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.
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"It is a scalable and cost-effective product compared to public cloud solutions."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward and not complex, especially if you are familiar with CLI."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The product is very efficient when it comes to virtualization."
"Very robust and easy to work with."
"The solution is productive."
"You can work with the UI or in command line, if you prefer."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of the commands which take little time to learn."
"The most valuable features are performance, frequent update patches, and security."
"It provides for stable Oracle deployments."
"The main business advantage is maintaining compliance with Oracle licensing, avoiding non-compliance issues, and license revisions."
"It helps us to create users and groups. We can also plan on the access that will be given to them. I use it for identity management during the installment and configuration process. We use it to start or stop processes and services. Another use case of the solution is post-opening."
"The product can scale."
"It is good for web, network, and file management."
"Oracle Linux for Oracle databases is the top. There's no doubt whatsoever."
"As an open-source solution, there isn't much technical support."
"Integration with Open Stack could be improved."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"The stability could always be improved."
"The interface could be improved."
"The solution might be discontinued but I hope that IBM will continue to develop it and improve on the functionally and features."
"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 product lacks a graphical user interface that can help users automate certain systems using the native features offered by CentOS."
"Pricing could be improved."
"Oracle Linux, needs to support more packages."
"Another notable aspect that could be improved is minor compatibility with Red Hat."
"The main challenge for new users of Linux is the command-line interface (CLI). It can be intimidating if you're not familiar with it."
"The solution needs to improve there their capability with most of the applications."
"The GUI could be made more attractive."
"It could be easier to reach a higher support level."
"It would be ideal if they added a faster implementation of the security fixes, if possible."
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 108 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, SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Leap, 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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