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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kali Linux

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AKali Linux is an open source, advanced penetration testing platform supported by Offensive Security headquartered in New York.N/A

    Microsoft Windows

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AWindows is an operating system with editions to support business workstations.N/A
    Pricing
    Kali LinuxMicrosoft Windows
    Editions & Modules
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    Kali LinuxMicrosoft Windows
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Kali LinuxMicrosoft Windows
    Considered Both Products
    Offensive Security
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    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Windows
    Microsoft Windows OS is very secure and user-friendly. When compared to Kali Linux, various other open source OS'es, and Apple iOS, this system keeps up well with their competition. As an end user, I have used all three systems, and each has its positive and negative points. …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Best Alternatives
    Kali LinuxMicrosoft Windows
    Small Businesses
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    CentOS Linux
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Metasploit
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM AIX
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Metasploit
    Score9 out of 10
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Kali LinuxMicrosoft Windows
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    Kali LinuxMicrosoft Windows
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Offensive Security
    Kali is quite honestly appropriate for use on a Test Lab, a Virtual Machine, it will even run on a Raspberry Pi. It is the most popular tool used in most all training courses. It can be uses in home labs, work labs and production environments to perform real life scans for vulnerabilities among other things. It is the most popular tool for Cybersecurity tool.
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    Microsoft
    I think for every business in the world Microsoft Windows is a good use as standard OS system. It’s easy to use and a lot of other company's use it which make it very appealing for user to learn more about Microsoft Windows. The Office 365 suite is really good as a free feature and used a lot by every user of Microsoft Windows. If you got a designer business I would recommend other brands that are specialized in that kind of work. I feel Windows will come short on that end.
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    Pros
    Offensive Security
    • Provides high security.
    • Does great job with penetration testing.
    • Has good number of testing tools with in.
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    Microsoft
    • It is very easy to use, can be picked up by a novice in minutes.
    • It is aesthetically pleasing, and appears clean and modern.
    • Most programs that people use in their day to day run on windows natively.
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    Cons
    Offensive Security
    • Usage wise, it is tough for use by beginners. Can be improved.
    • With Kali Linux have noticed driver related issues especially with Nvidia graphics cards.
    • Kali Linux can be improved for use as a day to day OS.
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    Microsoft
    • Forced updates occasionally have bad timing when ignored for too long
    • Microsoft Edge Web Browser is a bit clunky
    • The 3D desktop still needs some improvement
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    Usability
    Offensive Security
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    Microsoft
    It's easy to use, very straightforward, and user-friendly. It has improved over the years, but you still need to be careful not to shut it down improperly because that may lead to corruption and Windows being unable to boot. There is plenty of software available that covers most needs.
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    Support Rating
    Offensive Security
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    Microsoft
    support remains spotty, researching online articles are a pain
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    Implementation Rating
    Offensive Security
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    Microsoft
    MDT helped deploy OS to users machines via PXE boot.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Offensive Security
    The hard feature to be beat Kali with is the amount of preinstalled tools. I.e. Ubuntu is great but you would have to install each and every tool separately
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Windows and macOS are both useful operating systems. There are businesses who much prefer macOS and some that prefer Windows. Businesses that revolve around industries such as game design, art design, graphic design may opt to use macOS due to its optimization with programs that revolve around these topics. Other businesses that are more focused towards Data or text processing may opt to use Windows due to its familiarity across the world and ease of access.
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    Return on Investment
    Offensive Security
    • Till now Kali Linux have not made a single penny negative impact on our companies business , its so powerful and useful at the same time for our company.
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    Microsoft
    • Positively effects our easy of use of other programs
    • Take it for granted because it is so transparent in use
    • Definitely worth the price.
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