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 initial setup is very easy."
"I like the command prompt of CentOS. It's very simple."
"The open architecture is useful for us. That's why we're using CentOS."
"It’s scalable."
"It has minimal updates compared to other distributions."
"Very robust and easy to work with."
"The solution is easy to use but not as easy as Windows."
"There are a lot of sources on the internet that you can use to solve any issues, and people share their experiences. It's not a closed system"
"Flatcar's support is good. The version I am using is stable and allows us to make needed changes."
"Updates are going to a streaming version."
"As an open-source solution, there isn't much technical support."
"CentOS could be improved with more user-friendly monitoring."
"This solution is no longer suited to our business following the change they have made to the release process. It is no longer an enterprise solution."
"If CentOS could add Office features then that would be beneficial. Additionally, the UI could improve."
"CentOS is very close to the end of life."
"The solution might be discontinued but I hope that IBM will continue to develop it and improve on the functionally and features."
"Like every operating system, it could be more secure."
"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 14th 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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