Bachelor of Engineering at Vaasan ammattikorkeakoulu VAMK University of Applied Sciences
Real User
Top 20
Apr 28, 2025
Ubuntu Linux is open-source, leading to cost savings through its free availability. Its resource efficiency further reduces costs by optimizing system performance.
Ubuntu Linux is free for personal use, including business use. However, if you require enterprise-level support from their team, you need to pay a subscription fee. Ubuntu offers custom pricing that may vary based on the business requirements.
System Administrator at Figment Design Laboratories
User
Apr 29, 2022
It's free and open source! Users should play and experiment to their heart's content and if they get stuck join the wonderful Ubuntu/Linux community to get the help you need.
We have special workstations with Ubuntu preloaded because it was the best for artificial intelligence within the hardware. We got the whole system, including the hardware, software, and setup. We have support with the total package, but that's the only thing we have to pay for, and we haven't needed to use that support. In general, we don't have any license costs for Linux systems. Some of the Red Hat systems have license costs, but most are open-source or free versions.
Director, CTO, Co-Founder at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Nov 19, 2021
The main advantage of Unix is that it's free. Windows Unix and Ubuntu provide a free license and one need just pay for the hardware. Mac is costly. Ubuntu provides a cheaper and better option.
Co-Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Nov 18, 2021
I'm aware of the paid services that they offer and provide technical support for, which are very good. Down the road, I will use some of them, specifically the service that automatically patches the central core of the operating system because it seems useful. Another service they used to have is a paid networking service. The services they offer are useful, but they depend on your particular situation and requirements. I would consider paying for them when a situation calls for them, but I don't need them right now. You don't need to pay for licensing.
Technical Presales Consultant/ Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
MSP
Aug 2, 2021
Ubuntu is a free product. If I am not mistaken, you can purchase support contracts that are available from Ubuntu. You can always purchase Ubuntu, use it as often as you would like, and you can get enterprise support. Canonical has its licensing scheme, but I think the product is free to use. It has a GPL license, (General Public License). This license is always and will always be free to use. I am not familiar with the prices because I never had to contact Canonical for support and inquired about how much it would cost for their support. In general, you can always download their software and install it at any time for free and use it for free, according to the GPL license.
I prefer to use an open-source license rather than proprietary licenses. Ubuntu is very well documented. It is also manageable and financially affordable.
Ubuntu is an open-source Linux operating system that can be used free of charge. Buyers can pay for services and support, but they do not have to pay for a license.
Operations Manager at a retailer with 201-500 employees
Real User
Dec 11, 2020
The solution isn't really expensive at this time. So far the version we are using goes, it is being used on the virtual machine. That was a free download.
Ubuntu Linux is an open-source platform known for its robust security, ease of use, and rapid performance. Its lightweight design and comprehensive support system make it ideal for diverse IT environments, providing seamless management and scalability options.
Ubuntu Linux stands out with its open-source nature that allows extensive customization and access to a broad range of free software. It is widely praised for its stability and a vast package repository offering regular updates,...
My experience with the pricing for Ubuntu Linux is that I always use the free version, so I never paid for any installations or support.
The cost is not much, and I am not sure about the licensing cost because a separate team handles it.
Ubuntu Linux is open-source, leading to cost savings through its free availability. Its resource efficiency further reduces costs by optimizing system performance.
The setup cost is free.
Ubuntu Linux is open-source and free to use, which makes it cost-effective.
Ubuntu is essentially free to download and use, making it accessible to anyone without the need for licensing costs.
It's free. I haven't paid for a license. And we can manage all our servers by ourselves.
The product is free of cost.
The product is cheap compared to Windows. We pay a yearly license fee. I rate the pricing a four out of ten.
There are no payments to be made towards any licensing costs attached to the solution.
There is no licensing cost for the product.
Ubuntu Linux is free for personal use, including business use. However, if you require enterprise-level support from their team, you need to pay a subscription fee. Ubuntu offers custom pricing that may vary based on the business requirements.
