We performed a comparison between openSUSE Leap and Oracle Linux 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."Stable - it just runs without the necessity to reboot."
"The solution is easy for me to use because the backend is derived from FreeBSD and this is something I have been using for over 20 years."
"The most valuable feature by far has been the virtualization capabilities of the operating system."
"The solution is very stable after it is configured. It is hard to have a panel slow, a problem, misconfiguration, or any kind of loss function."
"openSUSE Leap has helped me with using containers in Podman."
"I use openSUSE Leap as the base for the Kubernetes cluster we run in-house."
"It is good for web, network, and file management."
"We are using the firewall for intrusion prevention, and it has performed well."
"The solution's technical support team answers all our queries."
"With Oracle Linux Ksplice specifically, we have organizations looking for minimum downtime. We're able to apply hot-patching at any time; once we've proven they're tested, ready to go, we don't need to take downtime to apply them."
"The graphical interface is fine. And the documentation is extremely valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the binary compatibility i.e. that Oracle Linux is 100% compatible with Red Hat Linux."
"It's mostly reliable."
"The most valuable features are performance, frequent update patches, and security."
"There is room for improvement in the console."
"I would like openSUSE Leap to have better link integration with Windows."
"In the future, the Active Directory could improve."
"The initial system setup or network configuration of the solution is not straightforward and can be improved."
"Like most Linux-based operating systems, the biggest challenge Leap faces is the GUI."
"Somehow the change from OS12.x via 13.x to Leap was a bit bumpy and some old issues seemed to reappear."
"They should improve in the area of entertainment applications for the average user."
"The main challenge for new users of Linux is the command-line interface (CLI). It can be intimidating if you're not familiar with it."
"Kernel updates need improvement."
"The solution could be less costly."
"The GUI could be made more attractive."
"I would want Oracle to explore more of Kubernetes and micro services."
"The security could improve in the solution."
"Another notable aspect that could be improved is minor compatibility with Red Hat."
openSUSE Leap is ranked 13th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 6 reviews while Oracle Linux is ranked 3rd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 108 reviews. openSUSE Leap is rated 9.0, while Oracle Linux is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of openSUSE Leap writes "Good virtualization capabilities, stable, and cost-effective ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Linux writes "The operational system is the best and is packed with free features like CapsLive". openSUSE Leap is most compared with SUSE Linux Enterprise, Ubuntu Linux, Rocky Linux, CentOS and Windows 10, whereas Oracle Linux is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, CentOS, Rocky Linux, Oracle Solaris and KVM. See our Oracle Linux vs. openSUSE Leap report.
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