--- title: Oracle Linux Reviews meta\_title: 'Oracle Linux Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 349 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Oracle Linux works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 349 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: IT Infrastructure url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-infrastructure --- ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Ubuntu](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ubuntu") Ubuntu 4.5/5(2,399) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) [ ![Red Hat Enterprise Linux](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Red Hat Enterprise Linux") Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6/5(977) ](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/reviews) [ ![Windows 7](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Windows 7") Windows 7 4.2/5(903) ](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-7/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-linux/competitors/alternatives) # Oracle Linux Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Oracle Linux but has limited features. Are you part of the Oracle Linux team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! A highly performant and secure operating environment, Oracle Linux delivers virtualization, management, automation, and cloud native computing tools, along with the operating system, in a single, easy-to-manage support offering. Oracle Linux provides a 100% application binary compatible alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS Linux and is supported across both hybrid and multicloud environments. * * * Seller [Oracle](https://www.g2.com/sellers/oracle) Discussions [Oracle Linux Community](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-linux/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Zeynep Koch Show More ## Typical Contract Price Pricing provided by BetterCloud and others. $$k - $$k Per Year [Log in to unlock pricing](/auth/linkedin?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Foracle-linux%2Freviews%3Fpage%3D7) ## User Insights Average based on 349 real user reviews. Implementation Time 3 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ Typical contract price $0k - $0k [Sign in to view](/login) Per Year [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Oracle Linux Integrations (4) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") CalendarBridge ](https://www.g2.com/products/calendarbridge/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") NinjaOne ](https://www.g2.com/products/ninjaone/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Oracle Database ](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Red Hat Enterprise Linux ](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/reviews) Show More ![Verified User in Accounting](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Accounting") UA Verified User in Accounting Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/30/2022 "Not That Great , Has limitations" 2/5 What do you like best about Oracle Linux? I like that it's free to use and distribute. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Oracle Linux? It can be difficult to use and I have run into a lot of technical difficulties in the beginning when initially installed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Oracle Linux solving and how is that benefiting you? It's a great secure system and helps protect data better than other operating systems. I have worked on it for a little bit for a project outside of my job, and it's something I would like to use again in future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Construction](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Construction") CC Verified User in Construction Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/3/2022 "Software packages interface not able to download and install the packages properly" 1.5/5 What do you like best about Oracle Linux? Network interface where it is very easy to configure the network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Oracle Linux? GUI of oracle Linux is slow and it takes more resources to run smoothly even when it is run on high end server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Oracle Linux: Running oracle Linux is same experience you get with other Linux distribution but GUI experience is still not smooth as you expect. CLI version is best recommend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Oracle Linux solving and how is that benefiting you? Oracle Linux is used for the Primavera EPPM P6 application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Banking](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Banking") AB Verified User in Banking Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/22/2020 "In installation of application servers and tools for data analysis" 1.5/5 What do you like best about Oracle Linux? With respect to other Linux platforms it does not make any difference. I don't see anything special about other Linux platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Oracle Linux? It is not very friendly and above all it does not fully align with other Linux platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Oracle Linux solving and how is that benefiting you? I have used Oracle Linux because it is the current version of my company and there is no other. It is used in Chatbot applications and data analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 11/10/2020 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite AB Abdelhamid B. Finance analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/27/2019 "Oracle " 2/5 What do you like best about Oracle Linux? It gathers al kinds of information and summarize it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Oracle Linux? Its a little bit old fashioned, not the best erp out there Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Oracle Linux: Be like sap Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Oracle Linux solving and how is that benefiting you? It makes my work easier Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Hospitality](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Hospitality") UH Verified User in Hospitality Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/19/2018 "Great products; weak IT support" 2/5 What do you like best about Oracle Linux? Oracle offers a lot of great software and systems, however, there are a lot of products that are rolled out without solutions to possible technical difficulties. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Oracle Linux? See above, IT support needs better and more constant communication. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Oracle Linux: Make sure your IT team has a good relationship with Oracle! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Oracle Linux solving and how is that benefiting you? Faster, efficient day-to-day business processes which in turn creates more positive experiences for our hotel guests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Michael F.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Michael F.") MF Michael F. Senior Technical Account Manager, Team Lead Computer Software Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/5/2012 "Oracle's Attempt To Force Purchases" 2/5 What do you like best about Oracle Linux? It is fully optimized to run Oracle's RDBMS platform, and nothing else. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Oracle Linux? Oracle Linux was a way for Oracle to try to force you into making an additional purchase. When originally launched they toyed with the idea of saying they only supported Oracle's RDBMS platform running on Oracle Linux, but were forced to change that perspective with the outcry of all Oracle users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Oracle Linux: Look elsewhere, most \*nix OS' will run Oracle perfectly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ## Questions about Oracle Linux? 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. 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