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    Oracle Linux

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AOracle Linux, which is application binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, is free to download, use, and share. There is no license cost, no need for a contract, and no usage audits. 24/7 enterprise-grade support is available for business critical environments. A single support offering includes virtualization, management, HA, and cloud native computing tools such as Kubernetes and Kata Containers, along with the Linux operating system. The vendor states that as the only Linux…

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    Oracle Linux
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    Oracle Linux
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Oracle Linux
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    Not user friendly and do not have a good support and documents in compare with Oracle Linux
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    Running on all the dedicated servers
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    Chose Oracle Linux
    Oracle Linux works very well with Oracle Database and makes it very easy to install, not to mention how good the performance is. It's also very easy to maintain and get support from vendors when needed.
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    Performance frequently updates patches and security.
    Incentivized
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    Both of the alternatives provided a strong competition but Oracle Linux emerged as the absolute winner as the feature to update the kernel without downtime is a game-changer and the level of support provided is at par the market standards. Also, stability was a key decisive …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    Oracle Linux became the obvious choice amongst its competitors due to its speed, agility, flexibility, and support from Oracle engineers. The ease of use was one of the major reasons for choosing Oracle Linux over the above-operating systems. Also, the cost of operations, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    Oracle Linux is of Enterprise version and it provides security patches in timely intervals and it has good support when compared to the other.
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    Chose Oracle Linux
    Oracle Linux is better suited for Oracle eccentric environments, while RHEL is better for open source projects.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    Oracle Linux is the best option when you are working with Oracle Database or any Oracle application.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    The best thing about Oracle is that it is free. Support is also at a reasonable cost. It works well for all Oracle products. Our company product is based on Oracle database. It provides an edge there. It works well in a cloud environment that is compatible with other standard …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    Stability is a plus vs Suse. Debian and RH are pretty much the same.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    As DBA I manage Oracle databases, Oracle Linux is the easiest to manage to compare other vendors. Support from the same OS and DB vendor saves a lot of time.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    RedHat is going to discontinue CentOS, so Oracle is the best alternative that we have reviewed so far. We run Oracle databases and so far we have not had any major complications, but in the coming months, it will be the definitive replacement for CentOS on our part. since it is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    I needed reliable data, more than fast data and the Oracle acid is like nothing else.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    The Oracle Linux definitely comes on the top when it comes down to being easily available as its platform-independent. This is where the masses lie as we have moved to a hybrid work environment where keeping everyone on the same devices is no more required. Linux stands out as …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    Easy to install and maintain the database and also the high availability, as DBA we prefer to use Oracle Linux because its performance together with the DB, with RHEL we could face many issues installing and maintaining the database things that definitely doesn't happen with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    It is easier to install Oracle Database thanks to the pre-install package.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    I decided to use Oracle Linux after a lot [of] positive feedback from other companies and friends that work in the same área.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    Oracle Linux is very similar to RHEL, we selected Oracle Linux because Oracle provided us with a great support plan.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    Absolutely awesome. Oracle Linux is robust and faster for multiple users connections. There are many improvements in terms of security to the operating system.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    It's a friendly operating system which has many actually provide space for thousands of other products even those of our competitors as Oracle. The best need is excellence in service to our members of staff who are more accustomed to products like libre office, Microsoft office …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    Although most of the features of both the operating system i.e Fedora Linux and Oracle Linux are similar it is a more stable operating system. It offers powerful performance because of the stability and we are able to migrate our database servers very easily. With less amount …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    We have managed to upgrade Oracle Forms from one operating system to Oracle Linux. The migration process went easy and smooth. We have managed to get every single feature that was working in the old platform to be working as is on Oracle Linux plus the new features that Oracle …
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    Oracle Linux
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (90 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (81 ratings)