--- description: Review of MacOS Big Sur Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: MacOS Big Sur | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Operating Systems](/directory/4417/operating-systems/software) > [MacOS Big Sur](/software/221185/macos-big-sur) # MacOS Big Sur Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/221185/macos-big-sur Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/221185/macos-big-sur?page=2) > Big Sur is the latest operating system for Apple computers that provides a sleek display with customizable start pages, a notification center, privacy reports, a control center, and streamlined application use. The system also enables new messaging functionality, such as pinned onversations, inline replies, and direct mentions in group chat settings. Bug Sur's privacy reports allow users to understand how applications use data before downloading. The system's app store comes with data report generations, which detail the specifics of data collection such as personal information, location, and time spent. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 59 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 59 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Apple ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - App Management - Data Security - Desktop Interface - File Management - For Developers - Kernels - Memory Management - Resource Allocation - System Updates - User Interface ## Support Options - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Operating Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4417/operating-systems/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/221182/red-hat-enterprise-linux) — 4.6/5 (27 reviews) ## Reviews ### "MacOS is my favorite OS" — 5.0/5 > **Bruna** | *22 June 2022* | Financial Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love all about the interface, is perfectly easy to use at work, and have a lot of capabilities to improve the routine for those designers like me > > **Cons**: I don't like the bugs that happen in Adobe software, I don't know if is a adobe problem or system problem, but is very hard to deal with ----- ### "I use macOS Big Sur and really love its capacities no matter the environment that I use it." — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *3 March 2022* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Visually I love this OS, it is pretty easy to use, usually you are in a friendly OS, without complications or issues, compared to different OS that I have been used, I like the way that the trackpad help to go between a task to another easily, this helps a lot in an work environment usually too stressant, MacOs makes it easy. > > **Cons**: Mac, and MacOS are usuall the most expensive in the market, butreally worth it. > > It is very good, I feel comfortable using this, I do not want to change to another os. Or only expecting a new from Mac ----- ### "Big Sur in the house" — 5.0/5 > **Drick** | *26 October 2023* | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: I used it it was one of apples best update and very will and very smooth not to buggy didn't have a lot of issues > > **Cons**: Most apples ios update are over within a year and sometimes your computer will update you out of the older ios > > I liked I used it and it run great for me one of apples best system ----- ### "OS Big Sur Review - Frequent User" — 5.0/5 > **zach** | *13 December 2022* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love this software. It's easy to use and is very quick. Very responsive. > > **Cons**: I don't like how it crashes every once in a blue moon. I'm still going to continue to use because that doesn't outweigh the positives it has. > > Overall, I would provide recommendations to friends/family to use this. I really feel it makes my required tasks easier to complete. ----- ### "Gets the job done well... but nothing new" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *29 March 2023* | Broadcast Media | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Apple seems to have gotten to the point where they don't need to have a huge major change to their software each release the way they do with their hardware. > > **Cons**: Big Sur, to me, Doesn't seem THAT much different from Yosemite, nor THAT much different from Monterey. The one big difference is that something always seems to change on the INSIDE and we trying up upgrade from one version to the next, I always cross my fingers since it seems that the upgrade will fail more often than it should and that comes with the array of problems you would expect. It seems like making the change from Yosemite was a change for the sake of making it look like Apple is doing something... making progress in something that doesn't need it. > > I think the best part of Big Sur over Yosemite is the lack of change under hood as well as on the desktop user experience. Yosemite was fine. Big Sur is fine. I think the biggest changed was just it was a new year and needed to put out a new version. Though that tends to make things more difficult for the users / Admins. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/221185/macos-big-sur?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/221185/macos-big-sur) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data