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Rocky Linux vs Wind River VxWorks comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Rocky Linux
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Operating Systems (OS) for Business (2nd)
Wind River VxWorks
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
IoT Operating Systems (OS) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Computer Systems solutions, they serve different purposes. Rocky Linux is designed for Operating Systems (OS) for Business and holds a mindshare of 10.2%, down 14.8% compared to last year.
Wind River VxWorks, on the other hand, focuses on IoT Operating Systems (OS), holds 13.0% mindshare, up 5.1% since last year.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Rocky Linux10.2%
Ubuntu Linux8.8%
Windows Server8.7%
Other72.3%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
IoT Operating Systems (OS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Wind River VxWorks13.0%
QNX Neutrino26.1%
Zephyr24.3%
Other36.599999999999994%
IoT Operating Systems (OS)
 

Featured Reviews

Massimiliano Adamo - PeerSpot reviewer
Linux architect at European Commission
Has supported seamless migrations and enabled running complex data workloads securely
The best features Rocky Linux offers include clustering and all the packages from Red Hat.Rocky Linux has impacted my organization very positively because we migrated everything from CentOS and Windows servers to Rocky Linux. Everything is clear, with good packaging, and now it's version 9.6, which is very important for us due to security problems since we are in Europe. Rocky Linux is very good for security and other aspects. Since migrating to Rocky Linux, I've seen specific outcomes such as improved security because CentOS stopped the project, and security patches aren't being released. We need to maintain a system similar to Red Hat, which is very stable and has many features such as file system, topology, and containers.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
14%
University
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
42%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
7%
Educational Organization
7%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Large Enterprise16
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Rocky Linux?
One area for improvement is the ecosystem of pre-built third-party packages. Sometimes, I need to build from source. Additionally, documentation for niche use cases could be more detailed. Otherwis...
What is your primary use case for Rocky Linux?
I use Rocky Linux for production web servers. It runs Apache with Moodle, for example. I primarily use Rocky Linux for stable, production-ready services. I also use it for containerized workloads a...
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