# SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

## What is SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop?

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop With Enhanced Security SUSE is a complete desktop operating system designed for mixed enterprise environments. It shares the core of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and provides enhanced security features like firewall and authentication to protect valuable business data. The Linux desktop includes productivity applications and tools to support employee workflows in office settings.

## What is SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop used for?

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Overall rating

Based on 8 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

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Neutral

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Negative

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Starting price

$50

Flat Rate, Per Year

Free trial  
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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

4.5 (8)

VS.

[### Windows 11](https://www.capterra.com/p/251507/Windows-11/)

[4.4 (101)](https://www.capterra.com/p/251507/Windows-11/reviews/)

Starting Price

$50

Flat Rate, Per Year

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.3 (8)

Ease Of Use

4.5 (101)

Value For Money

4.3 (8)

Value For Money

4.1 (81)

Customer Service

4.4 (8)

Customer Service

4.0 (72)

## SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop alternatives

[Android 11](https://www.capterra.com/p/228982/Android-11/)

[4.6 (121)](https://www.capterra.com/p/228982/Android-11/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

94%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/228982/Android-11/)

[Ubuntu](https://www.capterra.com/p/229058/Ubuntu/)

[4.7 (122)](https://www.capterra.com/p/229058/Ubuntu/reviews/)

Starting price

$225.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

99%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/229058/Ubuntu/)

Highest Rated

[MacOS Big Sur](https://www.capterra.com/p/228984/MacOS-Big-Sur/)

[4.8 (59)](https://www.capterra.com/p/228984/MacOS-Big-Sur/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

97%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/228984/MacOS-Big-Sur/)

[iOS14](https://www.capterra.com/p/228981/iOS14/)

[4.6 (53)](https://www.capterra.com/p/228981/iOS14/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

94%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/228981/iOS14/)

[View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/229040/Suse-Linux-Enterprise-Desktop/alternatives/)

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

User Interface

4.2 (6)

50.00% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

A visual way of interacting with a computer using items such as windows, icons, and menus, used by most modern operating systems

Desktop Interface

4.6 (5)

60.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

A way of interacting with a desktop computer using items such as windows, icons, and menus

System Updates

4.8 (5)

60.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Automatically update to the latest version

File Management

4.5 (4)

25.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Create, save, and store files

App Management

4.7 (3)

33.33% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Download applications that can be internally saved

Data Security

4.7 (3)

100.00% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Protect sensitive data for digital privacy

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 8 features

Download applications that can be internally saved

Protect sensitive data for digital privacy

A way of interacting with a desktop computer using items such as windows, icons, and menus

Create, save, and store files

Store and save retrievable data

Assign available resources to various projects and tasks

Automatically update to the latest version

A visual way of interacting with a computer using items such as windows, icons, and menus, used by most modern operating systems

Features

4.8 (8)

4.8

Based on 8 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.3 (8)

Basic

$50.00

Flat Rate,Per Year

Value for money

4.3 (8)

4.3

Based on 8 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.4 (8)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.4 (8)

4.4

Based on 8 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.5

Based on 8 reviews

Filter by rating

5(5)

4(2)

3(1)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

MP

Marco P.

TI and Telco Director

Banking

### "Suse linux, system operation power full"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

July 10, 2024

i have around 10 years working with suse, and suse for sap and allway work very well, i was management, administrator, user too

Pros

the performance of suse, and compatibility with the most common databases and aplications

Cons

i dont have cons for suse, allways suse offered good cost and services

Alternatives considered

[Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://www.capterra.com/p/229025/Red-Hat-Enterprise-Linux/)

Reasons for choosing SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

cost

Review source

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TP

Tonino P.

impiegato

Computer Networking

### "Da digerire"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

5/10

August 31, 2023

L'ho installato come altri S.Open Ubuntu, Kaly ecc, per curiosità e prove da eseguire per installazione app dedicate

Pros

E' un sistema Open quindi tutto da verificare e aggiornare

Cons

Articolato nelle configurazioni , un po complicato a accattivante

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

MS

Maha S.

Assistant Professor

Computer Software

### "SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: A Real Alternative for a Windows Desktop Environment"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

August 3, 2023

Captivating desktop environment. Easy to install and deploy on virtualization software.

Pros

I tested with SUSE Linux for checking the feasibility of providing it to my students as a Windows alternative and for teaching Linux Kernel concepts such as file system permissions, RBAC access control, malware implementation using Python, BASH shell scripting, ... SUSE has a very decent and captivating desktop environment with streamlined processes for graphically configuring TCP/IP networking and adding/removing/updating packages. I would say that SUSE has the most professional desktop that makes it a real cheaper alternative to Windows/OSX operating systems. I also used SUSE for Python development using several Python IDEs and the reference IDLE. Students enjoyed doing the networking experiments and the shell scripting using SUSE. Haven't got any serious complaint regarding its user-friendliness.

