We performed a comparison between CentOS and Windows 10 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.
"The AppStream feature provides access to up-to-date languages and tools in a way that interoperates with third-party source code. It makes it a lot easier to maintain that, as well as keeps our developers happy by having newer versions of development languages available."
"Customer support is valuable."
"The most valuable features are stability and supportability... You want to have something that's up and running and stable, something that's not going to crash. But if we do have an issue, we can get somebody for technical support who can help us work through the problems."
"The best system I've ever used is Red Hat, in terms of its ability and consistency of the operating system. Other than that, the vast majority of applications that I had, you can deploy Red Hat with the support of the vast majority of applications. We don't have many issues with the OS, the support is very good."
"The most valuable thing about Red Hat is its stability, uptime, and support for various hardware vendors. Linux servers, in general, are relatively secure and they are more secure than Windows and other products."
"Its security is the most valuable. It is very stable and has many features. It also has good performance. Some of our clients were using Windows servers and products. I suggested Red Hat Linux to them and described the features. They switched to it, and they really loved it. There were around 50 servers in my last company, and they switched all those servers from Windows to Red Hat. I used to manage those servers."
"We find the Red Hat Satellite deployments very useful. It integrates well with other solutions."
"Its scalability and ease of setup and configuration are most valuable. When we have a hardware failure, we just save the configuration files, and in about half an hour, we have another server running with the same configuration. It is really easy to replace servers. This is the best feature."
"The technical support is good."
"The user interface of CentOS is intuitive, we can also use the command prompt."
"The most valuable features of CentOS are it is built from Linux, has good performance, and can we can create scripts. The scripts are you to do minor work automatically."
"The most valuable feature is the limited resources the solution uses in operation."
"CentOS is very efficient and very powerful with many capabilities."
"The pricing is good. We pay a minimal fee."
"It has all the features of Red Hat, but you don't have to pay for the subscription."
"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."
"I would say that the solution is stable."
"Windows 10 is very up-to-date. It's a big upgrade from Windows 7. Cortana is a very important feature."
"Windows 10 provides good functionality and is easy to use."
"The solution is easy to use."
"I like the stability, the performance and the ease of use."
"People who have been using Windows tend to keep using it because they are familiar with it, they do not start using Apple or something else. There has been a lot of improvement from previous versions and can be used on many systems."
"The install was easy for this solution."
"The solution has been very stable."
"I'm not sure how the support is being changed in terms of needing to pay for it. That's an area that can be improved. They should offer support without charging users for it."
"The accessibility to the resources could be more widespread. We have to put a lot of effort into finding indigenous information on the site. For example, the license information is convoluted. This information should be easier for customers to access."
"Large application vendors may not have certified RHEL, or they have certified an older version. Most of the large application vendors are unfamiliar with the versioning that RHEL introduced, which I strongly support. They will support a given sub-version up to a point, not realizing that the sub-versions are essentially additive."
"It is mostly better than other solutions. However, it is sometimes difficult for disaster recovery, so we have to plan accordingly."
"I would like to see improvements made to the subscriptions and management of them."
"It is a bit on the pricier side. However, due to the stability and support that they provide to my management and me, we really don't see a reason to choose another way to go. It is hard to get good support."
"The cost could be lower. Red Hat is considered a costly solution. It can be expensive if you want all the features in the license. A cheaper license would make Red Hat more accessible to a broader range of users."
"Network virtualization resources could be better. When you have any kind of trouble with network virtualization, such as with OVS, which is like a switch in a virtual environment, it takes many hours to find what is happening. Other vendors, such as VMware, and even other Linux implementations for network virtualization have better resources. It is much easier to escalate, and there is better documentation."
"The server system is a little bit tough to manage."
"In terms of commands, it's all CLI and there isn't any GUI which can make it challenging to use for some people."
"Continuous deployment is the only thing that can be improved."
"It would be useful if reporting were included as part of the basic license."
"When comparing the GUI of CentOS to Microsoft Windows or Mac, it could improve."
"The solution could improve by making the management tools better for the DevOps teams. For example, WebEX and Webstacks."
"As an open-source solution, there isn't much technical support."
"The GUI interface could always be better."
"Lack of alerts when there are issues with connectivity or power surges."
"The apps view that I get on my screen is not much useful for me. If I have to search for anything, I go to the Search bar and type there. They can maybe include integration with some third-party products."
"The license for Windows 10 is a little bit expensive."
"The solution could improve by having better security."
"There is some room for improvement in the security of the solution."
"The price could be cheaper."
"Although the solution has been pretty nice to use, I have encountered certain bugs in the updates."
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
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CentOS is ranked 7th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 36 reviews while Windows 10 is ranked 3rd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 195 reviews. CentOS is rated 8.2, while Windows 10 is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of CentOS writes "Relegated to a test bench, and therefore is no longer stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows 10 writes "Modern apps and features like Windows Hello provide a consumer-friendly experience". CentOS is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Leap, whereas Windows 10 is most compared with Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux, Oracle Solaris, openSUSE Leap and Neverware CloudReady. See our CentOS vs. Windows 10 report.
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