We performed a comparison between CentOS and Flatcar Container Linux based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Red Hat, Canonical, Oracle and others in Operating Systems (OS) for Business."The technical support is good."
"The solution is easy to troubleshoot."
"The stability of this solution is its most useful feature. It is a high quality product and you know what you're getting. You also receive wide support from the community."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"Setup is straightforward. You can complete it in about 30 minutes."
"It has all the features of Red Hat, but you don't have to pay for the subscription."
"The latest version of this solution has everything built in, making it comprehensive and very easy to use."
"It is better than Ubuntu Linux."
"Flatcar's support is good. The version I am using is stable and allows us to make needed changes."
"The performance could stand improvement."
"If a proper GUI-based tool was connected remotely or on the machine, it could be a great addition to CentOS."
"The interface could be improved."
"We would like Red Hat to keep supporting the solution but they have decided to get rid of it and there isn't much we can do about it."
"I was using CentOS because it was very stable, and now it's not."
"Previous versions were unstable."
"In the future, CentOS will no longer be compatible with Red Hat."
"We occasionally have issues with software installation."
"The development teams could sharpen their skills. They should offer applications on the net."
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CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while Flatcar Container Linux is ranked 15th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business. CentOS is rated 8.2, while Flatcar Container Linux is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of CentOS writes "Allows you to securely store data, and command prompts make it simple to use". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Flatcar Container Linux writes "The solution is stable and allows us to make needed changes". CentOS is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server and Kali Linux, whereas Flatcar Container Linux is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise and Amazon FreeRTOS.
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