Disadvantages of metasploit Framework for windows

For one, it might not work at all. I tried recently(in April 2012) on two Windows machines (7 and 2008 R2), and some aspect of the PostgreSQL setup invariably fails.

I spoke to a Rapid7 account manager about it, and he confirmed that the Windows version is flaky.

He also recommended against using it in a production environment.

I have been using the Windows port of Metasploit for a while now and it is working great. Also, the development team have done a great job in packaging Metasploit for Windows, installing it is a breeze.

However, some Metasploit modules are not supported on the Windows platform, like sniffer ones (pSnuffle for example).