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."It is a stable soultion."
"We particularly like that we can remove the graphic user interface to minimize attack settings for the operating system."
"It’s a simple, straightforward implementation."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward and not complex, especially if you are familiar with CLI."
"Its performance is most valuable. There is a performance boost as compared to when the applications are run on Windows OS."
"The pricing is good. We pay a minimal fee."
"The stability of this solution is its most useful feature. It is a high quality product and you know what you're getting. You also receive wide support from the community."
"It is better than Ubuntu Linux."
"There are many good automation features in Ubuntu."
"The integration with other applications, like Chrome or Firefox, works excellent for users navigating and test browsing."
"The solution is scalable."
"The solution is stable."
"It has improved our ability to carry out maintenance without downtime as migrating services between server environments is largely seamless."
"Linux-based operating system with good stability, good patching, and a straightforward setup."
"Stable and scalable Linux operating system that can test and run virtual machines."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"The stability could always be improved."
"This solution is no longer supported and will not receive any updates going forward."
"As an open-source solution, there isn't much technical support."
"The support could be a bit better."
"More security features could be included in the next release."
"It would be ideal if Red Hat would continue the CentOS versions in an open-source format. They seem to be moving away from that. Now only paid versions are available."
"The solution might be discontinued but I hope that IBM will continue to develop it and improve on the functionally and features."
"CentOS should extend the support of the solution. The solution is set to have no update support in 2023."
"Occasionally, we have problems with stability."
"It can be improved in terms of user-friendliness for inexperienced users. It also has a lot of scope for improvement in terms of deployment. It is kind of hard for inexperienced users, and the learning curve is very steep. There is not really good documentation for new professionals. Even we are using network servers to install it."
"I think Ubuntu is not that secure."
"The product is difficult to use sometimes."
"The solution could improve its GUI personalization."
"If the user interface were further improved then it would be better because more people would be able to use it."
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
"Ubuntu Linux needs to improve its stability. I would like it to show the battery percentage at the screen top."
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 133 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 Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows Server and openSUSE Leap. See our CentOS vs. Ubuntu Linux report.
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