red Hat—you can run it free of charge, but then you lack the support, which is what I do with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Noble (Arm) as well, so it runs the same as any other Linux distro. In terms of stability and reliability, I've had none worth mentioning or caused by something that wasn't in my own hands, so that's been fine so far. In my team, I have about seven people managing about 60 to 70 VMs across four different clusters and about 16 nodes. I spread them out very evenly and very thinly. User-wise, I don't really serve a company internally; I sell my service on the open market. I have no idea on the numbers of how many customers I have, but it's in the several thousands that use the machines or the service I host through my infrastructure.
R Pranavan - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Collaborative development has become more secure and efficient for our team
We have faced some issues with Windows OneDrive because if one developer has a folder in a common OneDrive folder, it took some time to show it to others. It becomes somewhat difficult to work, as there is latency on that, so if you update that, it will be more efficient and useful for the developers. My main focus on Windows 10 is the giving of regular updates, so it might take some time to update Windows, which is also mandatory. As a developer, when we are working with Windows 10, if it takes more time to update and restart the PC, it affects our efficiency at work. If we could stop the updates on a regular basis or if they were delivered faster, it would be easier. As a developer, the frequent updates are too annoying for working on it, so it would be better if we stop the frequent updates and only provide the most important ones. Performance issues over time due to background apps and programs piling up and using an SSD instead of a hard disk are also concerns.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Honestly, if I had to say the best thing about Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Noble (Arm), as opposed to other Linux distributions, is that there is a lot of software that explicitly recommends running it on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Noble (Arm) rather than other Linux distributions."
"Infrastructure as code, especially with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Noble (Arm) or any other Linux distro, is key; if you don't have your IaC, you're going to spend forever maintaining it."
"I like that it's a very easy solution to use. It's also very easy to integrate it for our customers. It's a very intuitive operating system, and if they take their time to go through it quickly, they can use it without any support."
"Setting up Windows 10 is pretty straightforward and takes about 30 minutes."
"Windows 10 has many features, all of which are pretty good. There's even an upgrade now, but I still haven't upgraded it yet. I can't remember what extra features Windows 10 offers compared to the previous version, but I have been pretty comfortable with Windows 10. It's easy to use."
"Windows 10 has positively impacted my organization by enabling a larger audience of users to operate in the environment."
"It's user-friendly, and you can toggle between all your UI and features, which is good."
"We have no complaints as to how it's running and it's worked well for us so far."
"The solution is faster compared to other operating systems I have used."
"This solution is very user friendly and reliable."
 

Cons

"The only thing I would say maybe could see some improvement is that every once in a while it can be a little bit of a hassle keeping the NVIDIA drivers up to date to prevent any kind of crashes or issues with the NVIDIA drivers."
"I would like to see repository clearance and clarity in the repository, as if you try to get anything from the canonical repo, there tends to be ambiguity in the descriptions and especially the versioning, which makes very little sense."
"Windows 10 needs to be a little bit more secure. We're getting patches and updates from time to time."
"The time it takes to initially install the solution could be a bit less. Right now, it takes a few hours. We'd like it to be faster."
"The security could always be better."
"While we have patches on a monthly basis, the solution could be more secure."
"I would like to see an easier licensing system."
"They could provide better pricing for the licensing."
"They need better upgrading. It is not updating for me at all."
"The enterprise version I have contains many things that are not intended to be enterprise; they are intended for home customers. This includes things like some games and some stuff like that."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We already have a license for Windows 10 in our role as Microsoft partners."
"The solution is affordable and there is a license to use it."
"Windows 10 is licensed. It was included with the purchase of my laptop."
"The pricing is about average."
"While I am not the IT manager, I do know that the licensing costs comes with a subscription that is based on volume."
"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."
"There is a need to make a payment towards the perpetual licensing model offered by the product."
"There is a one-time license purchase for Windows 10."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
35%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
5%
Construction Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business127
Midsize Enterprise64
Large Enterprise123
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Noble (Arm)?
Regarding room for improvement, I would like to see repository clearance and clarity in the repository, as if you try to get anything from the canonical repo, there tends to be ambiguity in the des...
What is your primary use case for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Noble (Arm)?
I'm using Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Noble (Arm). I've been working with Ubuntu for about seven to eight months now, and before that, I had a mix of Windows and Linux system administration, mainly with Red...
What advice do you have for others considering Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Noble (Arm)?
My advice or recommendation for organizations considering Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Noble (Arm) is to always automate. There is a reason I always push for Ansible, Packer, and similar tools. Many firms st...
What change management solution do you recommend for users to adapt to Windows 10 updates?
Hi thereThanks for the question. WalkMe is best for staff-facing applications that are constantly updating and are complex and or require interaction with multiple systems. Helping staff to complet...
What needs improvement with Windows 10?
Windows 11 is good, but Windows 10 is fine and I don't have any major complaints about Windows 10. I think there could be improvements with Windows 10, but my organization is on Windows 11 at this ...
What is your primary use case for Windows 10?
My main use case for Windows 10 is commercial as well as residential use. A quick specific example of how I use Windows 10 in my work or at home is for basic computing needs for office-based tools.
 

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