We performed a comparison between CentOS and SUSE Linux Enterprise 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 a simple, straightforward implementation."
"I find the solution's stability to be the most valuable feature of it since I have been using a virtual machine with the help of the solution since 2015, and it still works on all the laptops in my organization."
"The product offers a free community-based version."
"The solution is extremely stable."
"Its performance is most valuable. There is a performance boost as compared to when the applications are run on Windows OS."
"I like how you can alternate certain things and minimize admin features on there and just let it run on specific scripts. It's nice. Even if I had to put it in a container, I'd still do it. I prefer Linux over Windows any day."
"There are a lot of sources on the internet that you can use to solve any issues, and people share their experiences. It's not a closed system"
"The solution is easy to troubleshoot."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The initial setup is simple and takes five minutes for deployment and if you have automation in place, it will take four minutes."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is that there is an inbuilt HANA firewall."
"SUSE Linux's most valuable feature is the documentation - there is a lot of documentation about how to create custom servers."
"It's a flexible solution."
"I have not experienced any issues with this operating system."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the installation part...We don't face any issues related to the operating system or application."
"When comparing the GUI of CentOS to Microsoft Windows or Mac, it could improve."
"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."
"The solution could improve by making the management tools better for the DevOps teams. For example, WebEX and Webstacks."
"In the future, CentOS will no longer be compatible with Red Hat."
"CentOS is very close to the end of life."
"The solution could improve by being more user-friendly."
"More security features could be included in the next release."
"I would like the integration to be more secure."
"The solution could be more stable."
"SUSE Linux could provide more information about cost and the details of how clustering works."
"When working in a Department of Defense environment, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) have to be followed. SLES is not really addressed directly here. It did make following security policy difficult."
"The product must improve its UI."
"They should probably just make clustering a bit simpler and also provide more descriptive log files for cluster services."
"The price of SUSE Linux Enterprise could improve, it is too expensive."
"Red Hat has more packages that are available than SUSE does. I'd love to see more projects based on SUSE."
"The platform doesn't support certain APMs."
CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while SUSE Linux Enterprise is ranked 6th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 26 reviews. CentOS is rated 8.2, while SUSE Linux Enterprise is rated 8.4. 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 SUSE Linux Enterprise writes "Stable product compatible with multiple cloud service providers ". CentOS is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server and Oracle Solaris, whereas SUSE Linux Enterprise is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, openSUSE Leap, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Linux and Rocky Linux. See our CentOS vs. SUSE Linux Enterprise report.
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