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OpenIndiana Reviews & Product Details

User Insights

Average based on 10 real user reviews.

jamsheed I.
JI
jamsheed I.
Senior Civil Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Rock-Solid OpenIndiana with Powerful ZFS and Snapshot Features"
5/5
What do you like best about OpenIndiana?

Its stability and enterprise-grade foundation based on the illumos operating system. The software provides advanced features such as ZFS file systems, snapshots, data integrity protection, and efficient resource management while remaining open source. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenIndiana?

Open indiana is ok in all its corrector and configuration. I like it . No dislike from my side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeffrey K.
JK
Jeffrey K.
VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"OPENINDIANA PRINCIPALS"
5/5
What do you like best about OpenIndiana?

PROFESSIONAL USERS ARE PROVIDED A FEATURE-RICH PLATFORM FOR SERVERS AND DESKTOPS. PROFESSIONAL USES OFFER A RICH ECOSYSTEM OF PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS WHICH INCLUDE OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenIndiana?

INSTALLATION ISSUES WITH OUTDATED PACKAGES AND COMPLEX MANUAL PROCESSES. OPENINDIANA FACES CHALLENGES DUE TO IT'S LACK OF SUPPORT Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jose Alfredo A.
JA
Jose Alfredo A.
Docente Postgrado (Cursos de Actualización)
Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Experience with OpenIndiana"
4/5
What do you like best about OpenIndiana?

The free access to technologies based on ZFS, DTrace, and SMF, in addition to maintaining binary and conceptual compatibility with OpenSolaris Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenIndiana?

Initially, it is often confusing or incomplete for new users due to its lack of documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Scott B.
SB
Scott B.
Unix Linux System Administrator III
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Good technology for those who understand unix"
3.5/5
What do you like best about OpenIndiana?

Open Indiana is the evolution of Solaris with many modern changes. It supports ZFS by default, solving some hurdles with using ZFS on Linux. You also get LXC containers, which is preferred by some. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenIndiana?

Find help can be a challenge. Information is not as prevalent as with Linux, but what you can find tents to be better quality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MS
Mohamed S.
Senior Sales Associate
Hospitality
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Open source server for advanced users"
4.5/5
What do you like best about OpenIndiana?

OpenIndiana really soars at its highest. It provided me with confidence about my server and weeks of running with no issues. The number of freely available OSSs is enormous, which makes it just great. It is like having a giant toolbox in terms of customization that is waiting at your beck and call. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenIndiana?

The availability of the software becomes a two-edged weapon. Quite often one gets older versions of packages or if one is lucky has to compile them manually, which transforms simple installations into wild hunts. It is like searching for the right tool in an old dusty attic full of clutter and stuff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rishu T.
RT
Rishu T.
Associate Manager Strategy
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Old content in new cover"
3.5/5
What do you like best about OpenIndiana?

Its compatibility with other Solaris applications, parallel processing where the user can select multiple commands from shell conf. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenIndiana?

The Boot time, as mentioned in the title it is a bit outdated system with very poor documentation and on top of that, the aesthetics are not appealing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Srishti   G.
SG
Srishti G.
SDET
Computer Software
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"OpenIndiana used by organisations for [free] security updates and bug fixes."
4.5/5
What do you like best about OpenIndiana?

1- It handles various users at one time.

2-Freely users can use server.

3-It has initial support for mount install media via NFS.

4-From shell configuration user can select different commands. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenIndiana?

1- The timestamp is a little bit Outdated.

2- Documentation is poor.

3- It is not primitive compare to GNU/Linux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
CI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Easy to use OS for the people who have worked with opensolaris"
3.5/5
What do you like best about OpenIndiana?

It supports a windowing GUI system along with a Command Line Interface shell.

It provides the user to select different commands from shell configuration.

It supports so many powerful open-source software.

It provides next-generation features for downstream distributions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenIndiana?

Poor Documentation.

The setup is outdated.

The system takes much time to boot.

The themes could have been better Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer & Network Security
UC
Verified User in Computer & Network Security
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A Stable and Reliable Open-Source OS"
4.5/5
What do you like best about OpenIndiana?

1) Supports open source software

2) Provides a variety of desktop environment options

3) Users can select multiple commands from shell configuration

4) It is more compatible with Solaris applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenIndiana?

1) Insufficient documentation

2) Should provide options to change theme, layouts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RM
Roger M.
Sole Proprietor
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Looking for an Open Source continuation of OpenSolaris?"
4/5
What do you like best about OpenIndiana?

I appreciate the timely software updates to ensure the OS is securely patched. It has all of the features of OpenSolaris (ZFS/Zones/DTrace/etc) along with new features that rival those of Oracle's Solaris 11 offering. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenIndiana?

Sometimes new releases of the system aren't on a regular schedule but that can work itself out if more admins were to adopt this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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