We performed a comparison between CentOS and Ubuntu Linux 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."Its performance is most valuable. There is a performance boost as compared to when the applications are run on Windows OS."
"The solution is extremely stable."
"The user access level is most valuable. When you do administration with CentOS, the number of customizations that you can do for each user is higher than other solutions. It is very customizable."
"The product is free to use."
"The product is very efficient when it comes to virtualization."
"The most valuable feature of CentOS is the speed and it is very easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is free."
"The solution is productive."
"The solution provides good security."
"The auto upgrade operating system feature."
"The solution is easy to use"
"I like this product much better than some other similar solutions."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The trifecta comprising the solution's most valuable features consists of its stability, security and performance."
"Ubuntu Linux is flexible because it has a lot of new features, so you can use it without any problems."
"The integration with other solutions like Apache is valuable."
"CentOS is very close to the end of life."
"We are aware that the licensing has shifted, and it's not a change we've liked."
"If CentOS could add Office features then that would be beneficial. Additionally, the UI could improve."
"It would be useful if reporting were included as part of the basic license."
"This solution is no longer suited to our business following the change they have made to the release process. It is no longer an enterprise solution."
"CentOS could be improved with more user-friendly monitoring."
"We would like Red Hat to keep supporting the solution but they have decided to get rid of it and there isn't much we can do about it."
"The product lacks a graphical user interface that can help users automate certain systems using the native features offered by CentOS."
"The solution could be more user-friendly, as I use Mac on a day to day basis."
"It would be nice to see more compatibility with certain Microsoft solutions, such as OneDrive."
"It can have more security."
"Ubuntu Linux could improve by having better documentation because sometimes their documentation is not very good."
"Like most Linux systems, they can just keep increasing support in Ubuntu for hardware systems. They can increase the number of drivers so that Ubuntu can work on more hardware. They have been improving greatly, but they can definitely keep doing that."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say management and storage. Mostly, the storage mechanism."
"You need a lot of bandwidth during the initial setup in order to pull from the repository. Without good bandwidth, you'll get cut off and the implementation will fail."
"I find the solution could be easier to use, more flexible, user-friendly, and have a better UI."
CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while Ubuntu Linux is ranked 2nd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 133 reviews. CentOS is rated 8.2, while Ubuntu Linux is rated 8.6. 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 Ubuntu Linux writes "Open-source with a great support community and seamless updating". CentOS is most compared with Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server, openSUSE Leap and SUSE Linux Enterprise, whereas Ubuntu Linux is most compared with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows Server and openSUSE Leap. See our CentOS vs. Ubuntu Linux report.
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