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# Neptune vs Ubuntu Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Neptune** [

4.3/5(17)

](https://www.g2.com/products/neptune/reviews#reviews)

**Ubuntu** [

4.5/5(2,407)

](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Neptune**
No pricing available

**Ubuntu**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Neptune**
Not enough reviews yet

**Ubuntu**
2 months

Based on 158 responses

Return on Investment

**Neptune**
Not enough reviews yet

**Ubuntu**
10 months

Based on 121 responses

Perceived Cost

**Neptune**
Not enough reviews yet

**Ubuntu**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Neptune**
Not enough reviews yet

**Ubuntu**
14%

Pros & Cons

**Neptune**
[
Ease of Use (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/neptune/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1984058&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Easy Installation (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/neptune/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2078674&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Compatibility Issues (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/neptune/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2078657&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Skill Requirements (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/neptune/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2410829&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Ubuntu**
[
Ease of Use (334)
](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1072988&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Linux/Ubuntu OS (299)
](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1071828&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Compatibility Issues (139)
](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1072885&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Software (102)
](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1072475&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Neptune**
Not enough data

**Ubuntu**
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AWS Cloud

](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-cloud/reviews)[
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Screenshots

**Neptune**
No screenshot available

**Ubuntu**
 ![Ubuntu screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1477518/Screenshot-2025-06-25-at-11.38.51.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Neptune**

8.5

8.513

**Ubuntu**

9.0

9.01,889

Ease of Use

**Neptune**

8.1

8.113

**Ubuntu**

8.7

8.71,909

Ease of Setup

**Neptune**

8.7

8.75

**Ubuntu**

9.0

9.0925

Ease of Admin

**Neptune**
Not enough data

**Ubuntu**

8.7

8.7652

Quality of Support

**Neptune**

7.9

7.913

**Ubuntu**

8.3

8.31,733

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Neptune**
Not enough data

**Ubuntu**

8.7

8.7571

Product Direction (% positive)

**Neptune**

9.0

9.012

**Ubuntu**

9.1

9.11,786

Features

Cloud Management Platforms[Hide 49 FeaturesShow 49 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.7

51

Functionality

Cloud Consolidation

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

41

Cloud Orchestration

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

43

Cloud Optimization

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

42

Management

Cloud Cost Analytics

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

42

Cloud Security

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

40

Security Management

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

38

Cloud Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

40

Capacity Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cost Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Cloud Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Cloud Management Platforms

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

25

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

25

Decision Making

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

26

Data Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Performance Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Catalog

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomaly Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multitenancy

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Self Service Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Virtualization[Hide 42 FeaturesShow 42 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.9

97

Performance

Scalability

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

78

Portability

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

74

Data Recovery

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

73

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

OS Integration

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

74

Resource Saving

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

76

Performance Management

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

72

Security

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

74

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Server Virtualization

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

45

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

45

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

46

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

45

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

44

Decision Making

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

45

File Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Cloud Computing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machine Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Graphical User Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Server

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Update/Installation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

VDI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machine Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Container Engine[Hide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.1

60

Application Support

Deployment

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

49

Interface support

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

42

Processor support

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

37

Application Support

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

47

System Capability

Self Healing High Availability

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

35

Orchestration

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

41

Scalability

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

39

Security

Automatic Security Updates

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

43

Security updates

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

42

Operating System[Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.8

294

Memory Management - Operating System

RAM management

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

204

App Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Device Management - Operating System

I/O management

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

230

Backup and Recovery - Operating System

Data backup

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

178

Error Detection - Operating System

System operations monitoring

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

191

Additional Functionality

System Updates

Not enough data

7.2(won by default)

6

For Developers

Not enough data

10.0(won by default)

5

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Allocation

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Desktop Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

IoT Operating Systems[Hide 4 FeaturesShow 4 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.9

42

Security

Access Controls

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

35

Network Security

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

36

Compliance

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

33

Cryptography

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

32

Security Compliance[Hide 59 FeaturesShow 59 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.4

51

Generative AI - Security Compliance

Predictive Risk

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

38

Automated Documentation

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

36

Additional Functionality

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Consent Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Template Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Language

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

PIA/DPIA

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sensitive Data Identification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Self Service Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

PCI Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Governance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

PCI Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Integrity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Exceptions Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

Governance, Risk & Compliance[Hide 45 FeaturesShow 45 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Evidence Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Assessment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Operational Risk Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Enterprise Risk Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vendor Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

IT Risk Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Internal Controls Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Environmental Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Governance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

FDA Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Neptune](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1532982208/neptune.png "Neptune")](https://www.g2.com/products/neptune/reviews)

Neptune

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

50.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

28.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

21.4%

[![Ubuntu](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/4b0cb18835a92aa4bb723c4d488c6400/ubuntu.svg "Ubuntu")](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews)

Ubuntu

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

47.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

33.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

19.4%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

50.0%

47.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

28.6%

33.1%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

21.4%

19.4%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Neptune](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1532982208/neptune.png "Neptune")](https://www.g2.com/products/neptune/reviews)
Neptune

Information Technology and Services

14.3%

Wine and Spirits

7.1%

Retail

7.1%

Online Media

7.1%

Mining & Metals

7.1%

Other

57.1%

[![Ubuntu](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/4b0cb18835a92aa4bb723c4d488c6400/ubuntu.svg "Ubuntu")](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews)
Ubuntu

Information Technology and Services

26.4%

Computer Software

25.0%

Computer & Network Security

5.5%

Higher Education

3.5%

Internet

2.8%

Other

36.9%

Alternatives

**Neptune Alternatives**

 ![Linux Mint](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_3146bdd0defa39278b58727400f0a807/linux-mint.jpg "Linux Mint")

[
Linux Mint
](/products/linux-mint/reviews)

 ![CentOS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565579/centos.svg "CentOS")

[
CentOS
](/products/centos/reviews)

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

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

 ![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")

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

**Ubuntu Alternatives**

 ![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")

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

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

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

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

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

[
Android
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