Comparing different commercial Linux Distributions for their pricing per server per annum.
In this comparison were not going deep into features, number of packages or actuality but into commercial viability features.In order to run a certain business there may be the requirements for a commercial backed distribution to cover off lifetime, support and return and protection of investment.
There are several variants of support features and differences between the number of sockets / cores. Please follow the “detailed pricing” link for further detailed pricing options.
The table Comparison of Commercial Linux Distributions Pricing was last modified at 2015-01-01 12:11:14 by Andreas Schmidt.
Comparison of Commercial Linux Distributions Pricing
This table compares the pricing between commercially supported Linux Distributions per server per year| Linux Distribution (Version) | Vendor | Support and or License (Cost per Server per annum) | Support Lifecycle | Security maintenance lifecycle | Notes |
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| RHEL 6.x | RedHat Inc. | Desktop/Workstation: from 49$ Server: from 349$ RedHat Detailed Pricing Catalog | 13 Years Additional Comparison | 13 Years Additional Comparison | Pricing is dependent on # of CPUs and Sockets of the Hardware. |
| RHEL 7.x | RedHat Inc. | Desktop/Workstation: from 49$ Server: from 349$ RedHat Detailed Pricing Catalog | 13 Years Additional Comparison | 13 Years Additional Comparison | Pricing is dependent on # of CPUs and Sockets of the Hardware. RHEL 7 supports Live Kernel Patching with KPatch |
| Oracle Linux 6.x | Oracle Inc. | From 119$ for update without technical support for unlimited cpus/cores. From $499 software and technical support for 2 sockets unlimited cores Detailed Pricing Catalog | 10 Years Additional Comparison | 10 Years Additional Comparison | Pricing is dependent on # of CPUs and Sockets of the Hardware. Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel DTrace, Btrfs File System Ksplice for Kernel Live patching Linux Containers OCFS2 - Oracle Cluster File System for Linux Feature Comparison provided by Oracle |
| Oracle Enterprise Linux 7.x | Oracle Inc. | From 119$ for update without technical support for unlimited cpus/cores. From $499 software and technical support for 2 sockets unlimited cores Detailed Pricing Catalog | 10 Years Additional Comparison | 10 Years Additional Comparison | Pricing is dependent on # of CPUs and Sockets of the Hardware. Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel DTrace, Btrfs File System Ksplice for Kernel Live patching Linux Containers OCFS2 - Oracle Cluster File System for Linux Feature Comparison provided by Oracle |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (SLES) | SUSE GmbH | Server: From 290€ Detailed Pricing List | 13 Years Additional Comparison | 13 Years Additional Comparison | Pricing is dependent on # of CPUs and Sockets of the Hardware. Life kernel update (kGraft) |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | Canonical Ltd. | Ubuntu Advantage Desktop: from £385 (5 pack only) Servers: from £201.68(+local VAT) for basic support Ubuntu's Detailed Pricing List | 5 Years Additional Comparison | 5 Years Additional Comparison | |
