We performed a comparison between CentOS and Windows 10 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 most valuable feature is performance."
"The technical support is good."
"The open architecture is useful for us. That's why we're using CentOS."
"It’s a simple, straightforward implementation."
"CentOS is very efficient and very powerful with many capabilities."
"Its performance is most valuable. There is a performance boost as compared to when the applications are run on Windows OS."
"The user access level is most valuable. When you do administration with CentOS, the number of customizations that you can do for each user is higher than other solutions. It is very customizable."
"There's lots of great documentation available."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its ease of use. It is the most used operating system in the world."
"Technical support is very good."
"Windows 10 is very up-to-date. It's a big upgrade from Windows 7. Cortana is a very important feature."
"The most valuable feature is that it's a good enough operating system for anyone who isn't technically proficient."
"If users don't want to worry about compatibility with any Windows application, I think that Windows is a good solution."
"There's a lot of documentation."
"The UI is very familiar, which makes it very user-friendly and easy to navigate."
"The product is powerful and fast."
"The performance could stand improvement."
"The GUI interface could always be better."
"I would like to see more frequent updates."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"The stability could always be improved."
"CentOS could be improved by being more secure. Of course, we use a firewall, but security is always a concern."
"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."
"Like every operating system, it could be more secure."
"The interface itself could be more user-friendly."
"The security could be improved. I have had colleagues who have gotten their files corrupted somehow."
"Windows reboot too often, it is a nightmare. I hate it."
"I would just recommend that they focus more on security."
"Windows needs to improve the memory process—memory management. Sometimes, it consumes too much."
"The connection with the Apple product could be better."
"Windows needs improvements made with respect to security because it is still vulnerable."
"The solution could be more stable."
CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while Windows 10 is ranked 7th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 248 reviews. CentOS is rated 8.2, while Windows 10 is rated 8.2. 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 Windows 10 writes "User-friendly, easy to setup and manage domain ". CentOS is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server and Rocky Linux, whereas Windows 10 is most compared with Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Ubuntu Linux, Oracle Solaris and Google Chrome Enterprise. See our CentOS vs. Windows 10 report.
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