CentOS Other Advice

MohammedThousif Ansari - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at Tata Communications Ltd

I would rate this solution 10 out of 10.

I would recommend this solution 100% for someone who is working in IT.

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Arif-Kundi - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at BazTech

There was nothing special that I liked about the product in terms of features that were positive for team management in our company. My company only needed a robust system that was also secure. Though my company knew about various Linux products, a major reason for opting for CentOS stemmed from the fact that it was closer to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

I don't know about the stability and security features of the product since it was an area involving technical decisions that were taken care of by the technical domain in my company. Presently, there is no support available for the product, and I believe that the updates should also stop shortly.

We did not need any technical staff to take care of the product since everything was okay with it until our company took care of the updates and upgrades provided by the tool.

I feel that the product shouldn't be stopped, and CentOS should focus on improving the tool.

The management of updates in the product was straightforward, and it used to happen every week, after which it was usually promoted to production, but it was all manual work, and my company did not try to automate it.

I rate the overall product a nine out of ten.

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AQ
Senior System Admin at Tepco-Group

It is completely easy to maintain the solution. I haven't faced any issues with CentOS. For CentOS, I have a virtual environment on my laptop in a VMware workstation. If I face any issues with CentOS, it will be because of VMware workstation owing to the version or edition I use.

CentOS is a good product for testing and learning purposes. You can go with CentOS or Linux if you are into cyber security.

With CentOS, I didn't conduct or operate myself in a GUI environment for testing or learning purposes.

I rate the overall product a ten out of ten.

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Vijay Muddu - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager server admin and security at Vivaconnect

We are using the latest available version, which is on the cloud only.

My understanding is that CentOS is a Red Hat product now, so CentOS is now converted to CentOS Stream. It's not open-source anymore. 

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

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Ayman Allam - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps and Automation Lead | Technical Expert at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees

I've used the latest version of the solution. 

I would recommend the solution to others. I'd advise people to have a clear view of how they will use the solution and take care to consider how they would like to scale. 

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. 

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Sajjad Raza - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President | Services Group Leader at Afiniti

We're end-users.

The solution can be deployed on the cloud and on-premises. 

I personally also tried to work on CentOS 8. It's easy to use.

I'd recommend the solution to others. 

I would rate the solution nine out of ten.

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Yilmaz Cagri Isbuga - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Owner at Tekbilge Internet Technologies Ltd & IDA LTD

I would rate the solution as nine out of ten. CentOS is a very flexible system.

My advice is to first activate the GUI in the desktop version, or else you won't be able to understand it.

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Erick-Guevara - PeerSpot reviewer
Application Server Manager at Centro Nacional de Registros

We're a customer and an end-user.

We are using the latest version of the solution and are working on a migration.

I'd recommend the solution to others. 

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

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BB
Senior Unix System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Just be aware of the changes they're about to make, which is from the regular updates to streaming. That's major.

I would rate the solution nine out of ten. It's easy to install, it's easy to manage, it's free.

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Kevin Honde - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Solution Architect at Econet Wireless Zimbabwe

I would rate this solution 7 out of 10.

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VM
Cloud solution architect at 0

CentOS provides very good cost efficiency. It is a very efficient operating system without any hassle or inconsistencies. I don't see much difference between CentOS and Ubuntu. Ubuntu has a few more user-friendly commands than CentOS. Once you are familiar with the flavors, CentOS is also very user-friendly. For a new user of Linux, Ubuntu is a little bit easier.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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RS
Group Manager at HCL Technologies

I’m not sure which version of the solution we’re using. It might be version 8.

I’d recommend the solution to others. However, it all depends upon if the application needs it. If there is an application dependency, yes, you will need that. However, it'll come from a specific need.

We have not been using the OS as such. We have been just managing the application on the OS. We have been only supporting the application. We don't do anything, particularly on CentOS. We are doing all the settings on the application that's running on top of it.

That said, the product is okay. It's good, stable. It hasn't given us any issues, and we have no performance problems. I’d rate it overall an eight out of ten.

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VivekSaini - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at Aon Corporation

I'm dealing with version seven or eight at this time. I can't remember which one. 

I'd recommend the solution to others.

I'd rate the solution a seven out of ten. If there was more support available to users, it would get a higher rating.

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Landry  Mbala - PeerSpot reviewer
Développeur applications at Trust Merchant Bank

I would rate the product a nine out of ten. One admin is enough to maintain the product. 

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Ibidapo Ibrahim - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT Infrastructure at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I started with version seven, and now I'm on version eight. 

Now that the licensing has changed, I'd advise potential users to be aware of this.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten. The stability and security are good. 

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DM
Head of Department of operational and compliance at ACE GABON

If you have experience with this solution, it's a good product. Without sufficient knowledge of Linux it's important to purchase support with the product. 

I rate this product 10 out of 10.

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SulaimanMustapha - PeerSpot reviewer
CRS at Kneedrag

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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Phat Chau - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution architect at EASY CREDIT Vietnam

I rate CentOS a nine out of ten.

