Name: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Rating: 4.5 (194 reviews)

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Product Information on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Updated 13th October 2025

What is SUSE Linux Enterprise Server?

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is a software platform designed to provide a secure, reliable, and scalable environment for running mission-critical applications and workloads across physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructures. The software offers features such as system management, high availability, container support, and workload optimization. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server supports a range of hardware architectures and is used for managing servers, databases, and application services. The software addresses business needs for enterprise-level stability, compliance, and operational efficiency in deploying and maintaining IT infrastructure.

Overall experience with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Software Developer

Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, Education

FAVORABLE

“SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Highlights BTRFS and Centralized System Configuration”

4.0

Apr 2, 2026

Professional level linux distro that satisfies many business needs at both the server and client machine levels. There are only 3 linux distributions that I would trust for such endeavors and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is one of them.

MANAGER

250M - 500M USD, Telecommunication

CRITICAL

“Dependable Linux Distribution! ”

3.0

Feb 27, 2022

SUSE is a great solution for enterprises looking to manage Linux servers. Though it has it's flaws, overall it's a dependable Linux management platform, especially if you have too many Linux servers.

About Company

Company Description

Founded as a global entity, SUSE is focused on the provision of enterprise-grade, open-source solutions. These solutions are recognized for their innovative, dependable, and secure features, and are utilized extensively across several industries. SUSE is known for its proficiency in Linux for critical businesses, Management of Enterprise Containers, and Edge solutions. By working in collaboration with communities and other entities, the company enables its clientele to pioneer developments everywhere – from data centers to the cloud and beyond. SUSE is dedicated to maintaining the principles of open source, thus providing its customers with the flexibility to address current innovation challenges and adapt their strategies and solutions in the future. With a multinational team of over 2,000 professionals, SUSE operates globally.

Company Details

Year Founded

1992

Head office location

Nürnberg, Germany

Number of employees

1001 - 5000

Website

http://www.suse.com

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Likes & Dislikes

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server puts BTRFS support front and center. The YaST Snapper module and YaST Partitioner make working with BTRFS a breeze (anyone who has had to work with BTRFS via CLI would agree). BTRFS is the perfect filesystem where snapshots and incremental changes need to be tracked (though I recommend avoiding for write heavy databases as BTRFS is a COW filesystem but for general file servers it has been great). There were several times where we needed data as it existed at a certain point in time and YaST Snapper BTRFS made this so easy. Another thing to mention is SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is pretty much the only enterprise level distro that puts KDE first as opposed to GNOME which many prefer since it looks closest to windows. Finally from a system configuration standpoint YaST has no equal. Basically a centralized GUI for all system configuration. For many sysadmins it is what would one would imagine if Windows kept evolving control panel to be a central configuration tool (instead of what really happened to it with Windows Settings and all).

1) Though SUSE is meant for enterprise servers, it can easily installed on desktops. 2) The installation process is seamless and can be automated as well. 3) The overall system is stable and the down time is very minimal. 4) Scalability is fantastic in real time scenarios. 5) The customer support is great. They do what it takes to get your issues resolved at the earliest.

Migration tools, YAST for application management and the LTS were key requirements. LTS being the primary one as this gives us stability and security over the coming months and years whilst we migrate all platforms.

Some of us prefer GNOME over KDE and if you just try and swap out the desktop environments it becomes obvious SUSE is KDE focused. Note though this dislike is more of a personal preference and shouldn't be weighted heavily against the other technical merits of the product. Not really a dislike but more of a concern is SUSE deprecating YaST and advising a switch to Cockpit. We have not used Cockpit and have reservations about moving away from a proven centralized configuration and management system to another; time will tell.

1) The team absolutely needs to work on the documentation. 2) The online community needs improvement. It is near to impossible to find a solution to a problem. 3) The software landscape is not properly compatible with SUSE. There are several programs that are still not packaged for it. 4) CLI is different compared to other products, so it takes time to get used to it.

AThe cost of the product licenses, yes they are enterprise, but they do seem high. Other suppliers offer more in the software side but as a user of SUSE we progressed to the Enterprise version. Cost Benefit Analysis was undertaken and this along with the Security side has given us the approach that we needed to progress with this model.

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Gov't/PS/Ed

Education

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Highlights BTRFS and Centralized System Configuration

Manager Of It Services

<50M USD

Real Estate

Long Term Support and Security Cited as Primary Needs in Linux Migration

Mar 18, 2026

Stability and security were our key points when looking to replace our current Linux environment. Easy to manage configuration and migrate from older environments whilst creating new functionality, eae of support, management and security perspectives for compliance reasons.

It Associate

50M-1B USD

Healthcare and Biotech

SLES Demonstrates Reliability and Quality for Diverse Healthcare and SAP Workloads

Apr 1, 2026

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is an excellent operating system for our healthcare loads. We used it for all our SAP implementations but also for other loads like DB, Web servers and so on. SLES is reliable and has good quality.

IT Services

Straightforward Deployment and High Security Define SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

5.0

Feb 6, 2026

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is a robust server solution for cloud environments used in data centers. Deploying this solution is straight forward and then you can customize it for your needs. This solution has years of development behind it, so you can rest assured that the security is at the highest level.

1B-10B USD

Retail

Fallback Features Highlight SLES Strengths, Documentation Needs Detail

Apr 3, 2026

SLES is very stable. The product is widely supported and a lot of applications are ready to run on SLES. The performance of SLES is high. There is a long support life time on SLES 15 SP7. The final version of SLES 15.

Overview

Product Information on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

What is SUSE Linux Enterprise Server?

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Overall experience with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

“SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Highlights BTRFS and Centralized System Configuration”

“Dependable Linux Distribution! ”

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Key Insights

A Snapshot of What Matters - Based on Validated User Reviews

User Sentiment About SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Reviewer Insights for: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Deciding Factors: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Vs. Market Average

Performance of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Across Market Features

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Likes & Dislikes

Top SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Alternatives

Peer Discussions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Reviews and Ratings

Recommended Gartner Insights

About Company

Company Description

Company Details

User Sentiment About SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Reviewer Insights for: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Deciding Factors: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Vs. Market Average

Performance of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Across Market Features

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Likes & Dislikes

Top SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Alternatives

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Highlights BTRFS and Centralized System Configuration

Long Term Support and Security Cited as Primary Needs in Linux Migration

SLES Demonstrates Reliability and Quality for Diverse Healthcare and SAP Workloads

Straightforward Deployment and High Security Define SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Fallback Features Highlight SLES Strengths, Documentation Needs Detail

4.5

(194 Ratings)

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