We performed a comparison between CentOS and Flatcar Container Linux based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Red Hat, Canonical, Oracle and others in Operating Systems (OS) for Business."I like how you can alternate certain things and minimize admin features on there and just let it run on specific scripts. It's nice. Even if I had to put it in a container, I'd still do it. I prefer Linux over Windows any day."
"The most valuable feature of CentOS is the speed and it is very easy to use."
"Setup is straightforward. You can complete it in about 30 minutes."
"The technical support is good."
"CentOS is very easy to use, and all the commands are user-friendly."
"The user access level is most valuable. When you do administration with CentOS, the number of customizations that you can do for each user is higher than other solutions. It is very customizable."
"The pricing is good. We pay a minimal fee."
"The most valuable feature of CentOS is that it is easy to use."
"Flatcar's support is good. The version I am using is stable and allows us to make needed changes."
"The GUI interface could always be better."
"The performance could stand improvement."
"I would like the integration to be more secure."
"It is challenging to scale the solution when we have to increase the storage capacity from one end."
"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."
"It would be useful if reporting were included as part of the basic license."
"The stability could always be improved."
"The solution could improve by making the management tools better for the DevOps teams. For example, WebEX and Webstacks."
"The development teams could sharpen their skills. They should offer applications on the net."
CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while Flatcar Container Linux is ranked 14th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 1 review. CentOS is rated 8.2, while Flatcar Container Linux is rated 8.0. 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 Flatcar Container Linux writes "The solution is stable and allows us to make needed changes". CentOS is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server and Kali Linux, whereas Flatcar Container Linux is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Amazon FreeRTOS and SUSE Linux Enterprise.
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