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MI
Chief Product Officer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

We may be using version nine of the solution. 

This is a very widely known solution that is very stable. It's easy to find engineers comfortable with it since its usage is common. 

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. 

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Muhammad-Mwinchande - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Developer at NMB Bank

My advice to others is if they have a server environment then I would recommend CentOS. It's stable. One of the only letdowns is the repository for some applications, it takes time for CentOS to adapt.

It has to do with the ecosystem of CentOS, I'm not sure. When comparing CentOS to Ubuntu, if Ubuntu comes out with a release today and a few days later you see you can install it.

I rate CentOS a seven out of ten.

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Victor Sibanda - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Equilogic Technologies

The operating system is very good and stable. We hope to continue to work with it, but are not sure if that is possible because Red Hat has decided to depreciate it and not develop it further. 

Considering that there will not be further development, I recommend considering alternate solutions. 

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DM
3D Artist at Daromex

Even though it is near the end of life, I would recommend the solution to others.

I’d rate the solution ten out of ten.

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MM
Group CEO at Mmusi Group

I would recommend this solution to potential users.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give CentOS a nine.

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SK
Group DWH and BI Senior Manager at Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of nine. 

I would definitely recommend this solution to others. Not the desktop version — I don't have experience with it. On a server level, I would definitely recommend it.

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Cuneyt Gurses - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect, DevOps Engineer at sonne technology

I would rate this solution as five out of ten. 

Because there's an EOS, no one is willing to use CentOS anymore.

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RK
Senior Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten. For the most part, it's a good solution. I'd recommend it to others.

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Taher Dungrawala - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery head at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech

I rate CentOS an eight out of ten.

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Aakash Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Architect at HCL Technologies

I would give CentOS a rating of eight out of ten.

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D6B8 - PeerSpot reviewer
District Technology at INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

If you had to choose a Linux distribution for enterprise grade stability, then this would be the logical choice. If you want latest features and fast deployment of updates, then you might want to take a look at Ubuntu.

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Evans Choge - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Security Administrator at Jambopay

I rate the solution a nine out of ten. The solution is good, but the integration can be improved, and more security features could be included in the next release.

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VP
Technial Lead at a manufacturing company with 1-10 employees

I would recommend this solution to others. I would rate CentOS a nine out of ten.

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it_user541425 - PeerSpot reviewer
SCM administrator at a tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees

FreeBSD may be a better choice for network intensive applications, if your apps will run on it.

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SK
System Administrator at Confidential

I give the solution a nine out of ten.

This solution is no longer supported and will not receive any updates going forward. Oracle Linux is similar to the solution and is also Red Hat compatible. I recommend that anyone thinking about using this solution switch to Oracle Linux.

For anyone interested in trying the solution there is a lot of information and support that is freely available online.

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MM
Senior manager at SBI Cap security

I would recommend CentOS to other users and rate it eight out of ten.

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NP
Teaching and research assistant at a university with 201-500 employees

I would recommend that you determine which CentOS version was used because some versions will no longer be supported in the coming years.

I would rate CentOS an eight out of ten. If they would continue to support the previous version, I would rate this solution a 10 out of 10.

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GD
Lead Solutions Architect - International Projects at a media company with 501-1,000 employees

We use different versions of the solution. It's a mixture depending on the application. Some applications are not upgraded by vendors and therefore we are using old versions. We try to stay with our own applications on the latest and greatest, however, generally, it's a mixture.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten.

I'd recommend the solution to other organizations.

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Octavian Enache - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Officer at TBI Bank

I would recommend this solution to potential users.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give CentOS a nine.

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HetulPatel - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior data engineer at Tiger Analytics

We successfully installed MicroStrategy 10, Composer for PSP, Laravel, and many PSP libraries on CentOS. 

I would recommend CentOS to others if the users want to have an open-source solution.

I rate CentOS an eight out of ten.

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RS
Head Channel and Capacity at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

I rate this solution a nine out of ten. I would recommend CentOS to others because it's a good operating system. 

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MA
Technical Presales Consultant/ Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

CentOS, Red Hat, Oracle Linux, and Fedora all share the same binaries, they have the exact same distribution, with very minor differences. 

CentOS started as a community project, a community enterprise operating system. It's basically free Red Hat. Red Hat was rebranded and called CentOS and released to the public.

I have had a really good experience with CentOS 6 or CentOS 7, but I have abandoned CentOS completely since Red Hat has made its position of CentOS very clear. CentOS now is discontinued. 

Red Hat is releasing CentOS Stream, which is new. Before, what used to be the situation? Red Hat would release the Red Hat Linux distribution online version six, for example, at the same time, Red Hat would release CentOS 6. Red Hat and CentOS 6 had no differences, except the fact that with Red Hat you can actually get a support contract, whereas, with CentOS 6, you cannot get a support contract. 

