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Oracle Linux vs. Red Hat Virtualization

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Oracle Linux
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Oracle 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…N/A
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
Score 6.1 out of 10
N/A
Red Hat Virtualization (formerly Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, broadly known as RHEV) is an enterprise level server and desktop virtualization solution. Red Hat Virtualization also contains the functionality of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktop in later editions of the platform.
$999
Per Year Per Hypervisor
Pricing
Oracle LinuxRed Hat Virtualization
Editions & Modules
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Standard
$999.00
Per Year Per Hypervisor
Premium
$1,499.00
Per Year Per Hypervisor
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Oracle LinuxRed Hat Virtualization (RHV)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Oracle LinuxRed Hat Virtualization
Considered Both Products
Oracle Linux
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Linux
Running on all the dedicated servers
Francisco Teixeira de Morais Jr | TrustRadius Reviewer
Francisco Teixeira de Morais Jr
Oracle Database Administrator
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.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Linux
Performance frequently updates patches and security.
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Priyanka Dhuria
Senior Consultant
Chose Oracle Linux
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 …
Verified User
Anonymous
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, …
Verified User
Anonymous
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.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Linux
Oracle Linux is better suited for Oracle eccentric environments, while RHEL is better for open source projects.
Thiago Ferreira | TrustRadius Reviewer
Thiago Ferreira
Application System Engineer -Latam
Chose Oracle Linux
Oracle Linux is the best option when you are working with Oracle Database or any Oracle application.
Verified User
Anonymous
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 …
Alex Chalik | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alex Chalik
Senior Oracle DBA
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.
Melissa Hallam | TrustRadius Reviewer
Melissa Hallam
Game Developer
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 …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Linux
I needed reliable data, more than fast data and the Oracle acid is like nothing else.
Eram Fatema Sayed | TrustRadius Reviewer
Eram Fatema Sayed
Systems Engineer
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 …
Verified User
Anonymous
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 …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Linux
CentOS Linux, Debian OS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
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ANDERSON RAMOS
IT Sênior Analist
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.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle Linux
Oracle Linux is very similar to RHEL, we selected Oracle Linux because Oracle provided us with a great support plan.
Ibrahim Jaward | TrustRadius Reviewer
Ibrahim Jaward
Branch Support ICT Technician
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.
Phillip Munzenzi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Phillip Munzenzi
Insurer Consultant
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 …
Verified User
Anonymous
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 …
Verified User
Anonymous
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 …
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
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Naveen Sharma
Consultant
Chose Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
Red Hat Virtualization is the best enterprise-level virtualization software for an organization that needs cost-effective and flexible solutions for its environment. We can easily integrate RHEV with other Red Hat software like OpenStack...etc. RHEV is highly customizable …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
RHV has the following advantages:
  • They have relatively cheaper subscriptions compared to others.
  • With the future going to Openstack and containerization migrating to KVM-based virtualization will be easier to migrate to future products.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
Compared to oVirt, RHEV is more stable but has fewer capabilities. ESX is far more difficult to automate.
Emile Swarts | TrustRadius Reviewer
Emile Swarts
Developer
Chose Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
  • Red Hat Enterprise is more expensive but better supported when it comes to support.
  • Amazon WorkSpaces had more online documentation and resources to scan through.
Chose Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
RHEV is an excellent product, includes more features, is less expensive, and has rock solid reliability and is backed with the best Red Hat Support in the industry. RHEV uses KVM under the hood which is used by all the big players in the industry (AWS, Rackspace, etc) to lower …
Valentin Höbel | TrustRadius Reviewer
Valentin Höbel
Senior Consultant IT Infrastructure
Chose Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
RHEV offers a decent GUI and many management features, such as an API.
