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At a Glance
Xubuntu
Xubuntu
Star Rating
(67)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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openSUSE Tumbleweed
openSUSE Tumbleweed
Star Rating
(31)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Xubuntu vs openSUSE Tumbleweed

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found openSUSE Tumbleweed easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with openSUSE Tumbleweed overall.

  • Reviewers felt that openSUSE Tumbleweed meets the needs of their business better than Xubuntu.
  • 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 Xubuntu over openSUSE Tumbleweed.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Xubuntu
No pricing available
openSUSE Tumbleweed
No pricing available
Free Trial
Xubuntu
No trial information available
openSUSE Tumbleweed
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
53
9.0
15
Ease of Use
8.7
53
9.0
15
Ease of Setup
8.2
24
9.6
9
Ease of Admin
8.1
13
9.0
8
Quality of Support
8.1
48
8.5
16
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
11
8.5
8
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
47
6.7
14
Features by Category
8.0
10
Not enough data
Memory Management - Operating System
8.8
10
Not enough data
Device Management - Operating System
8.1
7
Not enough data
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
7.6
7
Not enough data
Error Detection - Operating System
7.6
7
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Xubuntu
Xubuntu
openSUSE Tumbleweed
openSUSE Tumbleweed
Xubuntu and openSUSE Tumbleweed are categorized as Operating System
Unique Categories
Xubuntu
Xubuntu has no unique categories
openSUSE Tumbleweed
openSUSE Tumbleweed has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Xubuntu
Xubuntu
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
57.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
26.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
15.6%
openSUSE Tumbleweed
openSUSE Tumbleweed
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
53.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
14.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Xubuntu
Xubuntu
Information Technology and Services
25.0%
Computer Software
21.9%
Computer & Network Security
7.8%
Higher Education
4.7%
Marketing and Advertising
3.1%
Other
37.5%
openSUSE Tumbleweed
openSUSE Tumbleweed
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%
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Discussions
Xubuntu
Xubuntu Discussions
Does Xubuntu have Software Center?
1 Comment
Monty the Mongoose crying
Xubuntu has no more discussions with answers
openSUSE Tumbleweed
openSUSE Tumbleweed Discussions
What is Suse tumbleweed?
1 Comment
RAJAT G.
RG
It is the distribution of opensuse containing newest stable applications with updated kernelRead more
Is openSUSE Tumbleweed good?
1 Comment
What is openSUSE Tumbleweed based on?
1 Comment
Peter G.
PG
It is a Linux distribution, based on the operating system code developed by Linus Torwalds.Read more