G2 Vendor Directory

Oracle Linux vs. Linux Mint

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricOracle Linux

by Oracle

Linux Mint

by Linux Mark Institute

Overall rating4.44.5
Review count347189
Ease of use8.79.1
Ease of setup8.79.3
Quality of support8.58.6
Meets requirements9.09.1
NPS60.06097674.731183
Small Business21.0%54.9%
Mid-Market31.1%32.1%
Enterprise47.9%13.0%
Total page views737687
Total LLM citations1,2332,110

Oracle Linux

A highly performant and secure operating environment, Oracle Linux delivers virtualization, management, automation, and cloud native computing tools, along with the operating system, in a single, easy-to-manage support offering. Oracle Linux provides a 100% application binary compatible alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS Linux and is supported across both hybrid and multicloud environments.

Pros

  • Stability
  • RHEL Compatibility
  • Regular Updates
  • Reliability
  • Compatibility
  • Security/Safety

Linux Mint

Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution that aims to provide a modern, elegant, and comfortable operating system that is both powerful and easy to use. Based on Ubuntu and Debian, it offers full multimedia support out of the box and comes bundled with a variety of free and open-source applications. The default desktop environment is Cinnamon, developed by the Linux Mint team, with MATE and Xfce available as alternatives. Linux Mint is available for x86-64 systems.

Pros

  • User-Friendly
  • Stability
  • Linux/Ubuntu OS
  • Speed/Performance
  • Ease of Use
  • Lightweight Size