Compare Gentoo and Slackware 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (51.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (43.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Gentoo
Star Rating
(38)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (51.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GentooSlackware
Star Rating
(33)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SlackwareGentoo vs Slackware
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Slackware easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Slackware overall.
- Reviewers felt that Slackware meets the needs of their business better than Gentoo.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Gentoo and Slackware provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Gentoo over Slackware.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Gentoo
No pricing availableSlackware
No pricing availableFree Trial
Gentoo
No trial information availableSlackware
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
34
8.7
25
Ease of Use
6.6
34
7.6
25
Ease of Setup
5.2
27
7.6
18
Ease of Admin
7.4
24
7.9
14
Quality of Support
7.6
29
7.6
23
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
19
8.5
11
Product Direction (% positive)
5.9
31
5.8
25
Features by Category
Memory Management - Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Device Management - Operating System
9.0
5
Not enough data
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Error Detection - Operating System
9.0
5
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Gentoo and Slackware are categorized as Operating System
Unique Categories
Gentoo has no unique categories
Slackware has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Gentoo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Slackware
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
Computer & Network Security
18.9%
Computer Software
18.9%
Information Technology and Services
16.2%
Entertainment
5.4%
Higher Education
5.4%
Other
35.1%
Information Technology and Services
23.3%
Computer Networking
6.7%
Computer Software
6.7%
Consumer Electronics
6.7%
Accounting
3.3%
Other
53.3%
Discussions
Does Gentoo come with a GUI?
1 Comment
GR
Yes and no, it's your own decision to install an X server and a window manager such as KDE or Gnome or i3 or work without.Read more
Gentoo has no more discussions with answers
Why Slackware?
2 Comments
OL
To me, that's the best choice. I wanted to spread it as much as I could, even installed it on my sis's notebook knowing she's too far from IT. Slackware is...Read more
Is Slackware a good distro?
1 Comment
TM
Good is understatement it is a great and powerful tooRead more
Is Slackware still relevant 2020?
1 Comment
MM
It is relevant. However, it will depend on your use case. For instance, application service providers/vendors will indicate which distribution of Linux their...Read more
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