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."The technical support is good."
"The community and knowledge base are very robust."
"It’s scalable."
"It is a stable soultion."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The product is free to use."
"CentOS is very easy to use, and all the commands are user-friendly."
"There are a lot of sources on the internet that you can use to solve any issues, and people share their experiences. It's not a closed system"
"Compared to previous Microsoft services and Windows versions, Windows 10 is a lot more stable."
"Windows 10 is user-friendly and very easy to get a compatible driver for the hardware."
"As we are talking about Microsoft, I have encountered no problems with the installation."
"Windows 10 is more user-friendly and compatible than the previous version, Windows 7."
"We can be certain of what documents are being worked on and by who — that is, of course, essential."
"Windows 10 is ubiquitous, so everyone knows how to use it."
"The installation process is pretty easy."
"People who have been using Windows tend to keep using it because they are familiar with it, they do not start using Apple or something else. There has been a lot of improvement from previous versions and can be used on many systems."
"The performance could stand improvement."
"Like every operating system, it could be more secure."
"CentOS NetworkManager is an area of concern in the solution that needs improvement, and it is the same with other products from Red Hat."
"CentOS could be improved with more user-friendly monitoring."
"This solution is no longer suited to our business following the change they have made to the release process. It is no longer an enterprise solution."
"When comparing the GUI of CentOS to Microsoft Windows or Mac, it could improve."
"It would be ideal if Red Hat would continue the CentOS versions in an open-source format. They seem to be moving away from that. Now only paid versions are available."
"Previous versions were unstable."
"While we have patches on a monthly basis, the solution could be more secure."
"They try to make it user-friendly for non-technical users. But, when you have a little bit of technical experience, you find it difficult to go around UI wrapper."
"I want a more stable version of the Linux interface that you can use within Windows 10."
"If Microsoft could find a way to better manage updates and patches, that could be more useful for end users, which would be good."
"The performance isn't perfect. It does not provide a good value for the money you spend on it."
"The interface could be more friendly."
"It could have more integration and a better pricing plan."
"This solution is good enough, but Windows is always playing catch-up when it comes to development. An improvement I would like to see is in Windows updates. They don't seem to test the updates."
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 259 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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