We performed a comparison between Oracle Linux and Oracle Solaris based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Oracle Linux ultimately won out in this comparison. Our reviewers found Oracle Linux to be easy to install and easy to use, while Oracle Solaris was less so. Oracle Linux users are also happier with the price than Oracle Solaris users. One place where Oracle Solaris did come out on top was in the realm of security.
"I like the product's stable distribution. The tool offered us very good experience since it was very stable."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of the commands which take little time to learn."
"Overall Oracle Linux is very good."
"The stability of Oracle Linux is good."
"The product can scale."
"Oracle is well-known for its strong security measures. I have a great deal of confidence in the security of the Oracle DB, including its ability to monitor changes made to the database."
"The most valuable features are performance, frequent update patches, and security."
"We are using the firewall for intrusion prevention, and it has performed well."
"The product's most valuable feature is partitioning resources and optimizing hardware utilization effectively."
"This product is stable, has good documentation, lots of solutions, a big community, and good support."
"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 most valuable feature of Oracle Solaris is the incremental backup that happens in the system."
"Solaris is scalable because they have their own file system, like CFS."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"It stands out for its exceptional stability."
"Oracle Solaris's operating system is good."
"They should increase security."
"The download speed is not good. Oracle can improve their servers capacity, especially in Asia."
"Oracle Linux, needs to support more packages."
"The GUI could be made more attractive."
"Oracle Linux could improve by having better compatibility with other solutions. Some aspects of the configuration are difficult. I was using Oracle Linux on a Mac computer and it was very difficult to set up."
"The documentation has room for improvement."
"There were some problems when updating the operating system, which affected the system as a whole."
"It could also have a more user-friendly interface."
"Oracle Solaris can improve by supporting all the recent features that are in the market from other competitors."
"Oracle customer service is slow at times."
"The challenge arises from the differences in commands and configurations compared to more common systems like Linux."
"Currently, there are two variants, there's SPARC and there's x86. I would have wanted a scenario where they're all just one product."
"There is an issue where Solaris doesn't give the correct figures for memory use when checked."
"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."
"Setting up Oracle Solaris can be complex because it requires more commands than other systems."
"The solution is pricey and can be improved by lowering the cost."
Oracle Linux is ranked 3rd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 108 reviews while Oracle Solaris is ranked 8th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 48 reviews. Oracle Linux is rated 8.4, while Oracle Solaris is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Oracle Linux writes "The operational system is the best and is packed with free features like CapsLive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Solaris writes "Improve flexibility, automate DR process, and speed up recovery time using Zones". Oracle Linux is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, CentOS, Rocky Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server, whereas Oracle Solaris is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10, SUSE Linux Enterprise and CentOS. See our Oracle Linux vs. Oracle Solaris report.
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