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Ian Neveu
Cloud Services Engineer
Chose Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
We use them both, as one is not better than the other at all facets required. There is still a need to use both products, as we have not fully switched to RHEV due to Vsphere still having an edge over them with edits available to the systems while they are operational or they …
Charles Inglese | TrustRadius Reviewer
Charles Inglese
Senior System Engineer
Chose Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
VMware ESXi is a more mature technology, as it has been around for a longer period of time. However, automating ESXi installations requires hacking OEM media and an intense amount of knowledge of how ESXi operates under the hood. The WebUI and associated functionality for ESXi …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
Pretty much Open Source sums it up.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
RHEV is more stable than ovirt but less capability. Much easier to automate than esx
Features
Oracle LinuxRed Hat Virtualization
Server Virtualization
Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Linux
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Ratings
Red Hat Virtualization
7.7
Ratings
6% below category average
Virtual machine automated provisioning00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Management console00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Live virtual machine backup00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Live virtual machine migration00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Hypervisor-level security00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Oracle LinuxRed Hat Virtualization
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
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6.6
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Oracle LinuxRed Hat Virtualization
Likelihood to Recommend
As a result of the migration from Red Hat Enterprise Linux to Oracle Linux, overall application performance was improved significantly. Oracle Enterprise Linux is pretty much based on the Red Hat Linux code, although it receives faster and more regular updates from Oracle. They have better security configurations. However, it is also missing a lot of packages that are usually available in other distributions.
kibrom Haftu✔ | TrustRadius Reviewer
kibrom Haftu✔
Senior IT and System Auditor
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Red Hat Virtualization is suitable for small implementation and hosting VMs. However, when you start asking for additional features or enhancements, the engineering team is not the flexible as other engineering teams in Red Hat. It is very likely they will not accept adding features or in the best case. They wouldn't commit to a plan when it is possible to be available.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
  • Oracle Linux is a clone of Red Hat Linux, a well-known version of Linux and is very stable. This helps in maintaining fairly error-free systems.
  • The operating system kernel can be updated without having to reboot the system, a potential time saver.
  • Oracle Linux comes in fairly easy to implement packages that work well with Oracle databases.
Bruce Emmerling | TrustRadius Reviewer
Bruce Emmerling
IT Consultant
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  • RHV issues/bugs can be reported via Bugzilla to RH support. The service is great and typically responds soon.
  • Red Hat distribution integration is seamless as it is integrated into the kernel.
  • OpenStack support enables more customized VM templates and network configuration control.
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Anonymous
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Cons
  • TigerVNC needs some fine tuning in Oracle Linux 8.4.
  • AutoTuning of Kernal Parameters for Oracle Databases based on the available hardware resources.
  • Embedded IPA Solutions to manage large number of Oracle Linux Systems.
  • Simple commands for LUN management.
  • Proactive SELinux policy violation message to administrator's mailbox.
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • Documentation of RHEV needs more improvement.
  • RHEV GUI needs a lot of improvements in some versions of RHEV, GUI will not work properly (shows incorrect details of VM ).
  • Need fast rollout of patch releases.
  • Need good linux Knowledge to manage the RHEVM.
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Naveen Sharma
Consultant
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Support Rating
Quick & [on-point] response is what I would say for the support team. There hasn’t been trouble ever since we get in touch with them and ask for help for any major or minor trouble we have been facing. Moreover, the team is very accurate with their solutions and detailed orientated. With such [a] high-performance application and agile environment, a team as such is great at hand.
Eram Fatema Sayed | TrustRadius Reviewer
Eram Fatema Sayed
Systems Engineer
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Alternatives Considered
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, management, and retention were significantly quite low. This made Oracle Linux a very easy and quick choice for our organisation.
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Anonymous
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Red Hat Virtualization is the best enterprise-level virtualization software for an organization that needs cost-effective and flexible solutions for its environment. We can easily integrate RHEV with other Red Hat software like OpenStack...etc. RHEV is highly customizable software, which helps us to customize our environment. Since RHEV is an open-source tool, we can install it on any hardware. There is no proprietary dependency.
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Naveen Sharma
Consultant
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Return on Investment
  • Zero-downtime automated patching for kernel, hypervisor, and critical user-space libraries.
  • Optimized–out of the box–for Oracle software.
  • A single support offering includes Linux, virtualization, management, HA, and cloud-native computing tools.
  • Available on-premise, in the cloud, and as Autonomous Linux.
  • The system has a graphical and command-line interface, which makes it very complete and superior to other similar products.
  • Security
  • Compatible with multiple types of hardware. If we need to upgrade our hardware, the idea of not having to change OSs or platforms is a huge benefit.
  • Managing Memory usage.
Pravin Wagh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Pravin Wagh
Associate Tech Lead
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  • It has had an extremely positive impact on my overall business and has allowed me to utilize and leverage it as an offering to my clients.
  • It's an extremely solid, robust, and reliable product built off of KVM Virtualization technology.
  • Less expensive solution than VMware and includes more features!
Matthew J. Fitzpatrick | TrustRadius Reviewer
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