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Compare IBM i and Linux Mint 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (54.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
IBM i
Star Rating
(53)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about IBM iLinux Mint
Star Rating
(181)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Linux MintIBM i vs Linux Mint
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Linux Mint easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with IBM i overall.
- Reviewers felt that Linux Mint meets the needs of their business better than IBM i.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, IBM i and Linux Mint provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of IBM i over Linux Mint.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM i
No pricing availableLinux Mint
No pricing availableFree Trial
IBM i
No trial information availableLinux Mint
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
32
8.9
144
Ease of Use
8.4
32
9.0
143
Ease of Setup
8.2
20
9.1
61
Ease of Admin
8.4
18
8.7
37
Quality of Support
8.2
32
8.2
136
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
17
8.2
34
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
28
8.2
139
Features by Category
Memory Management - Operating System
9.5
7
9.4
17
Device Management - Operating System
9.5
7
9.0
15
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
9.3
7
7.4
15
Error Detection - Operating System
9.0
7
7.6
15
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM i and Linux Mint are categorized as Operating System
Unique Categories
IBM i has no unique categories
Linux Mint has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM i
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Linux Mint
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
20.5%
Computer Software
11.4%
Banking
11.4%
Hospital & Health Care
6.8%
Financial Services
6.8%
Other
43.2%
Information Technology and Services
26.4%
Computer Software
21.3%
Computer & Network Security
5.7%
Newspapers
4.6%
Consumer Goods
4.6%
Other
37.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
IBM i a good tool to use or not?
5 Comments
SM
We are official IBM i strategic partners and we have been working on these systems for more than a decade now. These are one of the most robust systems...Read more
What is IBM i platform?
1 Comment
CS
IBM I, formerly known as AS/400, iSeries, and System I, is an extremely dependable, safe, and scalable operating system designed for large and medium-sized...Read more
IBM i has no more discussions with answers
Is Linux Mint still supported?
2 Comments
VP
Very well, It supports older hardware as well as newer. Pleasant experience while coding...Read more
how can i make partitions of my hard drive ?
1 Comment
SR
Yes, you can do it. sending you a link please check...Read more
Virtual box
1 Comment
DC
Are you sure that it is Linux Mint defect and you were able to install it correctly? That might not be specific to Linux Mint. It is based on Debian, did you...Read more
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