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CentOS vs LAMP Stack CentOS comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 15, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

CentOS
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
LAMP Stack CentOS
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
38th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
2.7
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category, the mindshare of CentOS is 4.9%, up from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of LAMP Stack CentOS is 0.2%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CentOS4.9%
LAMP Stack CentOS0.2%
Other94.9%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

Mohammad Wasif - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure Engineer at Trigyn Technology
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.
FedirPlotnikov - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cloud Engineer at Globant
Reliable hosting stack has supported long-term PHP website and application development
In my opinion, the best features LAMP Stack CentOS offers include a reliable and predictable solution for hosting PHP applications. The stability of the solutions and the CentOS and Red Hat release policy make it predictable for me, which ensures that I always have a tested and stable version in the official repositories. LAMP Stack CentOS has impacted my organization positively as it was the main stack for the development and hosting of the developed solutions for some of the companies. This impacted my teams and business outcomes as the whole business was based on the ability to release PHP-based applications, so it is basically one of the core services for the business.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"If you had to choose a Linux distribution for enterprise grade stability, then this would be the logical choice."
"The scalability of CentOS is good, and we can deploy the operating system on many types of hardware, laptops, and servers."
"Asus technical support is very efficient."
"Setup is straightforward. You can complete it in about 30 minutes."
"It's easy to install, it's easy to manage, it's free."
"It's less expensive than Red Hat."
"The solution is productive."
"Once a Linux server has been built, it tends to be stable with no performance leakage."
"LAMP Stack CentOS has impacted my organization positively as it was the main stack for the development and hosting of the developed solutions for some of the companies."
"LAMP Stack CentOS has positively impacted my organization by providing a standard, zero-license, licensing-free gateway into the Red Hat enterprise ecosystem."
"LAMP Stack CentOS builds client trust that we can get our projects live in no time and builds credibility for the organization."
 

Cons

"The system has 10GB SFP+ Asus cards but some of them, under CentOs 7, only work at 1GB speed."
"Sometimes it is quite difficult to find drivers when I have CentOS locally on my machine."
"The GUI interface could always be better."
"The price of CentOS could improve."
"Often, the solution doesn't scale as you expect."
"The security could be improved because the server system isn't very secure."
"In the future, CentOS will no longer be compatible with Red Hat. I would prefer that it remains compatible because when it changes, we will no longer be using it."
"CentOS can be somewhat difficult for beginners, as it has a complex UI, especially for those not in the IT field."
"The performance of LAMP Stack CentOS when handling high-traffic websites or demanding workloads might require us to set up some load balancing."
"The bigger area for improvement for LAMP Stack CentOS is overall ecosystem lifecycle predictability."
"LAMP Stack CentOS can be improved by tracking the CVEs and releasing fixes as fast as possible."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Once you buy the license, Linux will provide you with yearly or monthly patches, so your systems will be scalable for a long time."
"We are using a subscription-based license option for CentOS."
"I use the free version."
"CentOS is an expensive solution. There are other solutions that are rated at the top that are not expensive, such as Red Hat."
"The solution is not subscription-based, unlike Red Hat."
"The solution is open source so is free."
"CentOS is free."
"I'm not required to pay a licensing fee."
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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
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Construction Company
56%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Transportation Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise30
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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?
Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing for CentOS, there is no cost for licensing or setup pricing, so it is easy to set up and scale up the server.
What needs improvement with CentOS?
CentOS can be improved, but I have not yet faced any kind of issue or hectic problem.
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Also Known As

CentOS 7 (x86_64) - with Updates HVM
LAMP Stack on CentOS
 

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