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QNX Neutrino vs Ubuntu Linux comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

QNX Neutrino
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
IoT Operating Systems (OS) (1st)
Ubuntu Linux
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
152
Ranking in other categories
OpenStack (1st), Operating Systems (OS) for Business (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Computer Systems solutions, they serve different purposes. QNX Neutrino is designed for IoT Operating Systems (OS) and holds a mindshare of 21.0%, down 21.8% compared to last year.
Ubuntu Linux, on the other hand, focuses on Operating Systems (OS) for Business, holds 8.3% mindshare, down 10.8% since last year.
IoT Operating Systems (OS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
QNX Neutrino21.0%
Zephyr19.0%
Wind River VxWorks18.1%
Other41.9%
IoT Operating Systems (OS)
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Ubuntu Linux8.3%
Windows 117.3%
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)6.7%
Other77.7%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

HC
Senior Engineering Supervisor at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Certified middleware has streamlined safety-critical ADAS development and supports future projects
I would say for the performance cores, QNX Neutrino offers enhanced security features compared to functional safety and security features when compared to any Linux alternatives. We use our products for ADAS and automated driving, which are ASIL B to ASIL D level safety-critical applications, and QNX Neutrino helps us by providing certified middleware stacks so we don't have to do extensive testing on it, allowing us to focus only on the functions and algorithms. Using any open-source Linux would cause a lot of effort for us to test the overall software, so QNX Neutrino actually helps us reduce our effort and focus our software testing only on the functions and algorithms. It also offers virtual ECU type environments for a lot of testing even before integrating the whole software onto the actual hardware, thus saving us a lot of time later.
reviewer2728158 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Cloud Operations Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Good compatibility and improvement needed in migration process
For long-term support, it has been good because in most enterprise environments, people still use Ubuntu Linux sixteen, which is quite obsolete now. Other enterprise versions do not support obsolete systems, so supportability is good in terms of Ubuntu Linux. For sustainability, it's quite a significant point of view for every organization. For us, Ubuntu Linux is the preferable way. For others, it might not be, so that is quite a subjective matter itself. The pinpoint of the problem is that they take time because they need specific information. We need to go to AWS first, and then they'll contact the Ubuntu Linux support team itself. This creates a two-way hop for us, which is why it's not that great. It's not really Ubuntu Linux's problem but rather the way we are accessing Ubuntu Linux. The migration part when migrating an application or one version of Ubuntu Linux to another is quite hectic. During the process, one or many applications might crash. That is something they could handle themselves, but I don't think that's something Ubuntu Linux will look into. During a migration project that I was handling, Ubuntu Linux was not completely compatible for the migration process from one application to another. This is an area they could improve in migrating from minor versions to major versions.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"QNX Neutrino has positively impacted my organization because it was chosen as the main operating system for the products, at least for the graphical interface communication and for the application layer management."
"We use our products for ADAS and automated driving, which are ASIL B to ASIL D level safety-critical applications, and QNX Neutrino helps us by providing certified middleware stacks so we don't have to do extensive testing on it, allowing us to focus only on the functions and algorithms."
"It is fast and easy to install; it also supports containers and all kinds of libraries, and I can do almost everything with it."
"There are no limits to this solution."
"I would recommend this solution for development and production purposes for the simple reasons that it is free, stable, secure and shows good performance."
"The solution is very stable, it's great for security and it is very safe."
"It has a good support system for loading databases."
"Ubuntu thinks about its customers and really helps them to achieve what they want."
"Ubuntu Linux is lightweight, fast, and works seamlessly with command-line terminals."
"We can easily customize the NTS Client code."
 

Cons

"QNX Neutrino can be improved by simply continuing the good support and enhancing the toolsets."
"The solution could improve by being more user-friendly, you need to know how to use the command-line interface which you might not understand."
"The only improvement I would suggest is to switching back to Aptitude. They switched a lot of the packages that used to be running in Aptitude to Snap. I don't find them as usable when they are in Snap. The most obvious instance of this is that it's caused me to have issues with Chrome. Starting Chrome took a couple of seconds before it was up and running, which wasn't pleasant. Back when it used to run packaging in Aptitude, I didn't have this problem. I know they're familiar with these issues because a lot of other people have experienced them too."
"I think they need to focus more on securing and hardening Ubuntu's operating system."
"It should be easier and lighter. I am more experienced in working with CentOS, and I find CentOS much easier to use than Ubuntu. Ubuntu is more complicated than CentOS. Ubuntu is also heavier for hardware than centOS."
"It is an open-source tool, and it doesn't have any support."
"Lack of integration with other operating systems."
"Management monitoring and interface could be better."
"Like most Linux systems, they can just keep increasing support in Ubuntu for hardware systems. They can increase the number of drivers so that Ubuntu can work on more hardware. They have been improving greatly, but they can definitely keep doing that."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution does not come with a licensing fee."
"The solution is free."
"Ubuntu Linux is an open-source operating system."
"We are using the free and open-sourced version of the solution."
"It comes as free software, where there is an option for you to buy support licenses."
"It is also manageable and financially affordable."
"It is not a very expensive solution."
"The main advantage of Unix is that it's free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Media Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business86
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise54
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with QNX Neutrino?
QNX Neutrino can be improved by simply continuing the good support and enhancing the toolsets. While I cannot identify specific improvements needed for QNX Neutrino right now, something that could ...
What is your primary use case for QNX Neutrino?
For seven years, I was a software architect and used QNX Neutrino as part of my platforms. QNX Neutrino was the main operating system for one of the processors that we were using. I find it difficu...
What advice do you have for others considering QNX Neutrino?
I do not think I can give that kind of advice to others looking into using QNX Neutrino because it is very specific to the people that are using it, and it depends on everyone's specific needs, pro...
Which would you choose - Ubuntu Linux or Oracle Linux?
Ubunto Linux is a complete Linux operating system that is freely available with both community and professional support. This solution is suitable for both desktop and server use. It has a very app...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Ubuntu Linux?
My experience with the pricing, implementation costs, and licenses of Ubuntu Linux shows that it is free software, so the licensing cost is zero. Having the Ubuntu Pro licensing option, where you h...
What needs improvement with Ubuntu Linux?
I think Ubuntu Linux could improve in the area of packages, as Snap packages are being imposed on us and we are migrating to certain versions where we are losing APT. To have a pure terminal experi...
 

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Sample Customers

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Samsung, eBay, AT&T, Walmart, Cisco, Time Warner Cable, Bloomberg, Best Buy, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, Ericsson, Orange, Wells Fargo