We performed a comparison between Oracle Solaris and Ubuntu 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."Oracle Solaris was the preferred operating system for their customers to run their databases on and to get the best performance. It performs well with Oracle applications. Additionally, there are some features inside that are called zones which are Linux containers."
"The product's most valuable feature is partitioning resources and optimizing hardware utilization effectively."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Solaris is the incremental backup that happens in the system."
"The backup capabilities are quite good."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"We like that the virtualization is built in, so you don't have to spend extra money on buying licenses for a hypervisor."
"The ability to manipulate the zones and the files within the zones from a global OS provides us flexibility that no other virtualization can match."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of setup."
"They have provided a new interface, which is great."
"Use of the tools for systems and software to test functionalities."
"Its performance is valuable. I am satisfied with it."
"The feature that I have found the most valuable is that it is open source. It is also very easy to manage. We can manage it ourselves."
"RTO with the use of templating support for VMware for fast deployment of recovery or new systems, with the least amount work needed on custom settings, within application installed from install repositories. Shorter overall time with the vetted packages. Normally install and go."
"The solution is stable."
"Open source with a fast OS."
"I find the Linux community very valuable and the fact it is open source. So it's free and I use it without any problems."
"Solaris' package management could be improved, especially in comparison to Linux."
"They could also enable Oracle OEM for x86 architecture as well."
"The primary drawback with this product is the lack of version updates."
"Oracle customer service is slow at times."
"It is not easy to use. It doesn't have a user-friendly interface. It should be easy to use. We are planning to move from Solaris to Linux because Linux is more flexible and user-friendly. Its installation should also be easier. Solaris also needs specific hardware to work well, which is another reason why we are moving to Linux. It should be more flexible in terms of hardware. It should have better integration with other hardware platforms."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux is more secure and better documented. So Oracle could learn from them when it comes to security and documentation."
"The solution is pricey and can be improved by lowering the cost."
"I would love to see improvements in SVM, so file systems could be increased or migrated without downtime to the environment, similar to what ZFS is capable of."
"At times, it can be complex when we are trying to integrate or when we are trying to set up some features."
"On the desktop edition, we'd like more themes."
"I am really very satisfied with this solution. However, one thing that I would like to see improve, is to have better support for multiple screens with multiple resolutions. For me, that is the most important feature."
"The solution could be more stable and secure."
"They can keep improving the solution's ability to be adopted by users by adding features, such as better tutorials and integration into the system."
"When you talk of some of the flexibility, like you want to install from scratch, Windows is more user-friendly compared to Linux."
"Ubuntu could add some additional hardware support."
"The solution could be more user-friendly, as I use Mac on a day to day basis."
Oracle Solaris is ranked 8th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 48 reviews while Ubuntu Linux is ranked 2nd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 133 reviews. Oracle Solaris is rated 8.6, while Ubuntu Linux is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Oracle Solaris writes "Improve flexibility, automate DR process, and speed up recovery time using Zones". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ubuntu Linux writes "A stable and free solution that is easy to deploy and has a user-friendly GUI". Oracle Solaris is most compared with Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10, SUSE Linux Enterprise and CentOS, whereas Ubuntu Linux is most compared with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows Server and Windows 10. See our Oracle Solaris vs. Ubuntu Linux report.
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