We performed a comparison between CentOS and Rocky Linux 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."The solution is stable and reliable."
"CentOS is very easy to use, and all the commands are user-friendly."
"A valuable features of CentOS is that it's quite stable and doesn't crash often. It's also quite intuitive."
"It's a good and stable system. It provides everything you need for web servers and database servers."
"Setup is straightforward. You can complete it in about 30 minutes."
"The latest version of this solution has everything built in, making it comprehensive and very easy to use."
"It’s a simple, straightforward implementation."
"The solution is open source."
"I haven't needed to use customer service or support, which speaks volumes about their product's reliability and ease of use."
"It helps us keep our workstations in sync and ensures consistent settings across most of our machines."
"It's very simple to work with, easy to learn, and know where things are."
"There could be more integration features included in the product."
"CentOS is not easy."
"There is no notification before updates are applied to the solution, which occasionally means that new functionality isn't compatible with how the product is currently being used, and causes issues."
"The security could be improved because the server system isn't very 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."
"In the future, CentOS will no longer be compatible with Red Hat."
"CentOS is very close to the end of life."
"In terms of improvement, Rocky Linux needs to clarify its identity and target audience."
"The solution's audio integration for virtual machines could be improved."
"One of the potential issues is that if you don't pay for support, you may need to manage certain aspects on your own and rely on the community for assistance."
CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while Rocky Linux is ranked 12th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 3 reviews. CentOS is rated 8.2, while Rocky 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 Rocky Linux writes "Very simple to work with, easy to learn, and has a competitive pricing". CentOS is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server and Flatcar Container Linux, whereas Rocky Linux is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), openSUSE Leap and Fedora Linux. See our CentOS vs. Rocky Linux report.
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