CentOS Reviews

Our primary use case for the solution is utilizing it as an OS in a virtualized environment. It helps us install and deploy our applications and other services accessed by other users, internally and externally. The solution is deployed on-premises.

We have found the ease of integration valuable. The solution is easy to integrate with other applications and with other services. For example, if you want to deploy something, it simplifies the integration with other applications and services.

The solution could include more integration of third-party solutions to check on the quality and vulnerabilities of the code.

We have been using the solution for approximately two years.

The solution is stable.

The solution is scalable. Approximately 1000 users are utilizing the solution.

The initial setup was straightforward, and deployment took two to four hours.

We implemented the solution in-house. Five developers are required for deployment.

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

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.

We use this solution for our telecommunications platform and call center application for video, text and audio calls.

The stability of this solution is its most useful feature. It is a high quality product and you know what you're getting. You also receive wide support from the community.

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. 

I have been using this solution for five years. 

We have not needed to scale this solution because we work with several small servers or containers.

We have not needed to make use of the support team. 

The initial setup is very straightforward. You do need a team for maintenance and we would recommend using maintenance tools like Ansible or Chef. 

Deployment was done in-house. 

This is an open source solution.  

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. 

I use CentOS as an operating system for many of the services we are using.

CentOS should extend the support of the solution. The solution is set to have no update support in 2023.

I have been using CentOS for approximately 10 years.

CentOS is stable.

The scalability of CentOS is good. We can deploy the operating system in many hardware, laptops, and servers.

This solution is not used by end-users, it is used by IT staff.

There is not any technical support available from CentOS since it is open-source. However, there is a large community where information can be found for any problem that might arise.

The initial setup of CentOS was simple. There was some configuration to be completed but then it is up and running.

We did the implementation in-house.

This is a free solution.

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.

The primary use case for the solution is to host web servers, application servers, or databases.

The most valuable feature of the solution is the stability and performance of the server.

The solution is an open-source version of Red Hat without some of the features. The solution can be improved by including some of the Red Hat features for free.

I have been using the solution for over ten years.

The solution is extremely stable.

The solution can be scalable depending on what you are using the server for. If you use the solution as a visualization system, it is scalable, but difficult to scale without having to use additional tools. Linux-based solutions require a lot of manual work unless other tools are used to automate.

The solution is open source and does not have any official support only other users on forums. 

The setup is straightforward for advanced users and administrators. If you are a beginner the setup can be quite difficult, especially with the partitioning phase. The basic installation on the premises only takes ten minutes. If you are installing on the cloud there are a few extra steps that can take up to 20 minutes such as the provider's security, networking, public IP addresses, and some rules that have to be configured before the system is ready.

The implementation was completed in-house.

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

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.

I'm using the solution for storage. It’s a specialized storage service.

The solution is very stable and secure.

It’s a simple, straightforward implementation.

For how I use it, it is a scalable product.

I taught myself how to use the solution. You don't need to worry about having to go through a very deep learning curve for CentOS. It's very easy to use.

CentOS is very close to the end of life.

I’d like them to improve the licensing options in the future.

I’ve been using the solution for a while. We’ve used it since version five and are now on version eight.

The stability is good. There are no bugs or glitches. It’s reliable. It doesn’t crash or freeze.

I usually work with smaller companies. Therefore, I don’t have issues with scaling. For me, it scales. I’m using one or two-tera hard drives, and it works well with no issues.

I have one client with ten users and other clients who have a bit less than that in terms of users.

We do not have plans to increase usage.

I’ve never directly dealt with technical support. I cannot speak to how helpful they would be or how responsive.

I installed CentOS from the command line and administer it from the command line or web media.

The initial setup is simple and straightforward.

I'm using it for different clients, one or two servers for each client, so I don't use it. I don't deploy it, I just do an individual installation.

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.

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.

We use it for the DNS server, and we have some in-house apps that we are running on it for internal processes.

Its performance is most valuable. There is a performance boost as compared to when the applications are run on Windows OS.

It could be more secure.

I have been using this solution for a few months.

It is stable. In the previous upgrade, there were a lot of bug fixes.

We have cluster nodes, so we can extend and have more servers in the cluster. When we have more incoming requests and more processes for extending functions of the software, we need to scale the server. We work with the vendor for maintaining the software and the server.

We have more than 300 users, and half of them are using the software.

Their support is good.

It took two to three days. We did it over the weekend, and we had two technical people.

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

Our primary use case of CentOS is running our personal applications. We use it on practically all of the machines and servers. It's deployed on-prem. 

A valuable features of CentOS is that it's quite stable and doesn't crash often. It's also quite intuitive. 

CentOS could be improved by being more secure. Of course, we use a firewall, but security is always a concern. 

We have been using this solution for almost eight years. 

This solution is quite stable and doesn't crash often. You only need one person to maintain it. 

There aren't any issues with scalability. It's easy to test our applications. 

Everything is totally on CentOS, so there are about 300 people in my organization using CentOS. 

We don't actually require much support for CentOS. 

We used to use Windows 7, but we had issues with licensing and other things. 

CentOS is quite easy to install. Our IT guys install it themselves and it doesn't take many people. The installation takes almost four hours, depending on the machine. If the machine is good, it can even be installed and updated in two hours. You can handle the installation yourself. 

We implemented through an in-house team. 

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

Our file management system is based on CentOS.

It's quite good.

It is better than Ubuntu Linux.

We occasionally have issues with software installation. For example, if we want to install a gen framework, we will face some challenges.

I have been working with CentOS for approximately five years.

We are using the latest version of CentOS.

CentOS is a stable product.

In our organization, there are four or five users.

At the moment, we have no plans to increase our usage.

We have not yet contacted technical support.

We are also using Ubuntu Linux.

The installation can take up to a day, but it can also be completed in as little as 10 minutes.

We have a team of four or five engineers who will install and maintain this solution.

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

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

Both CentOS and Ubuntu Linux are great choices.

I would rate CentOS a nine out of ten.