--- title: openSUSE Leap Reviews meta\_title: 'openSUSE Leap Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 37 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how openSUSE Leap works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 37 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: IT Infrastructure url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-infrastructure --- # openSUSE Leap Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by openSUSE Leap but has limited features. Are you part of the openSUSE Leap team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! The openSUSE Project is a worldwide effort that promotes the use of free and open source software wherever possible, and well known for its GNU/Linux based operating systems. openSUSE Leap is the keystone community distribution that offers unmatched choice by being binary-compatible with the commercially-available SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE). openSUSE Leap combines SLE quality with the amazing ecosystem of openSUSE, which offers thousands of additional community-maintained software packages. * * * Seller [SUSE](https://www.g2.com/sellers/suse) Discussions [openSUSE Leap Community](https://www.g2.com/products/opensuse/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Jeff Reser (Director, Product and Solution Marketing at SUSE) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/opensuse/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![CentOS](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "CentOS") CentOS 4.4/5(425) ](https://www.g2.com/products/centos/reviews) [ ![Debian](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Debian") Debian 4.6/5(223) ](https://www.g2.com/products/debian/reviews) [ ![Fedora](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Fedora") Fedora 4.4/5(216) ](https://www.g2.com/products/fedora/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/opensuse/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 37 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education") UH Verified User in Higher Education Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/19/2018 "A reasonable open source operating system " 3/5 What do you like best about openSUSE Leap? Definitely better than Ubuntu because it adds the latest and greatest features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about openSUSE Leap? If you are installing openSUSE as the only operating system, this is a good system to have. However, openSUSE is not very intuitive to use with other operating systems like Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is openSUSE Leap solving and how is that benefiting you? I use openSUSE for academic research. Because it’s relatively easy to set up and has the latest security features, this is a great choice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite MC Manolo C. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/20/2018 "OpenSUSE" 3/5 What do you like best about openSUSE Leap? Simply impressive, totally recommendable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about openSUSE Leap? It would have to be updated and a little more, that's the only bad thing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is openSUSE Leap solving and how is that benefiting you? Administration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Seller inviteAI Translated ## Questions about openSUSE Leap? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about openSUSE Leap ](https://www.g2.com/products/opensuse/discussions/new) GU Guest User What is openSUSE Leap used for? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-opensuse-leap-used-for) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/opensuse/discuss) ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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