We performed a comparison between CentOS and SUSE Linux Enterprise based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Operating Systems (OS) for Business solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Offers useful information and has good compatibility."
"CentOS' best feature is that it's the standard product for Linux, so it's well-supported."
"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"
"The product is based on Red Hat and very stable."
"Its performance is most valuable. There is a performance boost as compared to when the applications are run on Windows OS."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The most valuable feature is performance."
"The most valuable feature is that it is compatible with RedHat."
"It's easy to set up."
"The most valuable feature is that there is an inbuilt HANA firewall."
"SUSE Linux's most valuable feature is the documentation - there is a lot of documentation about how to create custom servers."
"It also was very easy to setup, and offered an easy to use advanced setup option as well. This helped to create special configurations for different use cases."
"The solution offers a secure operation system."
"SUSE Linux Enterprise is scalable."
"YaST simplifies the server management of SUSE allowing for a centralized utility to control most of the server functions."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"CentOS could be improved by being more secure. Of course, we use a firewall, but security is always a concern."
"I would like the integration to be more secure."
"Previous versions were unstable."
"The GUI interface could always be better."
"Like every operating system, it could be more secure."
"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."
"The price of CentOS could improve."
"In the future, CentOS will no longer be compatible with Red Hat."
"The price of SUSE Linux Enterprise could improve, it is too expensive."
"The quality of support offered by SUSE Linux Enterprise is not that great, making it an area where improvements are required."
"I would like to see better functionality for interacting with cloud-based systems."
"If you want to do something simple like changing an IP number, you have to be quite aware of all the configuration files where you will change that."
"All distributions of Linux could use some improvement."
"When working in a Department of Defense environment, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) have to be followed. SLES is not really addressed directly here. It did make following security policy difficult."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"The platform doesn't support certain APMs."
CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while SUSE Linux Enterprise is ranked 6th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 26 reviews. CentOS is rated 8.2, while SUSE Linux Enterprise is rated 8.4. 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 SUSE Linux Enterprise writes "Stable product compatible with multiple cloud service providers ". CentOS is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server and openSUSE Leap, whereas SUSE Linux Enterprise is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, openSUSE Leap, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Linux and Rocky Linux. See our CentOS vs. SUSE Linux Enterprise report.
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