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IBM AIX vs. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM AIX

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AIBM AIX (for Advanced Interactive eXecutive) is a Unix operating system, developed, offered and supported by IBM.N/A

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ARed Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux distribution mainly used in commercial data centers.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM AIXRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM AIXRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IBM AIXRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    Chose IBM AIX
    We used both types of servers: IBM AIX and Linux (RHEL). I think IBM AIX has an advantage when using large servers with virtualization.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM AIX
    Like AIX, Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a very stable operating and designed for companies who don't want to be on the bleeding edge of Linux technology.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM AIX
    The only real comparable competitors to IBM AIX come from the Linux world. Linux is beginning to approach the reliability and stability of IBM AIX and is often a better choice. Linux also has a shorter update cycle with more significant leaps in functionality and feature sets. …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM AIX
    Standard Linux distributions which are used more as commodity servers do not offer the ease of scale and growth that we see with our Aix implementations. IBM owning the HW and SW portions of the stack allows for tighter integrations and better performance windows.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM AIX
    AIX is more security and stable. You rarely need to take down the system or apps.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM AIX
    AIX is more stable is more administrative friendly, being the commands do not change every few years like in Solaris.
    Incentivized
    Red Hat
    Chose Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    We have used IBM AIX, HP Unix and compared to other flavors of Linux, I feel like the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is much better. Upgrade is easy, ease of use, security support we get from Red Hat. So all those things are better compared to whatever we have used. We also …
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    RHEL is much more flexible in configuration than any Unix system like IBM AIX or Oracle Solaris. At the same time has the excellent release of updates and support that Oracle Linux or CentOS Linux doesn't have. RHEL has also companion tools in the Red Hat products which help …
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Me are migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) from AIX
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
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    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux is more straightforward, more consistent, easier to manage, easier to get help with, less expensive.
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    It is cheaper and widely used, and in some cases even better OS (then Solaris for example)
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    IBM AIXRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.3
    (109 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)