We performed a comparison between CentOS and Oracle Linux based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on our user reviews, CentOs slightly edges out Oracle Linux. CentOS is very user friendly, does not take up a lot of resources, and integrates with other applications. It is a very strong, powerful, reliable solution and users feel they get a performance boost using applications with CentOS. However, Oracle Linux is very flexible and secure and may be the right choice for enterprises currently running on Oracle or planning to migrate to Oracle solutions.
"I like its stability, performance, and usability."
"The latest version of this solution has everything built in, making it comprehensive and very easy to use."
"CentOS' best feature is that it's the standard product for Linux, so it's well-supported."
"It's a good and stable system. It provides everything you need for web servers and database servers."
"The product is very efficient when it comes to virtualization."
"Offers useful information and has good compatibility."
"It has all the features of Red Hat, but you don't have to pay for the subscription."
"The most valuable feature is that it is compatible with RedHat."
"With Oracle Linux Ksplice specifically, we have organizations looking for minimum downtime. We're able to apply hot-patching at any time; once we've proven they're tested, ready to go, we don't need to take downtime to apply them."
"The solution is easy to use."
"There are several valuable features in Oracle Linux. For example, it's very secure and stable. You don't have to reboot it frequently."
"Oracle is well-known for its strong security measures. I have a great deal of confidence in the security of the Oracle DB, including its ability to monitor changes made to the database."
"Overall Oracle Linux is very good."
"It has a good amount of mount points."
"Oracle Linux has fulfilled all my requirements so far. It has very advanced features, especially the latest product for this Oracle in a cloud infrastructure."
"I like that it's very stable and lightweight and that it requires very little resources."
"The tool has no official support."
"The price could be better. They could add more drivers in terms of peripherals and other things. Add more drivers for the Linux specifications in the next release. Right now, they are just pushing to have more drivers for Windows instead of Linux."
"Updates are going to a streaming version."
"In the future, CentOS will no longer be compatible with Red Hat."
"CentOS should extend the support of the solution. The solution is set to have no update support in 2023."
"I would like the integration to be more secure."
"The solution could improve by making the management tools better for the DevOps teams. For example, WebEX and Webstacks."
"CentOS is not easy."
"It could also have a more user-friendly interface."
"They could introduce the same level of remote capabilities, which are available with VMware applications to build distant environments."
"The solution could be more user friendly."
"It could be more scalable."
"There were some problems when updating the operating system, which affected the system as a whole."
"I would want Oracle to explore more of Kubernetes and micro services."
"What we found in moving from Oracle Linux 6 to Oracle Linux 7 was the whole interfacing with the application and the fact that operating had all changed, all the commands had changed. You need to be aware that there is some kind of training, some kind of handover required for your technical guys, understanding different ways of interacting with it. Bear that in mind."
"Most day-to-day applications are not native to this solution. You have to run an emulator or virtual machine, such as VMware to access these Windows applications."
CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while Oracle Linux is ranked 3rd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 109 reviews. CentOS is rated 8.2, while Oracle 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 Oracle Linux writes "The operational system is the best and is packed with free features like CapsLive". CentOS is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server, openSUSE Leap and SUSE Linux Enterprise, whereas Oracle Linux is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Solaris, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server. See our CentOS vs. Oracle Linux report.
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