We performed a comparison between CentOS and Oracle Solaris 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."CentOS' best feature is that it's the standard product for Linux, so it's well-supported."
"I like how you can alternate certain things and minimize admin features on there and just let it run on specific scripts. It's nice. Even if I had to put it in a container, I'd still do it. I prefer Linux over Windows any day."
"You can work with the UI or in command line, if you prefer."
"It is better than Ubuntu Linux."
"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 most valuable feature is performance."
"The product offers a free community-based version."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Solaris is the incremental backup that happens in the system."
"Solaris's best features are high availability, robustness, and database hosting."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of setup."
"This product handles databases well; they run on top of the operating system."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"Its networking has helped me combine the power of a neural network with the benefits of virtualization to improve the AI's performance."
"It works well. It is very stable and very good. It is also very safe. It cannot be easily infected by viruses or attacks."
"The ability to manipulate the zones and the files within the zones from a global OS provides us flexibility that no other virtualization can match."
"The security could be improved because the server system isn't very secure."
"The product lacks a graphical user interface that can help users automate certain systems using the native features offered by CentOS."
"Lacks sufficient security and some coding tools."
"In terms of commands, it's all CLI and there isn't any GUI which can make it challenging to use for some people."
"The price of CentOS could improve."
"Like every operating system, it could be more secure."
"The solution might be discontinued but I hope that IBM will continue to develop it and improve on the functionally and features."
"If CentOS could add Office features then that would be beneficial. Additionally, the UI could improve."
"I don't want to receive any updates on Oracle"
"Solaris' package management could be improved, especially in comparison to Linux."
"The Solaris code is open, and the documentation is accessible to all, not only to registered users. Also, the documentation does not support some solutions, and there are no other options."
"It would be helpful if the solution offered backend management. In the 11.4 version, Oracle added a management console. It would be great if we maybe had a user management tool to go with it."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux is more secure and better documented. So Oracle could learn from them when it comes to security and documentation."
"This product is not as flexible as other similar solutions on the market today."
"I believe before Oracle was using Oracle Linux, they were using Oracle Solaris for their customers who are using Oracle databases. This was because it was more optimized for the hardware built for it. It has good performance for the database only. However, if you take it out of the Oracle applications, it will not do well compared to other operating systems, such as Linux or even Windows can have better performance."
"I would love to see improvements in SVM, so file systems could be increased or migrated without downtime to the environment, similar to what ZFS is capable of."
CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while Oracle Solaris is ranked 8th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 48 reviews. CentOS is rated 8.2, while Oracle Solaris 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 Oracle Solaris writes "Improve flexibility, automate DR process, and speed up recovery time using Zones". CentOS is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server and Windows 10, whereas Oracle Solaris is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10 and Windows Server. See our CentOS vs. Oracle Solaris report.
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