We performed a comparison between CentOS and Oracle Linux based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on our user reviews, CentOs slightly edges out Oracle Linux. CentOS is very user friendly, does not take up a lot of resources, and integrates with other applications. It is a very strong, powerful, reliable solution and users feel they get a performance boost using applications with CentOS. However, Oracle Linux is very flexible and secure and may be the right choice for enterprises currently running on Oracle or planning to migrate to Oracle solutions.
"It's less expensive than Red Hat."
"The most valuable feature is performance."
"We particularly like that we can remove the graphic user interface to minimize attack settings for the operating system."
"It's a good and stable system. It provides everything you need for web servers and database servers."
"It has all the features of Red Hat, but you don't have to pay for the subscription."
"Very robust and easy to work with."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward and not complex, especially if you are familiar with CLI."
"The user interface of CentOS is intuitive, we can also use the command prompt."
"One of the main features of this solution is it is secure."
"It is a scalable solution."
"There are several valuable features in Oracle Linux. For example, it's very secure and stable. You don't have to reboot it frequently."
"I feel the stability to be the solution's best feature."
"The user interface is comfortable and easy to use."
"The virtual environment is the best I've ever worked with."
"The installation is straightforward."
"With Oracle Linux Ksplice specifically, we have organizations looking for minimum downtime. We're able to apply hot-patching at any time; once we've proven they're tested, ready to go, we don't need to take downtime to apply them."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"The support could be a bit better."
"It could be more secure."
"More security features could be included in the next release."
"CentOS could be improved with more user-friendly monitoring."
"The server system is a little bit tough to manage."
"The GUI interface could always be better."
"This solution is no longer supported and will not receive any updates going forward."
"It could be easier to reach a higher support level."
"Pricing could be improved."
"I think they should also pay more attention to the open-source community."
"Most day-to-day applications are not native to this solution. You have to run an emulator or virtual machine, such as VMware to access these Windows applications."
"It would be ideal if they added a faster implementation of the security fixes, if possible."
"The graphic interface could be improved to work better in a desktop environment."
"The solution needs to improve there their capability with most of the applications."
"There needs to be overall better integration."
CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while Oracle Linux is ranked 3rd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 109 reviews. CentOS is rated 8.2, while Oracle Linux 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 Oracle Linux writes "The operational system is the best and is packed with free features like CapsLive". CentOS is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server, openSUSE Leap and SUSE Linux Enterprise, whereas Oracle Linux is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Solaris, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server. See our CentOS vs. Oracle Linux report.
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