Cons

It would be great to have a free version for education purposes provided to students. We have used a trial version which is not always appealing to students and learners.

Switched from

[Fedora Workstation](https://www.capterra.com/p/229028/Fedora-Workstation/)

Testing rich Linux desktop environments

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

WI

Wassim I.

Associate Professor

Computer Networking

### "SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: Stunning Graphical Interface that Competes with Windows and MAC"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

July 17, 2023

Very good experience to introduce Windows and MAC OSX users to Linux using SUSE.

Pros

The main inspiration that made us test SUSE Linux is the amazing graphical desktop interface that makes it really appealing to students using Linux for the first time. The collaboration tools included makes it a perfect and cheap replacement for a Windows OS. I tested SUSE Linux for introducing my students to Linux BASH shell scripting and I didn't want them to be intimidated by the use of Linux for the first time. SUSE Linux was so appealing to them and many of them had the inception that they can be a viable replacement for Windows or MAC OSX. Moreover, I was impressed with the networking support in SUSE Linux. I tried several server configurations on it and it was capable of handling the job very efficiently on the business logic layer using Apache Tomcat and on the data persistence layer using MySQL.

Cons

This product is not free. SUSE has an OpenSUSE free community edition but we would like to keep the free Linux-spirit out there. Though the cost is not high and it is totally justified in the features available.

Review source

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AC

Almudena C.

Especialista comercial

Insurance

### "Todas las ventajas de una distribución Linux con un soporte TOP"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

February 27, 2023

Todas las ventajas de Linux (seguridad, estabalidad, sencillez en las actualizaciones,etc) con el añadido de un soporte top enfocado a la empresa.Si no tienes incompatibilidad de aplicaciones,... SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop es tu mejor opción.

Pros

Distribución Linux muy sencilla de usar, con gran estabilidad y actualizaciones periódicas que gracias a su sistema de permisos es muy segura.Como cualquier distribución Linux, la interfaz es completamente personalizable e instalar nuevas aplicaciones cada vez es más sencillo, habiendo hoy en día diversas tiendas y gestores de paquete que lo simplifican al máximo.

Cons

No se le pueden poner muchos inconvenientes a una distribución Linux mas allá de que en ocasiones ciertas aplicaciones y softwares no tienen versión de Linux y puede ser un problema si no hay alternativas y son imprescindibles para tu día a día.

Switched from

[Fedora Workstation](https://www.capterra.com/p/229028/Fedora-Workstation/)

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Ronald C.

Software Developer

Hospital & Health Care

### "A Linux distribution with a beautiful and friendly interface for office users"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

July 23, 2022

I started using this distribution when I saw its nice interface and how easy it can be to administer and use it, today I use it as a desktop for managing web application documentation, design and prototype tools

Pros

This is an excellent linux distribution which I liked because it has a beautiful user interface and at the same time it is easy to use and integrate with office tools and services managed by linux servers.

Cons

I would say that it can be a bit complex to be able to set up a developer environment, I see it more oriented to end users

Switched from

[Debian](https://www.capterra.com/p/229027/Debian/)

Review source

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VG

Victor G.

Analyst Infraestructure

Hospital & Health Care

### "excellent graphical interface"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

July 14, 2022

Pros

our users are more than happy with this system, it has a very good graphical interface, it is fast and modern, which allows us to provide more security for users to use it

Cons

As we all know, humans are resistant to change and things we don't know, we had trouble changing the system since users had never used a different operating system, which caused a delay in the department

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Jonathan Alexander C.

IT Infrastructure Analyst

Hospital & Health Care

### " An excellent Linux distribution for end users"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

July 12, 2022

We decided to use this version to integrate them with Linux distributions own services and at the same time to be able to give the user a friendly, easy and interactive interface without losing the performance of the equipment and so that he can carry out his daily tasks in a more comfortable and adaptable way.

Pros

What I like most about this distribution is its easy to manage and use interface, which allows the end user to familiarize himself with the system and at the same time be able to carry out his daily tasks.

Cons

I would say that the cost is a bit since it is a Linux distribution for office end users and that the cost could be less

Alternatives considered

[Linux Mint](https://www.capterra.com/p/229032/Linux-Mint/)

[Ubuntu](https://www.capterra.com/p/229058/Ubuntu/)

[CentOS Linux](https://www.capterra.com/p/229026/CentOS-Linux/)

[Oracle Linux](https://www.capterra.com/p/229031/Oracle-Linux/)

Reasons for choosing SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

It had a better interface and usability for less experienced end users

Review source

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[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/229040/Suse-Linux-Enterprise-Desktop/reviews/)

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