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CentOS vs InfrOS on Nimbus comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

CentOS
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
77
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
InfrOS on Nimbus
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
27th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
2.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (36th)
 

Featured Reviews

Mohammad Wasif - PeerSpot reviewer
IT infrastructure executive at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Has supported reliable deployments and simplified issue resolution in complex environments
The most suitable feature of CentOS is its exceptional stability, security, and long-term support, which make it a popular choice for enterprise and server environments. CentOS is widely recognized for providing a stable and secure platform, especially suited for server and mission-critical workloads. Whenever we face critical work, it is easy for our team to handle. For long-term support, each CentOS release generally guarantees long-term updates, ensuring reliability for extended periods. For package management, we use YUM and DNF in the new version for flexible and efficient software management. It depends on our users' requirements for installing CentOS. Licensing for CentOS is above my management details, so I am not aware of this information. CentOS always provides good feedback, is easy to handle, and easy to troubleshoot. The experience with CentOS OS has been very good over the last two months. I rate CentOS nine out of ten.
reviewer2801622 - PeerSpot reviewer
FinOps Lead at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Infrastructure has been optimized and pricing for CI/CD workloads is now forecast with confidence
I use this solution to optimize our infrastructure I have observed improvements in CI/CD infrastructure optimization, designing AI-native workloads, exploring pricing alternatives, and forecasting. The pricing simulator is a valuable feature. There is room for improvement in the Github…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I like its stability, performance, and usability."
"CentOS has impacted our organization positively by giving us an operating system for many of our virtual appliances, but for detailed information, you would need to consult someone in a higher position."
"This solution is a very robust operating system, particularly when compared to Windows, it's informative and easy to work with and there's no extra cost involved in installation which reduces our overheads."
"CentOS is a good and stable system, providing everything you need for web servers and database servers."
"CentOS's most valuable features are that it's cost-saving and helps to scale down your usage."
"The solution is stable and the performance is good."
"The solution is easy to integrate with other applications and with other services."
"The solution is very stable, there are no bugs or glitches, it doesn’t crash or freeze, and it’s reliable."
"Using InfrOS accelerates the process of migration planning and execution."
"I have observed improvements in CI/CD infrastructure optimization, designing AI-native workloads, exploring pricing alternatives, and forecasting."
 

Cons

"I would like to see more frequent updates."
"I have had a tough time with the product's scalability, making it an area where improvements are required."
"The tool has no official support."
"The price could be better."
"If CentOS could add Office features then that would be beneficial. Additionally, the UI could improve."
"CentOS could be improved with more user-friendly monitoring."
"Currently, CentOS is not providing support, so you will not get new packages that are compatible with that operating system."
"In the future, CentOS will no longer be compatible with Red Hat."
"There is room for improvement in the Github connection."
"I would really like to have features that will help me analyze my usage on existing environments in the cloud and suggest architectural optimization improvements."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is no price or licensing required — it's open-source."
"The solution is open-source and does not have any costs or licensing fees."
"The solution is open source."
"There is no license required for this solution."
"The solution is open source so is free."
"CentOS is a free solution."
"For the enterprise version of CentOS, there is a license required. However, for personal use, I do not need a license."
"There are no licensing fees. CentOS is a free solution."
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Comparison Review

it_user281973 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage and VMware Expert at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 24, 2017
It's improved our company's system environments that run Oracle databases.
Red Hat is mission critical to our environment Red Hat has improved the mission critical environments running Oracle databases, while CentOS has improved our web environment and MySQL. Oracle and SAP Environment and all HPC environments. 10 years No issues Very stable i don´t find any problem…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Educational Organization
7%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise28
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Questions from the Community

Which would you choose - RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) or CentOS?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is fantastic. It is an inexpensive solution that has excellent security, performance, and stability, and also lots of features. I specifically like that the solution has fe...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CentOS?
I am not entirely sure about the license I purchased for my local machine, but I assume it is the community version, while for the AWS one, I do not entirely remember the pricing.
What needs improvement with CentOS?
I do not find anything that can be improved in CentOS. I am a huge fan of it, and there is hardly anything that Linux in general does not already provide. I think CentOS is the best and closest thi...
What needs improvement with InfrOS on Nimbus?
I would really like to have features that will help me analyze my usage on existing environments in the cloud and suggest architectural optimization improvements.
What is your primary use case for InfrOS on Nimbus?
I am a CloudOps consultant, and I use this product in my consultancy. When a client plans to migrate an app or a system to the cloud, I use InfrOS to analyze the business logic of the system with t...
 

Also Known As

CentOS 7 (x86_64) - with Updates HVM
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