Senior Linux Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 20
Dec 3, 2025
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Oracle Linux has been very positive because when it comes to licensing and the likes, as I said, it is a downstream of Red Hat, so you do not have to pay much for licensing or subscription. The only thing you have to pay for is support.
Consultant at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Consultant
Top 20
Aug 20, 2025
In terms of pricing, Oracle Linux is the best benefit for the price compared to other licensing systems. As for my experience with the pricing and licensing, I can say that as it's from the government, we conducted research about all the prices, and Oracle Linux was the best one available for what it can achieve.
The cost of Microsoft OS is pretty high, and switching to Oracle Linux, which is free, reduced our costs by about 20% to 25%. For about ten servers, this was a significant saving.
The cost is relatively affordable. The license itself is free, similar to Red Hat. There is no direct cost for running it. However, the expenses are associated with the license, which includes support. Typically, we opt for a seven-year database license, and for most of our customers, we tend to commit to periods of three to five years at a time.
This solution is very cost-effective, as it is essentially free, with charges only for support purposes. From a cost perspective, I would rate it as very cheap on a scale of one to ten, and I believe that our company can easily afford it. In terms of profitability, I would rate it an eight out of ten. On a scale of one to ten, with one being the most cost-efficient and ten being the most expensive, I would rate this solution a two or three.
Sr. NetBackup System Administrator at University of Delaware
Real User
Sep 12, 2022
Overall, the solution is less expensive than Solaris and allows for use of existing hardware. I do not have access to actual costs but believe the licensing fees are quite high.
The price of Oracle Linux could be less expensive for those who are running a small freelance company, such as I do. We use the solution fully but the income that you're receiving is slow.
Sr. Manager - Tech Ops at a media company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Jan 31, 2022
The price of Oracle Linux is similar to Red Hat. That's the reason why we went, with a combination of CentOS and Red Hat, and then later to all Oracle Linux. We not do not have to maintain two different solutions. If you choose the support there are additional costs but there are not any other costs. The price of Oracle Linux overall could be less expensive.
We use Oracle Linux to test our software, and we also recommend Oracle Linux to our customers. We also recommend the purchasing of a license to activate the product. If our customers want to install Oracle Linux on multiple servers, perhaps Oracle could offer some good discounts, but these would need to be negotiated.
Master Consultant - RedHat & Oracle Cloud, Virtualization , Automation at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Consultant
Nov 4, 2020
The licensing cost is fairly small. It's pretty much in line with Red Hat licenses. I cannot recall the actual pricing, however, it's my understanding that it's just a few hundred dollars for a CPU core per year. I would just say it's fairly reasonable and low. Oracle Linux subscriptions can actually come free if they're purchased with other products.
As per above, pay attention to how Oracle license their products and make sure you are clear as to the implications of choosing products which can have a significant impact on license cost and supportability.
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My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the pricing was high.
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Oracle Linux has been very positive because when it comes to licensing and the likes, as I said, it is a downstream of Red Hat, so you do not have to pay much for licensing or subscription. The only thing you have to pay for is support.
Our experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing involved using VMware Cloud, and I have no idea about the cost.
We use both Google and AWS. The pricing is quite reasonable with no concerns.
I am not properly informed about the pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Oracle Linux because I'm not involved in that aspect of operations.
In terms of pricing, Oracle Linux is the best benefit for the price compared to other licensing systems. As for my experience with the pricing and licensing, I can say that as it's from the government, we conducted research about all the prices, and Oracle Linux was the best one available for what it can achieve.
Oracle Linux is affordable because it is open-source. However, if critical support is needed, payment is required.
Oracle Linux is affordable. While ERP might be expensive, Oracle Linux and KVMs are not on the higher side.
Oracle Linux is affordable. While ERP may be expensive, Oracle Linux and KVMs are not on the higher side in terms of cost.
The cost of Microsoft OS is pretty high, and switching to Oracle Linux, which is free, reduced our costs by about 20% to 25%. For about ten servers, this was a significant saving.
It is very expensive.
Oracle Linux is probably the most expensive one. I rate the product’s pricing an eight out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.
It comes with an annual subscription.
The cost is relatively affordable. The license itself is free, similar to Red Hat. There is no direct cost for running it. However, the expenses are associated with the license, which includes support. Typically, we opt for a seven-year database license, and for most of our customers, we tend to commit to periods of three to five years at a time.
We are not paying anything for the operating system.
The product's pricing is cheap. The tool's pricing is yearly.
The customer usually buys the license, and it's a one-time purchase.
While my understanding is that a license is involved, I don't have any details about terms or cost.
This solution is very cost-effective, as it is essentially free, with charges only for support purposes. From a cost perspective, I would rate it as very cheap on a scale of one to ten, and I believe that our company can easily afford it. In terms of profitability, I would rate it an eight out of ten. On a scale of one to ten, with one being the most cost-efficient and ten being the most expensive, I would rate this solution a two or three.
The solution is free to use with a support subscription rather than having to buy licenses. There is no comparison in pricing right now.
The solution has no fees.
Overall, the solution is less expensive than Solaris and allows for use of existing hardware. I do not have access to actual costs but believe the licensing fees are quite high.
It's free to do development on Oracle Linux, but you need to pay a license for dedicated support. I think it's relatively cheap.
I rate this solution a ten out of ten because I am happy with the platforms.
Oracle Linux license and support are far more expensive than Red Hat or SUSE.
We have a yearly license, and I think Oracle charges too much.
The price of Oracle Linux could be less expensive for those who are running a small freelance company, such as I do. We use the solution fully but the income that you're receiving is slow.
The price of Oracle Linux is similar to Red Hat. That's the reason why we went, with a combination of CentOS and Red Hat, and then later to all Oracle Linux. We not do not have to maintain two different solutions. If you choose the support there are additional costs but there are not any other costs. The price of Oracle Linux overall could be less expensive.
This is a low-cost solution.
The solution should have a better licensing price. We pay a monthly subscription fee.
We would prefer it if the licensing costs were lowered. We pay a yearly licensing fee.
I would recommend this solution to others. I rate Oracle Linux an eight out of ten.
We pay for a license for this solution annually.
There is a license required for this solution and we are on an annual license.
We pay for a license on a yearly basis. It's not an overly expensive product. It's affordable.
This is an open-source product that can be used free of charge.
We use Oracle Linux to test our software, and we also recommend Oracle Linux to our customers. We also recommend the purchasing of a license to activate the product. If our customers want to install Oracle Linux on multiple servers, perhaps Oracle could offer some good discounts, but these would need to be negotiated.
The licensing cost is fairly small. It's pretty much in line with Red Hat licenses. I cannot recall the actual pricing, however, it's my understanding that it's just a few hundred dollars for a CPU core per year. I would just say it's fairly reasonable and low. Oracle Linux subscriptions can actually come free if they're purchased with other products.
Nowadays, Oracle is very open toward price negotiation; they negotiate well with their clients.
The pricing and licensing are good.
As per above, pay attention to how Oracle license their products and make sure you are clear as to the implications of choosing products which can have a significant impact on license cost and supportability.