Red Hat
June 20, 2025

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

We use RHEL in all aspects of our business.

Pros

  • RHEL does a lot things well depending on how it is configured. So I would say RHEL excels at being flexible.
  • RHEL is a very stable operating system and is easy to maintain when properly configured and used.
  • RHEL is a secure OS when all the proper configurations are in place.

Cons

  • I have had issues with RHEL corrupting when being patched online and then the OS loses network connectivity.
  • SELinux with MLS does not have much documentation and is a pain to get working.
  • The positive impact is that RHEL enables us to ship a product.
I give it this rating because RHEL can be configured to do so many things as long as you have the right packages installed with the right configuration but you have to know what you are doing. You can install RHEL on almost any device that can take a Linux install.
RHEL provides more support and has a bigger community, RHEL is a more mature product and has Fedora and Centos as upstream products to help make it more stable.

Do you think Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) again?

Yes

RHEL can be a great production server when configured properly, it is very flexible and can be used in many different scenarios whether it be a web server, file server, database server, or a load balancer. RHEL is less appropriate in end user environment where the use needs to do daily office work tasks although it still can be done.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Feature Ratings

Operating System
9.5
Resource Allocation
10
File Management
10
Hardware Device Management
10
Software Application Management
10
System Update Frequency
7
Operating System Security
10

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