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Ubuntu Linux vs Wind River VxWorks comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Ubuntu Linux
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
152
Ranking in other categories
OpenStack (1st), Operating Systems (OS) for Business (2nd)
Wind River VxWorks
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
IoT Operating Systems (OS) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Computer Systems solutions, they serve different purposes. Ubuntu Linux is designed for Operating Systems (OS) for Business and holds a mindshare of 8.3%, down 10.8% compared to last year.
Wind River VxWorks, on the other hand, focuses on IoT Operating Systems (OS), holds 18.1% mindshare, up 10.5% since last year.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Ubuntu Linux8.3%
Windows 117.3%
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)6.7%
Other77.7%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
IoT Operating Systems (OS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Wind River VxWorks18.1%
QNX Neutrino21.0%
Zephyr19.0%
Other41.9%
IoT Operating Systems (OS)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2728158 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Cloud Operations Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Good compatibility and improvement needed in migration process
For long-term support, it has been good because in most enterprise environments, people still use Ubuntu Linux sixteen, which is quite obsolete now. Other enterprise versions do not support obsolete systems, so supportability is good in terms of Ubuntu Linux. For sustainability, it's quite a significant point of view for every organization. For us, Ubuntu Linux is the preferable way. For others, it might not be, so that is quite a subjective matter itself. The pinpoint of the problem is that they take time because they need specific information. We need to go to AWS first, and then they'll contact the Ubuntu Linux support team itself. This creates a two-way hop for us, which is why it's not that great. It's not really Ubuntu Linux's problem but rather the way we are accessing Ubuntu Linux. The migration part when migrating an application or one version of Ubuntu Linux to another is quite hectic. During the process, one or many applications might crash. That is something they could handle themselves, but I don't think that's something Ubuntu Linux will look into. During a migration project that I was handling, Ubuntu Linux was not completely compatible for the migration process from one application to another. This is an area they could improve in migrating from minor versions to major versions.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
26%
Comms Service Provider
11%
University
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business86
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise54
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Questions from the Community

Which would you choose - Ubuntu Linux or Oracle Linux?
Ubunto Linux is a complete Linux operating system that is freely available with both community and professional support. This solution is suitable for both desktop and server use. It has a very app...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Ubuntu Linux?
My experience with the pricing, implementation costs, and licenses of Ubuntu Linux shows that it is free software, so the licensing cost is zero. Having the Ubuntu Pro licensing option, where you h...
What needs improvement with Ubuntu Linux?
I think Ubuntu Linux could improve in the area of packages, as Snap packages are being imposed on us and we are migrating to certain versions where we are losing APT. To have a pure terminal experi...
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