We performed a comparison between Ubuntu Linux and Windows 10 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."The product is easy to use."
"Some of the highlighted valuable features are that is based on Linux, configurable, functional, and robust."
"The solution is free to use and open-source."
"The solution is easy to use"
"You can scale the solution quite well."
"There is value in the long-time supported distribution LPS."
"Ubuntu Linux's most valuable feature is its open-source nature."
"Stable and scalable Linux operating system that can test and run virtual machines."
"The solution is useful for end-user computing."
"The product is user-friendly."
"The solution's price is affordable."
"The latest laptop I've got can turn into a tablet. Windows automatically changes to a tablet view — that's been a pretty good feature."
"It offers an easy user experience for our customers."
"The work is now faster and more efficient because most of the running programs do not crash during the run stage, like the previous version we were using for work."
"The two main features that I have found valuable are its ease of use and that we are used to using Windows."
"We have found the solution to be stable."
"Ubuntu should create some specific features, like Red Hat. Red Hat has provided many features for open-source, like FreeIPA."
"The solution could improve by having the user interface use fewer resources."
"Ubuntu might work for a bigger company, but I don't think so. Again, you would have to get the right people to do it. You need somebody technical. If you have a bunch of people who aren't technical, then it is just going to be a headache trying to get a feel for it or teach them."
"The biggest improvement, which is also applicable to Linux in general, with Ubuntu Linux is getting things standardized as to where you're going to put your configuration files and how they're going to work. Package names also need to be improved so that the package name doesn't have any match with configuration file systems and things like that. Ubuntu is still better than some of the others, such as Red Hat Linux or CentOS."
"There is room for improvement, particularly in the GUI aspect of the product."
"The product is difficult to use sometimes."
"Ubuntu Linux could improve by having more out-of-the-box functionality for common plug-and-play devices, such as printers. It's sometimes more difficult to plug-and-play printers with Ubuntu Linux. You need to work a bit and make some drivers work. They need to work a bit on plug-and-play devices."
"Lacks the ability for disk expansion."
"The interface itself could be more user-friendly."
"It could benefit from more integration."
"The updates could be improved. Sometimes when we update, there are instances where it fails or crashes."
"It would be better if it were more stable. Security could also be better."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution’s security and stability could be improved."
"Windows 10 consumes a lot of RAM, which is inconvenient."
"I prefer Linux over Windows 10 because the command prompt is better in Linux."
Ubuntu Linux is ranked 2nd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 133 reviews while Windows 10 is ranked 7th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 248 reviews. Ubuntu Linux is rated 8.6, while Windows 10 is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Ubuntu Linux writes "Open-source with a great support community and seamless updating". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows 10 writes "User-friendly, easy to setup and manage domain ". Ubuntu Linux is most compared with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows Server and Flatcar Container Linux, whereas Windows 10 is most compared with Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), openSUSE Leap, Oracle Solaris and Rocky Linux. See our Ubuntu Linux vs. Windows 10 report.
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