Difference between Linux Server and Window Server

 Difference between Linux Server and Window Server

✔Server is a hardware or software device that accepts and responds to clients who are made on the network.

Types of Servers:-

1.    Web Servers.

2.    DB Servers.

3.    Application Servers.

4.    Cloud computing Servers.

5.    File Servers.

6.    Mail Servers.

7.    DNS Servers and Much More.

 

✔Linux and window server are the two hosting services in the software operations industry. Both have their own pros and cons, requirements. Linux server basically open-sources operating system while Windows server is the product of Microsoft product.

✔Linux Server is basically an open-source operating system that is mainly built around the Linux server. Linux initially developed by Linus Torvalds in the year of 1991. There are various Linux flavors available.

Top 10 List of Linux distribution

1.  RED HAT

2.  UBUNTU

3.  LINUX MINT

4.  CentOS

5.  Debian

6.  Kali Linux

7.  Fedora

8.  MX LINUX

9.  Elementary OS

10. Arch Linux

✔Windows server is basically a Microsoft product. It is a set of operating systems developed by Microsoft. The first Windows server edition was Windows Server 2003.

Comparison Between Linux Server and Window Server

The below the table there are the top 6 differences between the Linux Server and Window Server.

#Definition of

Linux Server	Window Server
Linux Server is basically an open-source operating system that is mainly built around the Linux server. Linux initially developed by Linus Torvalds in the year of 1991.	Window Server is basically a Microsoft product. It is a set of operating systems developed by Microsoft. The first Windows server edition was Windows Server 2003.

#Cost of

Linux Server	Window Server
Being an open-source product it’s easily available to the public and also provide a free license to the end-users. Users only pay for maintenance and installation support.	In the case of the window server, users have to pay for any kind of usage purposes.

#Architecture of

Linux Server	Window Server
It is mainly centered around the Linux kernel.	The basic architecture is layered into user mode and kernel mode.

#Operation mode of

Linux Server	Window Server
Linux server mainly based on command line operation mode.	Window server serves services as a GUI mode.

#Security of

Linux Server	Window Server
In the case of a Linux server, users can not access the core system settings, so as compared to the Windows server, there is not any gap between security.	In the case of the Windows server, users can easily interact with the server because of its GUI mode. so from the perspective of security Linux is a better choice.

#Support of

Linux Server	Window Server
In case of Linux server, there are lots of community network support available but as compare to window servers are less.	As we know the window server is costly, they provide a large number of community and support.

In this article, we have covered some differences between Linux Server and Window Server. If we left anything please comment us so we can updated on our article.