We performed a comparison between CentOS and Flatcar Container Linux based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Red Hat, Canonical, Oracle and others in Operating Systems (OS) for Business."CentOS is very efficient and very powerful with many capabilities."
"There are a lot of sources on the internet that you can use to solve any issues, and people share their experiences. It's not a closed system"
"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."
"The product offers a free community-based version."
"I like its stability, performance, and usability."
"The solution is easy to use but not as easy as Windows."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"It’s a simple, straightforward implementation."
"Flatcar's support is good. The version I am using is stable and allows us to make needed changes."
"They could build more options into the wizard."
"Like every operating system, it could be more secure."
"Integration with other platforms could be improved."
"The solution could improve by making the management tools better for the DevOps teams. For example, WebEX and Webstacks."
"The support could be a bit better."
"CentOS is not easy."
"The solution could be more scalable."
"The interface could be improved."
"The development teams could sharpen their skills. They should offer applications on the net."
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CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while Flatcar Container Linux is ranked 14th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business. CentOS is rated 8.2, while Flatcar Container Linux is rated 8.0. 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 Flatcar Container Linux writes "The solution is stable and allows us to make needed changes". CentOS is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server and Kali Linux, whereas Flatcar Container Linux is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise and Amazon FreeRTOS.
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