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."Offers useful information and has good compatibility."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward and not complex, especially if you are familiar with CLI."
"The open architecture is useful for us. That's why we're using CentOS."
"It is a scalable and cost-effective product compared to public cloud solutions."
"I like the command prompt of CentOS. It's very simple."
"It helps us install and deploy our applications."
"The pricing is good. We pay a minimal fee."
"We particularly like that we can remove the graphic user interface to minimize attack settings for the operating system."
"Oracle Solaris was the preferred operating system for their customers to run their databases on and to get the best performance. It performs well with Oracle applications. Additionally, there are some features inside that are called zones which are Linux containers."
"This product is stable, has good documentation, lots of solutions, a big community, and good support."
"This product handles databases well; they run on top of the operating system."
"Solaris's best features are high availability, robustness, and database hosting."
"Oracle Solaris is pre-installed in our environment. Thus, it is simple to customize."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Solaris is the incremental backup that happens in the 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."
"The support could be a bit better."
"We occasionally have issues with software installation."
"The interface could be improved."
"CentOS is not easy."
"GUI could be merged and expansion simplified."
"There could be more integration features included in the product."
"In terms of commands, it's all CLI and there isn't any GUI which can make it challenging to use for some people."
"It is challenging to scale the solution when we have to increase the storage capacity from one end."
"This product is not as flexible as other similar solutions on the market today."
"If it could support other file systems, it would be better."
"More monitoring tools could be included in the product."
"It is not easy to use. It doesn't have a user-friendly interface. It should be easy to use. We are planning to move from Solaris to Linux because Linux is more flexible and user-friendly. Its installation should also be easier. Solaris also needs specific hardware to work well, which is another reason why we are moving to Linux. It should be more flexible in terms of hardware. It should have better integration with other hardware platforms."
"I don't want to receive any updates on Oracle"
"They could also enable Oracle OEM for x86 architecture as well."
"Solaris is not easy to use. It needs better GUI, UI, and configuration tools."
"The scalability of the solution can be improved."
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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