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."The user interface of CentOS is intuitive, we can also use the command prompt."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is free."
"A valuable features of CentOS is that it's quite stable and doesn't crash often. It's also quite intuitive."
"The most valuable feature is performance."
"It’s a simple, straightforward implementation."
"It is a stable soultion."
"The most valuable feature of CentOS is the speed and it is very easy to use."
"The product is based on Red Hat and very stable."
"The solution is free to use and open-source."
"Some of the highlighted valuable features are that is based on Linux, configurable, functional, and robust."
"Some of the main features of this solution are it is less prone to viruses since most viruses are written for Microsoft software, and it is easy to use."
"The solution is very stable, it does not need to restart to maintain stability."
"The solution is flexible and user-friendly."
"The solution is scalable."
"Ubuntu doesn't use a lot of resources. So I think that's pretty cool. It's totally like Microsoft."
"More people should use this solution."
"They could build more options into the wizard."
"The price could be better. They could add more drivers in terms of peripherals and other things. Add more drivers for the Linux specifications in the next release. Right now, they are just pushing to have more drivers for Windows instead of Linux."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"CentOS could be improved by being more secure. Of course, we use a firewall, but security is always a concern."
"This solution is no longer supported and will not receive any updates going forward."
"CentOS is not easy."
"It could be more secure."
"The stability could always be improved."
"Sometimes certain tasks are challenging due to issues with the command-line interface. Users who prefer Windows may find it difficult to transition to Linux."
"It could be easier for beginners and the user interface could be more user-friendly."
"When installing software, an online interface has to be used and commands written to run the installation. The solution could be improved if it was possible to click twice in an icon for the installation process to begin."
"Its interface could be improved and made richer."
"Ubuntu Linux could improve by having better documentation because sometimes their documentation is not very good."
"The Linux operating system is very traditional, and you need to use specific commands. I think that it can be improved to be more handy."
"The repository needs to be kept up to date all of the time."
"The product must provide integrated security solutions."
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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