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Oracle Linux vs. Oracle Solaris

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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…

    $0

    per month

    Oracle Solaris

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AOracle Solaris is a Linux operating system which was originally developed by Sun Microsystems and became an Oracle product after the acquisition of Sun in 2010.

    $1,000

    per year

    Pricing
    Oracle LinuxOracle Solaris
    Editions & Modules
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    1 Year Subscription
    $1,000.00
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Oracle LinuxOracle Solaris
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Oracle LinuxOracle Solaris
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
    Chose Oracle Linux
    When using Oracle Solaris we are stock of limitations but moving to Linux opened many options.
    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
    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
    the company selects Oracle Linux because of the stability, flexibility, and ease of use of the product.
    Incentivized
    Oracle
    Chose Oracle Solaris
    Oracle Solaris is Scalable, have a good patching capability and secure by default. You want to have something that's up and running and stable, something that's not going to crash. But if we do have an issue, we can get somebody for technical support who can help us work …
    Incentivized
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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
    Oracle LinuxOracle Solaris
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (90 ratings)
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (81 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)