CentOS and Red Hat are the same. There's no difference between CentOS and Red Hat.

There used to be no difference between CentOS and Red Hat, but now CentOS is like Fedora.

There's no difference, it's just a test bench, with the latest updates, but it is not as stable as it is before.

Now, there was something called Fedora. Fedora is a Linux-based distribution. Usually, you have the latest updates, the brand new technologies, everything is in the Fedora, but it's not stable. Fedora is not stable.

Red Hat is the one controlling CentOS. Whenever Red Hat would release a version, they would release the same CentOS to the public. The only difference was that CentOS is supported by the community, and Red Hat is supported by Red Hat, the enterprise by the business. They used to have a test bench, which is Fedora. Fedora is a distribution based both on Red Hat or CentOS, but packages are very up to date, which is not stable. Now, Red Hat made a decision to stop CentOS and make something new called CentOS Stream. This CentOS Stream is just like Fedora.

It's not as stable as Red Hat. Before Red Hat was releasing a free version and a paid version. Both the free and the paid were the exact, same, they were identical, there were no differences. 

It has the same stability and the same everything. Now, CentOS is a test bench in which Red Hat releases the newest and latest code so that they can try it out on the community, to ensure that it is fine before they include it in Red Hat. CentOS is like Fedora. Good for testing, not for production, and not for servers.

For the time being, I would not recommend this solution to others. 

At one time CentOS was definitely a nine out of ten, but now with these recent updates, I would rate CentOS a zero out of ten. Imagine if you would create something for a specific purpose, but then in the middle, you would change it and make it the exact opposite. That would make any person who chose it, hate it.

I am very frustrated with the way the CentOS project has gone. I would rate it a Zero out of ten.

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CC
Security Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

I recommend the solution to others and rate it as a seven. I advise others to know about the solution's commands before purchasing it.

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Fabián Balseca Chávez - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Presales Engineer at GMS Seguridad de la Información

The solution is a good product and I recommend using it. 

I rate the solution a ten out of ten. 

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TS
Team Leader Operations at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

I would not recommend this solution for enterprises. If you are looking for an enterprise solution, I would recommend Rocky, Linux, Oracle or Red Hat from our point of view.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. 

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DC
Consultant at a educational organization with 11-50 employees

I have a hybrid setup. On the cloud, I'm using version 7.5. On-premise I'm on 8.3.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. If it was more reliable in terms of dealing with stability, it would be excellent. 

I'd recommend the solution to other users and companies.

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OF
Director of Electronic procurement department at a government with 51-200 employees

I rate CentOS an eight out of ten.

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SB
Sr Manager - Information Security & Researcher at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

My role involves the management of security tools. 

I would always recommend the solution to others. 

Our support involves 50,000 servers, 90 percent of these being linux-based. 

I rate CentOS as a nine out of ten. 

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PS
Security Pre-Sales Engineer - Southern Reigion at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Make sure you've read about the installation steps and best practices for securing the servers once the OS is installed.

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DB
MIS Specialist at a agriculture with 201-500 employees

Both CentOS and Ubuntu Linux are great choices.

I would rate CentOS a nine out of ten.

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AD
Systems and Virtualization Engineer at Altelios Technology Group

The number of maintenance people needed depends on the company and its strategy.

I recommend this solution to others but the support of the solution is ending next year.

I rate CentOS an eight out of ten.

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RP
IT Specialist at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

I recommend this solution and rate it nine out of 10. 

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FK
Managing Partner at Veribir Ltd

I would recommend this solution for the server-side.

I rate CentOS a nine out of ten.

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MW
Project Manager at Realnux

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate CentOS a nine out of ten.

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FE
Senior System Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

At this point, because of the announcement that it will no longer be compatible with Red Hat in the future, I do not recommend this product.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten. 

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it_user357567 - PeerSpot reviewer
Applications & Systems Administrator at a university with 501-1,000 employees

You need to have a command line skill set.

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HT
System Engineer at CMC CSI saigon

I would recommend this solution to others. I would rate it an eight out of 10.

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AK
Technical Support Specialist at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

I recommend CentOS 8 if you're okay with the command line then there's no better option and it's open source. 

I rate this product a seven out of 10. 

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it_user538686 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Corporate Systems Division at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The Asus platform is tested with CentOs 7. But if it is necessary to add new hardware, it is very important to verify that it is compatible with CentOs.

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IR
Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

CentOS is more simple than Windows, and I would rate it at ten on a scale from one to ten.

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it_user351633 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer | OpenStack Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Try it! It's an amazingly stable Linux distro.

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MF
Manager Tech. & Support (Information Technology) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would recommend this solution for applications that you want to have high stability.

I rate CentOS a seven out of ten.

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NS
Storage Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

If you are an IT technician or an apprentice, I would recommend this solution, however, if you are a regular user, I cannot recommend it because I find it confusing and difficult to use.

I will continue to use this solution.

I would rate CentOS a seven out of ten.

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Buyer's Guide
CentOS
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about CentOS. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.