We performed a comparison between CentOS and Oracle Solaris based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Operating Systems (OS) for Business solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It’s scalable."
"It has minimal updates compared to other distributions."
"The solution is open source."
"We particularly like that we can remove the graphic user interface to minimize attack settings for the operating system."
"The product is based on Red Hat and very stable."
"The most valuable feature is performance."
"You can work with the UI or in command line, if you prefer."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward and not complex, especially if you are familiar with CLI."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten since we haven't faced any issues."
"It stands out for its exceptional stability."
"This product handles databases well; they run on top of the operating system."
"It works well. It is very stable and very good. It is also very safe. It cannot be easily infected by viruses or attacks."
"Oracle Solaris's operating system is good."
"Solaris is scalable because they have their own file system, like CFS."
"This product is stable, has good documentation, lots of solutions, a big community, and good support."
"Oracle Solaris is great due to the fact that it actually is meant for high-end servers."
"Integration with other platforms could be improved."
"The YUM install manager can be improved. It is below average as compared to the other install managers. This is the only major problem that I see with CentOS. They should reduce dependency on the YUM manager."
"They could build more options into the wizard."
"We are aware that the licensing has shifted, and it's not a change we've liked."
"The interface could be improved."
"If CentOS could add Office features then that would be beneficial. Additionally, the UI could improve."
"CentOS NetworkManager is an area of concern in the solution that needs improvement, and it is the same with other products from Red Hat."
"The solution could improve by making the management tools better for the DevOps teams. For example, WebEX and Webstacks."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux is more secure and better documented. So Oracle could learn from them when it comes to security and documentation."
"Oracle customer service is slow at times."
"It would be helpful if the solution offered backend management. In the 11.4 version, Oracle added a management console. It would be great if we maybe had a user management tool to go with it."
"The challenge arises from the differences in commands and configurations compared to more common systems like Linux."
"When we switch over to Solaris it was not easy because we had some troubles with the performance. Solaris is from Oracle and you would expect that it would run flawlessly, but we had some issues in sizing the previous Linux environment to the Solaris environment."
"If it could support other file systems, it would be better."
"I don't want to receive any updates on Oracle"
"Oracle Solaris can improve by supporting all the recent features that are in the market from other competitors."
CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while Oracle Solaris is ranked 8th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 47 reviews. CentOS is rated 8.2, while Oracle Solaris is rated 8.8. 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 Solaris writes "Improve flexibility, automate DR process, and speed up recovery time using Zones". CentOS is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server and Windows 10, whereas Oracle Solaris is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10 and SUSE Linux Enterprise. See our CentOS vs. Oracle Solaris report.
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