We performed a comparison between CentOS and Ubuntu Linux 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."You can work with the UI or in command line, if you prefer."
"There's lots of great documentation available."
"The user interface of CentOS is intuitive, we can also use the command prompt."
"CentOS is very efficient and very powerful with many capabilities."
"The latest version of this solution has everything built in, making it comprehensive and very easy to use."
"CentOS is very easy to use, and all the commands are user-friendly."
"The product is based on Red Hat and very stable."
"It has all the features of Red Hat, but you don't have to pay for the subscription."
"The solution is very stable, it does not need to restart to maintain stability."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"The trifecta comprising the solution's most valuable features consists of its stability, security and performance."
"It is fast and easy to install. It also supports containers and all kinds of libraries. I can do almost everything with it."
"The solution is easy to use"
"Ubuntu Linux has the advantage of performance. It runs very quickly."
"You can scale the solution quite well."
"It's offered as open-source, and therefore does not cost anything to use."
"As an open-source solution, there isn't much technical support."
"Updates are going to a streaming version."
"CentOS could improve by having troubleshooting logs."
"CentOS could be improved with more user-friendly monitoring."
"The solution might be discontinued but I hope that IBM will continue to develop it and improve on the functionally and features."
"The performance could stand improvement."
"If CentOS could add Office features then that would be beneficial. Additionally, the UI could improve."
"We are aware that the licensing has shifted, and it's not a change we've liked."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say management and storage. Mostly, the storage mechanism."
"The user interface could be improved, as it looks a little bit older."
"It would be nice to see more compatibility with certain Microsoft solutions, such as OneDrive."
"They can improve the interface and give it an appearance similar to the Windows 11 operating system."
"The solution has a bit of a learning curve. It's not too high, however, you do need to understand the solution to deploy it and work with it effectively."
"The encryption of the partition regarding software systems could be improved."
"You have to do a lot of configurations yourself. It is not very user friendly."
"There is not a lot of support for applications in Ubuntu Linux. In the industry, most of the applications work for Windows and Mac. There should be better integration with applications in the future."
CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while Ubuntu Linux is ranked 2nd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 134 reviews. CentOS is rated 8.2, while Ubuntu Linux is rated 8.6. 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 Ubuntu Linux writes "A stable and free solution that is easy to deploy and has a user-friendly GUI". CentOS is most compared with Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Leap, whereas Ubuntu Linux is most compared with Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows Server and openSUSE Leap. See our CentOS vs. Ubuntu Linux report.
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