Linux在当今基于云的解决方案中被普通采用。而Oracle Linux目前最完整的集成解决方案。它提供了高性能和高可靠性，却只是选择Redhat Linux的花费的1/7。
原因一: Oracle Linux成本低：
Oracle Linux可以自由下载和部署。
对Oracle Linux的支持订阅(Support Subscription)非常简单且价格便宜。
支持花费(Support costs)不到Redhat的七分之一。
你不能够下载Redhat Ent Linux，除非你购买了Support Subscription。
而Redhat Ent Linux的订阅以及插件的价格都很贵。
Redhat Ent Linux的授权许可证非常的复杂。
原因二: Oracle Linux已包含管理工具。
Oracle Linux支持用户使用免费的Oracle Linux服务器的生命期管理工具，这个工具相当于Redhat的卫星服务以及相关模块。
同样的Oracle企业管理者工具也能被授权管理从应用到磁盘的整个解决方案。
而红帽的卫星服务器用户则需要分别为每台服务器都申请许可证。可想而知，花费要高很多。
原因三：Oracle Linux的高有效性。
Oracle Linux includes OCFS2 and Oracle Linux Basic and Premier Support subscribers have free access to Oracle Clusterware
Red Hat charges separately for add-ons that include clustering software for HA
FAQ: Oracle Clusterware for Oracle Unbreakable Linux
Oracle Cluster File System 2 (OCFS2)
原因四：Oracle Linux可免费下载源代码，二进制文件和堪误表
Oracle Linux installation media (DVD) are free to download, use and distribute
All source code, binaries and errata for Oracle Linux including both the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and the Red Hat Compatible Kernel are freely, publicly available
Red Hat Enterprise Linux cannot be downloaded unless you buy a support subscription
Download Oracle Linux
原因五：对Premier Backporting的企业级质量支持
Same level of 24/7 enterprise-class support as Oracle Database
Backport bug fixes are available between update releases without forcing customers to upgrade to the entire update release
Zero downtime updates with Ksplice
Various levels of support include business hours only
Red Hat forces customers to upgrade to the latest update release in order to apply only a few bug fixes
Need to re-boot for software updates and patches
White paper: Oracle Linux Support (PDF)
Data sheet: Ksplice (PDF)
原因六：高性能！
Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel closely tracks the mainline kernel and offers customers access to the latest Linux innovations
The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel is fast, modern, and reliable and delivers the following advantages over a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5-compatible kernel:
More than 75% performance gain in OLTP performance tests
200% speedup of Infiniband messaging
137% faster solid-state disk access
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL5) is using a four-year-old kernel, so customers using RHEL5 did not benefit from Linux innovations
Webcast: Get the Facts: Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel
Webcast: Boost Your Performance with Oracle Linux Infiniband and RDS Improvements
Sun Blades and Oracle Linux Deliver Top SPEC CPU2006 Benchmark Results
Webcast: Eliminating Silent Data Corruption in Linux
原因七：易于部署。
To enable faster time to market for customers, Oracle provides documented best practices with Oracle Validated Configurations for Linux, which include recommendations on deploying pretested stacks of server, storage, drivers, networking components, Oracle Linux, and Oracle software in a physical and virtual environment
Oracle VM Templates offer pre-installed and pre-configured images of enterprise software running on Linux, eliminating the need to install and configure from scratch
Red Hat does not offer such a program
Red Hat does not adequately test with Oracle software
Webcast: Accelerate Your Linux Deployments with Oracle Validated Configurations
Webcast: Linux Configuration and Diagnostic Tips and Tricks
FAQ: Oracle Validated Configurations Program
原因八：已经集成多种实用工具和功能。
Oracle's Sun x86 servers come preinstalled with Oracle VM and Oracle Linux; support for Oracle Linux is already included with the Oracle Premier Support for Systems
Red Hat needs to partner with other hardware and software companies to offer full stack
Data sheet: Oracle Linux and Oracle VM-Ready x86 Sun Servers (PDF)
Data sheet: Oracle Premier Support for Systems (PDF)
Executive brief: Reduce TCO with x86 Systems and Oracle Linux (PDF)
原因九：Oracle Linux为在数据中心部署已经做了完整的测试。
Oracle makes significant investment in testing Linux internally, both in the development farm and Global IT
More than 80,000 hours of QA is run on Oracle Linux servers each day in our development farm
More than 42,000 servers run Oracle Linux supporting Oracle's Global IT
Red Hat does not test with Oracle Database and Oracle Applications
Podcast: Next-generation Data Centers: An Interview with Oracle Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President Mark Sunday
原因十：Oracle Linux提供了全套解决方案。
10. Complete Solution with a Single Point of Contact for Support
Only Oracle offers a complete and integrated, applications-to-disk Linux solution (servers, operating system, database, and applications), including a single point of support—eliminating finger pointing among various vendors
Need to deal with numerous vendors for the solution and for support