# The Top 20 Easiest To Use Operating Systems

See the top Operating Systems products based on usability ratings. A product’s usability score is calculated by a[proprietary algorithm](https://sell.g2.com/g2-scoring-methodologies)that factors in real user satisfaction ratings of how easy the product is to administer, as well as how well the product meets business requirements, among other ratings. Compare products according to their usability scores to streamline the buying process and quickly identify the best products based on real user experiences.

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Usability Score

Compare

[Expand/Collapse Windows 11](#)

#1

[![Windows 11](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/windows-11.jpeg "Windows 11")](/products/windows-11/reviews)

[Windows 11](/products/windows-11/reviews)

9.3

[Expand/Collapse Windows 11](#)

Overall Usability Score

9.3

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

9.3

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

38%

Mid Market

32%

Enterprise

30%

[Expand/Collapse Windows Server](#)

#2

[![Windows Server](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_aa32fa23598dc6c153bb17435c1c1d13/tidal-media-inc-windows-server.png "Windows Server")](/products/tidal-media-inc-windows-server/reviews)

[Windows Server](/products/tidal-media-inc-windows-server/reviews)

9.2

[Expand/Collapse Windows Server](#)

Overall Usability Score

9.2

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

9.1

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.1

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

27%

Mid Market

44%

Enterprise

29%

[Expand/Collapse Apple iOS](#)

#3

[![Apple iOS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565505/apple-ios.svg "Apple iOS")](/products/apple-ios/reviews)

[Apple iOS](/products/apple-ios/reviews)

9.1

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Overall Usability Score

9.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

8.7

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.3

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

50%

Mid Market

28%

Enterprise

22%

[Expand/Collapse Android](#)

#4

[![Android](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565506/android.svg "Android")](/products/android/reviews)

[Android](/products/android/reviews)

9.1

[Expand/Collapse Android](#)

Overall Usability Score

9.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

9.3

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.3

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

52%

Mid Market

26%

Enterprise

22%

[Expand/Collapse Windows 7](#)

#5

[![Windows 7](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565509/windows-7.svg "Windows 7")](/products/windows-7/reviews)

[Windows 7](/products/windows-7/reviews)

9.1

[Expand/Collapse Windows 7](#)

Overall Usability Score

9.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

8.9

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

35%

Mid Market

33%

Enterprise

32%

[Expand/Collapse Chrome OS](#)

#6

[![Chrome OS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_875175039c275eab2eed735a56ad8cee/chrome-os.jpeg "Chrome OS")](/products/chrome-os/reviews)

[Chrome OS](/products/chrome-os/reviews)

8.9

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Overall Usability Score

8.9

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

8.5

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

8.8

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

48%

Mid Market

34%

Enterprise

18%

[Expand/Collapse macOS Sierra](#)

#7

[![macOS Sierra](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566982/apple-macos-sierra.svg "macOS Sierra")](/products/apple-macos-sierra/reviews)

[macOS Sierra](/products/apple-macos-sierra/reviews)

8.9

[Expand/Collapse macOS Sierra](#)

Overall Usability Score

8.9

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

8.9

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.1

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

54%

Mid Market

27%

Enterprise

18%

[Expand/Collapse Ubuntu](#)

#8

[![Ubuntu](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/4b0cb18835a92aa4bb723c4d488c6400/ubuntu.svg "Ubuntu")](/products/ubuntu/reviews)

[Ubuntu](/products/ubuntu/reviews)

8.8

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Overall Usability Score

8.8

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

8.9

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

47%

Mid Market

33%

Enterprise

20%

[Expand/Collapse Debian](#)

#9

[![Debian](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_d8ee572841e069ed16147ca23a2b9144/debian.jpg "Debian")](/products/debian/reviews)

[Debian](/products/debian/reviews)

8.8

[Expand/Collapse Debian](#)

Overall Usability Score

8.8

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

9.5

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

48%

Mid Market

31%

Enterprise

20%

[Expand/Collapse Windows Server](#)

#10

[![Windows Server](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_a358b53a0a9cde71b52540069164a069/terracloudx-windows-server.png "Windows Server")](/products/terracloudx-windows-server/reviews)

[Windows Server](/products/terracloudx-windows-server/reviews)

8.7

[Expand/Collapse Windows Server](#)

Overall Usability Score

8.7

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

9.0

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.1

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

32%

Mid Market

40%

Enterprise

29%

[Expand/Collapse Red Hat Enterprise Linux](#)

#11

[![Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_3042cb71cbf8ba9820007715c12aea60/red-hat-enterprise-linux.jpg "Red Hat Enterprise Linux")](/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/reviews)

