We performed a comparison between SUSE Linux Enterprise and Windows Server 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 initial setup for most modern Linux distributions is normally straightforward. Most of the common distributions use an ncurses or GUI install."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the installation part...We don't face any issues related to the operating system or application."
"It's easy to set up."
"The technical support services are good."
"From a functionality perspective, the suite is quite rich. We like that."
"It is very easy to maintain, migrate and upgrade."
"The initial setup is simple and takes five minutes for deployment and if you have automation in place, it will take four minutes."
"SUSE Linux Enterprise is stable."
"My organization benefits from the use of the product since it is a tool that offers security while being user-friendly and easy to manage."
"Within 10 or 15 minutes, you can build a single Windows Server and put it on production."
"The stability of the Windows Server is good."
"The product offers in-house servers. It helps us update them and check any technical issues easily."
"If everything is configured correctly this solution provides high performance. Building a Failover Cluster is comparatively much easier in Windows Server than any of the Linux-based solutions."
"Windows server is easy to use."
"Its performance is very good, and it is stable. All applications are working perfectly, and there is no issue."
"The most valuable features of this solution are its performance, security, and that it is easy to use."
"When working in a Department of Defense environment, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) have to be followed. SLES is not really addressed directly here. It did make following security policy difficult."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"The product must improve its UI."
"The platform doesn't support certain APMs."
"I have not seen an ROI with this solution."
"We have had trouble integrating Autodesk with the SUSE manager."
"The quality of support offered by SUSE Linux Enterprise is not that great, making it an area where improvements are required."
"The free version sometimes has security holes."
"I would like to see better updates and for it to support other applications"
"The solution is less stable than Linux."
"The price should be reduced."
"It is not easy to use. It can be more user-friendly to make our routine work a bit easy. It could also be cheaper."
"An improvement would be to have more dashboards."
"Security is the main feature that needs improvement"
"The solution could have better security features."
"Security and vulnerabilities could improve."
SUSE Linux Enterprise is ranked 6th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 26 reviews while Windows Server is ranked 4th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 180 reviews. SUSE Linux Enterprise is rated 8.4, while Windows Server is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SUSE Linux Enterprise writes "Stable product compatible with multiple cloud service providers ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows Server writes "Easy to setup, stable and caters to my wide range of use cases but lacks user-friendly interface". SUSE Linux Enterprise is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, openSUSE Leap, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Linux and Windows 10, whereas Windows Server is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10, Oracle Linux and openSUSE Leap. See our SUSE Linux Enterprise vs. Windows Server report.
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