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 stability of the solution is good. We have not had any issue with performance."
"It's easy to set up."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the installation part...We don't face any issues related to the operating system or application."
"Linux is easy to use. You have more control on a Unix system."
"It also was very easy to setup, and offered an easy to use advanced setup option as well. This helped to create special configurations for different use cases."
"SUSE Linux's most valuable feature is the documentation - there is a lot of documentation about how to create custom servers."
"It's a flexible solution."
"The initial setup is simple and takes five minutes for deployment and if you have automation in place, it will take four minutes."
"Provides workspaces for the entire organization with fewer resources."
"The performance is good."
"The support that Microsoft provides for this is very good."
"The installation is not difficult. I found it to be very straightforward."
"I have found Windows Server to be easy to use and the performance to be good."
"Most applications are compatible with this operating system."
"The solution, in general, is quite straightforward. A beginner could probably use it with ease. It's always more or less simple to understand how this works."
"The product helps with enterprise security. It becomes more stable with frequent updates."
"They should improve their educational portal."
"If you want to do something simple like changing an IP number, you have to be quite aware of all the configuration files where you will change that."
"The price of SUSE Linux Enterprise could improve, it is too expensive."
"I have not seen an ROI with this solution."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"We have had trouble integrating Autodesk with the SUSE manager."
"I would like to see GUI improved, it could be more user-friendly."
"All distributions of Linux could use some improvement."
"There's a short availability that could be much better."
"The stability could be improved."
"In the next release, I would like to see the administration simplified."
"As I have already paid for a license, I should have the option of requesting the containerized functionality from the OS to reduce the Windows Server OS footprint."
"Could use more features and more functionality."
"The performance is good but we have had some issues when we use virtual machines."
"The initial setup is simple for some but difficult for others."
"Support for direct USB recognition for the virtual machines would improve this solution."
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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