It's free and open source! Users should play and experiment to their heart's content and if they get stuck join the wonderful Ubuntu/Linux community to get the help you need.
I'm not paying anything for the use of Ubuntu Linux.
The solution is free to use and free to explore. People can go ahead and discover it and experiment with it.
On a personal level, I'm using the free version.
We do not have any support agreements with Ubuntu, so we are using the free and open source version.
The solution is open-source. It doesn't cost anything to actually use it. You just download it from their website and you can start using it.
The solution is open-source. It's free to use. We don't have to pay for it.
We have special workstations with Ubuntu preloaded because it was the best for artificial intelligence within the hardware. We got the whole system, including the hardware, software, and setup. We have support with the total package, but that's the only thing we have to pay for, and we haven't needed to use that support. In general, we don't have any license costs for Linux systems. Some of the Red Hat systems have license costs, but most are open-source or free versions.
I do not pay a licensing fee for this operating system.
Ubuntu Linux is an open-source product. It's not expensive.
There are no costs associated with Ubuntu.
The main advantage of Unix is that it's free. Windows Unix and Ubuntu provide a free license and one need just pay for the hardware. Mac is costly. Ubuntu provides a cheaper and better option.
I'm aware of the paid services that they offer and provide technical support for, which are very good. Down the road, I will use some of them, specifically the service that automatically patches the central core of the operating system because it seems useful. Another service they used to have is a paid networking service. The services they offer are useful, but they depend on your particular situation and requirements. I would consider paying for them when a situation calls for them, but I don't need them right now. You don't need to pay for licensing.
The solution is open-source. We don't have to pay in order to use it. I use it for personal use, and therefore it is free.
We are not using the licensed version of the solution, we are using the free version.
I'm using the non-supported version which is free.
We are using the free and open-sourced version of the solution.
The solution is open source, so there is no licensing fee.
Ubuntu Linux is free, but you can pay for a supported version that is better.
Ubuntu is a free product. If I am not mistaken, you can purchase support contracts that are available from Ubuntu. You can always purchase Ubuntu, use it as often as you would like, and you can get enterprise support. Canonical has its licensing scheme, but I think the product is free to use. It has a GPL license, (General Public License). This license is always and will always be free to use. I am not familiar with the prices because I never had to contact Canonical for support and inquired about how much it would cost for their support. In general, you can always download their software and install it at any time for free and use it for free, according to the GPL license.
The solution is open source, so no licensing costs.
The solution is free to use. It doesn't cost us anything. It's great that we have access without having to worry about licensing fees.
I am a project manager. I am not a system administrator, I don't know about the cost.
It is open-source. We don't have to pay for its license.
There is not a license needed for the solution. You only have to pay for technical support.
I am using the free version of the solution.
It is open source.
We are not buying any licenses at the moment.
It comes as free software, where there is an option for you to buy support licenses.
I don't need to pay for the license.
Ubuntu Linux is open-source and available to use free of charge.
I prefer to use an open-source license rather than proprietary licenses. Ubuntu is very well documented. It is also manageable and financially affordable.
Ubuntu is an open-source Linux operating system that can be used free of charge. Buyers can pay for services and support, but they do not have to pay for a license.
It is a free product.
It is open source, so it is free. There is no licensing fee.
The solution isn't really expensive at this time. So far the version we are using goes, it is being used on the virtual machine. That was a free download.
Ubuntu pricing is reasonable.
We haven't gone for a support subscription. Ubuntu is very reasonably priced for anyone looking to use it.
It is not very expensive.
It's an open-source solution that can be used free of charge.
The pricing of the solution is pretty fair.
All of them are free most of the time if you have good Linux admins.
I use the free version, so I don't have any license fees.
It is very cheap. It didn't cost anything to download a Ubuntu server version and install it on an already existing Dell server.