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Compare Rocky Linux and openSUSE Tumbleweed 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (53.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Rocky Linux
Star Rating
(14)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Rocky LinuxopenSUSE Tumbleweed
Star Rating
(31)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about openSUSE TumbleweedRocky Linux vs openSUSE Tumbleweed
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Rocky Linux easier to use and administer. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up, and doing business with openSUSE Tumbleweed overall.
- Reviewers felt that openSUSE Tumbleweed meets the needs of their business better than Rocky Linux.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Rocky Linux is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Rocky Linux over openSUSE Tumbleweed.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Rocky Linux
No pricing availableopenSUSE Tumbleweed
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Rocky Linux
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
11
9.0
15
Ease of Use
9.6
12
9.0
15
Ease of Setup
9.4
8
9.6
9
Ease of Admin
9.8
7
9.0
8
Quality of Support
8.9
9
8.5
16
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
6
8.5
8
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
12
6.7
14
Features by Category
Memory Management - Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Device Management - Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Error Detection - Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Rocky Linux and openSUSE Tumbleweed are categorized as Operating System
Unique Categories
Rocky Linux has no unique categories
openSUSE Tumbleweed has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Rocky Linux
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
openSUSE Tumbleweed
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
28.6%
Computer Software
21.4%
Manufacturing
7.1%
Retail
7.1%
Maritime
7.1%
Other
28.6%
Information Technology and Services
17.9%
Computer Software
14.3%
Computer & Network Security
10.7%
Program Development
7.1%
Computer Networking
7.1%
Other
42.9%
Discussions
What is Rocky Linux used for?
1 Comment
SG
Rocky Linux is especially suitable for users needing an alternative to CentOS or RHEL. It is bug-for-bug compatible with RHEL and shares most of the...Read more
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