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CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers vs ClearScale Windows Server 2025 comparison

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CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with ...
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
46th
Average Rating
9.2
Number of Reviews
10
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ClearScale Windows Server 2025
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
428th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
2
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AMITKUMAR49 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud administrator at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Secure platform has supported large-scale banking services and provides reliable long-term use
CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers updates sometimes take a very long time. If the CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers team makes improvements, you should first take feedback from clients, users, and the community. There are many different kinds of people, so you must ask for feedback. From my perspective, sometimes hosting has delays. We can use the underlying OS control panel. However, a direct login will take some time. If you log in to that machine, it takes too much time. You can improve this area. Web server and hosting infrastructures should be worked on. Some organizational people, if working on that, can improve this area. A popular hosting stack is important because everyone needs to log in easily to any web server. Another area for improvement is enterprise middleware or banking systems, which are mostly what I am working on. IBM MQ tools are also used as a middleware platform. They can also easily connect. Work on the connect tool is needed. Suppose you have to connect CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers SSH to secure shell command, connect to the terminal, and then use it. Secure shell command improvements would be beneficial. You can use enterprise middleware and banking systems if work is done on that. Additionally, you should work on database and file storage nodes. These are areas, from my perspective, that require improvements. Suppose you run any AWS, GCP, Azure, or virtual VM. You need to update some configurations. I have one more idea. Server and hosting CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers, node centralization, worker nodes suppose you have to use Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes. Make sure to work on that.
reviewer2858658 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Automated hardening has standardized our servers and reduces effort for secure Windows workloads
The first-boot time is longer than a stock Windows AMI. Sysprep and the initial hardening pass add a noticeable delay before the instance is reachable, which is something to account for if you autoscale and need nodes ready quickly. The hardened defaults also occasionally trip up common installers and agents. A few of our deployment and monitoring tools assumed services or policies that the image had locked down, so we had to add exceptions. A short compatibility checklist of what the hardening changes from a default Windows install would have saved us that debugging. I would also like the option of a CIS Level 2 build for our more sensitive workloads since the image currently only ships a Level 1 baseline. Thanks.

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Pros

"Having vendor-backed technical support gives me peace of mind and bridges the gap between open-source flexibility and corporate SLA requirements, allowing me to deploy critical internal systems with total confidence."
"The flexibility allows me to configure the server based on workload requirements and integration with AWS services such as EC2, CloudWatch, and security controls."
"We have achieved at least 30 percent cost savings annually, and the metrics show that processes for configuring high availability clusters are much easier to manage, and we are satisfied with the performance of these services."
"CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers is one of the best operating systems in the current market."
"CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers has positively impacted my organization by not being buggy and being very fast compared with another distribution, so efficiency is the priority."
"CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers has positively impacted our organization by saving us a lot of cost, as CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers is open source and free, so it saves us considerable expenses especially since you do not need to spend any money using an open-source operating system."
"Security is most important to me, and the SELinux enhancements provide strong security enforcement that helps my team across the board."
"We have the mixture of both the modernity and the stability of an operating system, which is not the case for other Linux distros."
"Windows Server 2025 is a strong fit for enterprise environments heavily reliant on Microsoft technologies."
"Because the image arrives CIS Level 1 hardened with the AWS tooling already in place, our servers come up patched, locked down, and ready to join the domain without a separate build out pass."
 

Cons

"Even though CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers is good, the only thing it needs is predictable repositories for mission-critical updates."
"CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers could be improved by providing clearer documentation for AWS deployment, more detailed troubleshooting guides, and faster response times to technical support requests."
"While overall my product support experience has been solid, I believe it could be improved by expanding the pre-packaged module ecosystem, specifically with more out-of-the-box support for containerization like Docker, Podman, or pre-configured Kubernetes base nodes related to CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers."
"With the arrival of artificial intelligence, I would like CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers to have more features in that field and also updating the kernel to a more recent version that supports GPUs better."
"Customer support for CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers primarily comes from community support, which is adequate but not premium."
"I recommend providing constructive and solution-oriented feedback for CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers, with focus on improving adoption, technical support from ProComputers, documentation, automation, and issue resolution."
"CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers updates sometimes take a very long time."
"Most tasks require manual installation, and if that could be improved, it would be beneficial."
"The hardened defaults also occasionally trip up common installers and agents: a few of our deployment and monitoring tools assumed services or policies that the image had locked down, so we had to add exceptions."
"Initial configuration complexity can still be high for teams without prior Windows Server expertise."
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Financial Services Firm
30%
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers is that pricing could be reduced for developing countries such as Sri Lanka. The licensi...
What needs improvement with CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers?
Regarding how CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers can be improved, I do not see many areas for improvement. However, additional cloud costs are sometimes a concern. Most tasks requir...
What is your primary use case for CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers?
My main use case for CentOS 10 (CentOS 10) with support by ProComputers is primarily for staging and UAT environments. We have since moved our production environment to CentOS as well because it su...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ClearScale Windows Server 2025?
The software charge sits on top of the underlying Windows EC2 cost, which is already higher than Linux, so model both together before you commit to a large fleet. The hourly model suited our autosc...
What needs improvement with ClearScale Windows Server 2025?
The first-boot time is longer than a stock Windows AMI. Sysprep and the initial hardening pass add a noticeable delay before the instance is reachable, which is something to account for if you auto...
What is your primary use case for ClearScale Windows Server 2025?
We use ClearScale Windows Server 2025 as the base image for our .NET and IIS application servers on EC2. These instances host internal line of business web applications and Windows services, and se...
 

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