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Check out this list of the top Operating Systems products based on user satisfaction. A product's satisfaction score is calculated by a proprietary algorithm that factors in real-user satisfaction ratings from review data. Software buyers can compare products according to their satisfaction scores to streamline the buying process and quickly identify the best products based on the experiences of their peers.

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Windows 11

100

Overall Satisfaction Score

100

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

51%

Computer Software

32%

Higher Education

Computer & Network Security

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.2

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

9.4

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.5

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

8.9

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.5

Ubuntu

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

45%

Computer Software

41%

Computer & Network Security

Higher Education

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.2

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

9.2

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.2

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

8.8

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.2

Chrome OS

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

41%

Computer Software

35%

Education Management

14%

Computer & Network Security

10%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.1

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

8.8

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.6

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

8.9

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.1

Apple iOS

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

42%

Computer Software

31%

Higher Education

15%

Marketing and Advertising

13%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.4

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

9.2

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.6

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

9.3

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

48%

Computer Software

26%

Telecommunications

15%

Computer & Network Security

11%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

8.8

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.2

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

9.0

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

8.9

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

9.1

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.9

Android

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

48%

Computer Software

35%

Higher Education

Telecommunications

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.3

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

8.7

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.4

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

8.9

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.0

CloudReady

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Education Management

30%

Computer Software

30%

Information Technology and Services

20%

Primary/Secondary Education

20%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.7

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

9.9

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

10.0

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

8.7

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.9

Windows Server

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

54%

Computer & Network Security

21%

Computer Software

13%

Hospital & Health Care

12%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.4

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

9.3

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.3

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

9.0

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.5

Raspbian

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

33%

Higher Education

30%

Computer Software

24%

Computer & Network Security

12%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.6

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

9.5

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.5

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

8.5

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.9

#10

SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Services

25%

Computer Software

25%

Hospital & Health Care

25%

Information Technology and Services

25%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.9

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

10.0

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

10.0

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

10.0

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

10.0

#11

Amazon Linux 2

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

45%

Computer Software

36%

Computer & Network Security

13%

Accounting

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.2

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.2

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

9.7

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.3

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

9.0

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.5

#12

Amazon Linux 2

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

50%

Computer Software

27%

Financial Services

13%

Computer & Network Security

10%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.4

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

9.1

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.6

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

9.3

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.8

#13

Amazon Linux 2

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

42%

Computer Software

38%

Computer & Network Security

12%

Education Management

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.1

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

9.7

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.7

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

8.9

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

10.0

#14

macOS Sierra

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Computer Software

40%

Information Technology and Services

39%

Higher Education

11%

Marketing and Advertising

10%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.0

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

8.5

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.1

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

9.1

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.2

#15

Windows 7

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

45%

Computer Software

29%

Higher Education

14%

Education Management

12%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.0

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

9.2

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.5

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

8.0

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.4

#16

Apple OS X Mountain Lion

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Computer Software

45%

Information Technology and Services

31%

Internet

13%

Higher Education

12%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.0

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

9.6

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.8

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

9.1

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.4

#17

Apple OS X Mavericks

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

41%

Computer Software

33%

Computer & Network Security

15%

Education Management

11%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.2

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

9.6

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.1

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

9.0

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.0

#18

openSUSE Tumbleweed

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

31%

Computer Software

31%

Computer & Network Security

23%

Computer Networking

15%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.3

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

8.7

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.6

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

9.0

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.1

#19

Amazon Linux 2

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

53%

Computer Software

33%

Computer & Network Security

10%

Computer Networking

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.3

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

9.0

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

9.0

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

8.8

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.0

#20

Slackel

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

29%

Computer & Network Security

29%

Higher Education

29%

Computer Software

14%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.4

9.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

10.0

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.8

0.0

Ease of Setup

Average: 9.0

0.0

Quality of Support

Average: 9.0

10.0

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

0.0