Compare Slackware and openSUSE Tumbleweed 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (55.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Slackware
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 SlackwareopenSUSE Tumbleweed
Star Rating
(32)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about openSUSE TumbleweedSlackware vs openSUSE Tumbleweed
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found openSUSE Tumbleweed easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that openSUSE Tumbleweed meets the needs of their business better than Slackware.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that openSUSE Tumbleweed is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of openSUSE Tumbleweed over Slackware.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Slackware
No pricing availableopenSUSE Tumbleweed
No pricing availableFree Trial
Slackware
No trial information availableopenSUSE Tumbleweed
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
25
9.0
15
Ease of Use
7.6
25
9.0
15
Ease of Setup
7.6
18
9.6
9
Ease of Admin
7.9
14
9.0
8
Quality of Support
7.6
23
8.5
16
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
11
8.5
8
Product Direction (% positive)
5.8
25
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
Slackware and openSUSE Tumbleweed are categorized as Operating System
Unique Categories
Slackware has no unique categories
openSUSE Tumbleweed has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Slackware
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
23.3%
Computer Networking
6.7%
Computer Software
6.7%
Consumer Electronics
6.7%
Accounting
3.3%
Other
53.3%
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
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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