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."It is better than Ubuntu Linux."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is free."
"It is a stable soultion."
"It’s scalable."
"The solution is open source."
"The technical support is good."
"The product is very efficient when it comes to virtualization."
"CentOS is very easy to use, and all the commands are user-friendly."
"The solution is easy to use and secure."
"The scalability of the solution is good."
"Windows is so widely used that almost every problem has been encountered by someone else. There are usually multiple solutions or workarounds available online. So, in that sense, the support is pretty good."
"The solution is useful for end-user computing."
"The solution is very easy to install."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its ease of use. It is the most used operating system in the world."
"Windows setup isn't very complicated. Mostly, we have someone proficient in Windows to do our installations."
"The solution is easy to use compared to other solutions, such as Mac OS. I am very familiar with Windows 10 since I have been using Windows since I was very young. It is always evolving to meet make new standards."
"The YUM install manager can be improved. It is below average as compared to the other install managers. This is the only major problem that I see with CentOS. They should reduce dependency on the YUM manager."
"CentOS could be improved with more user-friendly monitoring."
"This solution is no longer supported and will not receive any updates going forward."
"The main issue is the End of Support. For that reason, we will switch to another operating system."
"CentOS is very close to the end of life."
"Integration with Open Stack could be improved."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"CentOS NetworkManager is an area of concern in the solution that needs improvement, and it is the same with other products from Red Hat."
"The updates could be improved. Sometimes when we update, there are instances where it fails or crashes."
"I'm currently facing an issue on Windows 10 related to pop-up notifications. The problem is identifying which specific application requires attention when the taskbar notifies about an important event. For instance, when working on an application, the taskbar appears with a notification but doesn't indicate which application needs attention. I have to minimize the active application windows to identify it, which can be inconvenient."
"Setup and use between multiple monitors should be easier."
"I would like to get less frequent updates from Windows 10."
"Stability can be an issue. I have to restart it every two days. And the boot time is quite long."
"In general, the price could always be cheaper."
"The system's pricing needs improving."
"I think the user interface can be a little bit better."
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 256 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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