[Red Hat Enterprise Linux](/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/reviews)

8.5

[Expand/Collapse Red Hat Enterprise Linux](#)

Overall Usability Score

8.5

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

8.2

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

20%

Mid Market

29%

Enterprise

50%

[Expand/Collapse IBM i](#)

#12

[![IBM i](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_32ed3d24b93d61880532053231351dc6/ibm-ibm-i.png "IBM i")](/products/ibm-ibm-i/reviews)

[IBM i](/products/ibm-ibm-i/reviews)

8.5

[Expand/Collapse IBM i](#)

Overall Usability Score

8.5

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

9.6

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

22%

Mid Market

43%

Enterprise

35%

[Expand/Collapse Rocky Linux](#)

#13

[![Rocky Linux](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_162761c8fafa2489b640edb06371c3a8/rocky-linux.png "Rocky Linux")](/products/rocky-linux/reviews)

[Rocky Linux](/products/rocky-linux/reviews)

8.5

[Expand/Collapse Rocky Linux](#)

Overall Usability Score

8.5

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

10.0

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.5

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

32%

Mid Market

47%

Enterprise

21%

[Expand/Collapse Amazon Linux 2](#)

#14

[![Amazon Linux 2](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_e119cb6f47a456153279d10333087939/tj-cloud-nexus-365-technology-co-ltd-amazon-linux-2.png "Amazon Linux 2")](/products/tj-cloud-nexus-365-technology-co-ltd-amazon-linux-2/reviews)

[Amazon Linux 2](/products/tj-cloud-nexus-365-technology-co-ltd-amazon-linux-2/reviews)

8.5

[Expand/Collapse Amazon Linux 2](#)

Overall Usability Score

8.5

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

9.6

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

30%

Mid Market

40%

Enterprise

30%

[Expand/Collapse AlmaLinux OS](#)

#15

[![AlmaLinux OS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/cee9093b514276a119017f0e907ea7d7/almalinux-os.svg "AlmaLinux OS")](/products/almalinux-os/reviews)

[AlmaLinux OS](/products/almalinux-os/reviews)

8.5

[Expand/Collapse AlmaLinux OS](#)

Overall Usability Score

8.5

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

9.7

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.8

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.7

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

38%

Mid Market

44%

Enterprise

19%

[Expand/Collapse Amazon Linux 2](#)

#16

[![Amazon Linux 2](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_a358b53a0a9cde71b52540069164a069/terracloudx-amazon-linux-2.png "Amazon Linux 2")](/products/terracloudx-amazon-linux-2/reviews)

[Amazon Linux 2](/products/terracloudx-amazon-linux-2/reviews)

8.4

[Expand/Collapse Amazon Linux 2](#)

Overall Usability Score

8.4

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

9.0

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

8.8

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

41%

Mid Market

29%

Enterprise

31%

[Expand/Collapse Kali Linux](#)

#17

[![Kali Linux](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_04e07a91537fe67d4f9b8807e8f7b181/kali-linux.png "Kali Linux")](/products/kali-linux/reviews)

[Kali Linux](/products/kali-linux/reviews)

8.4

[Expand/Collapse Kali Linux](#)

Overall Usability Score

8.4

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

7.8

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

8.9

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

56%

Mid Market

30%

Enterprise

14%

[Expand/Collapse Raspbian](#)

#18

[![Raspbian](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_d05310e3baa0becffd28561c08378c79/raspbian.png "Raspbian")](/products/raspbian/reviews)

[Raspbian](/products/raspbian/reviews)

8.3

[Expand/Collapse Raspbian](#)

Overall Usability Score

8.3

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

9.9

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.1

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.1

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

60%

Mid Market

24%

Enterprise

16%

[Expand/Collapse FortiOS](#)

#19

[![FortiOS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_d4178ed2f3caaa517a6238685dfc1239/fortios.jpg "FortiOS")](/products/fortios/reviews)

[FortiOS](/products/fortios/reviews)

8.3

[Expand/Collapse FortiOS](#)

Overall Usability Score

8.3

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

9.2

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

20%

Mid Market

67%

Enterprise

12%

[Expand/Collapse Manjaro](#)

#20

[![Manjaro](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_cee81fd1dc3dc0520fa1b52b33268508/manjaro.jpg "Manjaro")](/products/manjaro/reviews)

[Manjaro](/products/manjaro/reviews)

8.3

[Expand/Collapse Manjaro](#)

Overall Usability Score

8.3

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.1

9.7

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

8.9

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

61%

Mid Market

34%

Enterprise

5%