CentOS Pricing

MohammedThousif Ansari - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at Tata Communications Ltd

The price is very good.

Once you buy the license, Linux will provide you with yearly or monthly patches, so your systems will be scalable for a long time. You can decide whether or not you want to install a patch. They're giving patches instead of going for automatic updates because some of the services will not work.

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Arif-Kundi - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at BazTech

CentOS is an open-source tool.

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

We used it as an open-source solution. We did not have to worry about licensing. 

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CentOS
April 2024
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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 do not handle licensing. It's not in my scope of work.

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

I can't speak to the pricing. The DevOps team handles that aspect of the product. 

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

The solution is open source. Sometimes I donate a little bit of money to support the solution.

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

We are using the community version. It is free.

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

There are zero licensing costs for the solution. 

There are admin costs. We run it on VMware, so there has to be VMware cost.

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

It's freeware, so we can use it without worrying about licensing.

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MM
Group CEO at Mmusi Group

The cost depends on how the organization or a specific person licenses it. If you want the free version, there's Ubuntu which is supported by forums. You can pay for the license yearly or pay for a specific version.

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RS
Group Manager at HCL Technologies

The licensing is per device.

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VivekSaini - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at Aon Corporation

If a company cannot afford Red Hat, they should use this product.

It's an open-source solution.

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

I'm not well-versed in licensing. It's almost free. The cost is very, very low. 

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DM
Head of Department of operational and compliance at ACE GABON

We're using the open-source version of CentOS.

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SulaimanMustapha - PeerSpot reviewer
CRS at Kneedrag

This is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs involved.

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Phat Chau - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution architect at EASY CREDIT Vietnam

We don’t have to pay for the system’s licenses.

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

The solution is open-source. We do not pay a licensing fee. 

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Muhammad-Mwinchande - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Developer at NMB Bank

For the enterprise version of CentOS, there is a license required. However, for personal use, I do not need a license.

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Victor Sibanda - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Equilogic Technologies

We use the free, open-source solution because we cannot afford the price for Linux. 

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DM
3D Artist at Daromex

The central source is under an open-source license. I use it this way due to the fact that I don't need any license for using it.

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

There is no price or licensing required — it's open-source. 

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

We are using the community version, which is free. 

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D6B8 - PeerSpot reviewer
District Technology at INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

You can pay for the support if you purchase Red Hat. We don't have the need for that just yet, and CentOS satisfies our needs when needed (assuming we can support it in-house).

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Evans Choge - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Security Administrator at Jambopay

The license is affordable. I rate the price a ten out of ten.

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

It is open-source, which means it is a free product. It has a one-time deployment cost.

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

Buy a Red Hat license. It's worth it.

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SK
System Administrator at Confidential

The solution is open-source and does not have any costs or licensing fees.

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MM
Senior manager at SBI Cap security

CentOS is cheaper compared to Windows.

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

CentOS is free.

There are no additional costs.

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

The pricing is very reasonable. From what I understand, we pay a minimal fee, if we pay anything at all.

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Octavian Enache - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Officer at TBI Bank

I use the free version.

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HetulPatel - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior data engineer at Tiger Analytics

There are no costs for CentOS, it is open-source.

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

There are no licensing fees for CentOS. It's a DPL project, there is no licensing cost.

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

The solution is open source so it is free. 

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

This is an open source solution.  

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DC
Consultant at a educational organization with 11-50 employees

This product is free to use. It's great for companies with small budgets.

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

CentOS is an expensive solution. There are other solutions that are rated at the top that are not expensive, such as Red Hat or Oracle Linux.

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

The solution is not subscription-based, unlike Red Hat. It involves recompiled binaries, so it does not come with a subscription fee. 

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PS
Security Pre-Sales Engineer - Southern Reigion at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
DB
MIS Specialist at a agriculture with 201-500 employees

We have no complaints about the price, which is quite reasonable.

We have a CentOS license that we pay for on a yearly basis.

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AD
Systems and Virtualization Engineer at Altelios Technology Group

This is a free solution.

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FK
Managing Partner at Veribir Ltd

CentOS is a free solution.

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MW
Project Manager at Realnux

There is no license required for this solution.

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

There are no licensing costs for CentOS.

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

This solution is much more cost effective than Windows and the Open Source options.

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

I always advise using free software (like CentOs) because it has all the necessary tools for the universities and CPD. The Asus platform has remote management activated, without any licensing. With other server manufacturers, I would suggest it is necessary to ask for remote management licensing.

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

There are no licensing fees. CentOS is a free solution.

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it_user466755 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud & Monitoring System Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
it_user351633 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer | OpenStack Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

No experience.

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

We are using a subscription-based license option for CentOS.

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

I'm not required to pay a licensing fee.

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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.
767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.