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Docker on CentOS vs Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Docker on CentOS
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
25th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
35th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.1
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category, the mindshare of Docker on CentOS is 0.3%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu is 0.2%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Docker on CentOS0.3%
Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu0.2%
Other99.5%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

Boaz Katabazi - PeerSpot reviewer
Network &Security Engineer at Natioanal Drug Authority Uganda
Container orchestration has improved performance and resource use but exposes disk space issues
How fast the application runs is one of the biggest advantages for me in Docker, but on the downside, issues to do with space utilization arise sometimes. Since we implemented it, the system really improved and became responsive very fast. When you have limited space, the system tends to crash from time to time, so you have to ensure that you have enough space at any one point. We are using the orchestration feature in Docker. That was the main motive for having orchestration; it helps better manage the containers. I am comparing Docker on CentOS with the one that is running on Ubuntu, and in terms of scaling up, it is easy to work with when it comes to that. That is the main feature I have been benefiting from. Because it was first, we recently did it on Ubuntu, but initially, it was running on CentOS. We were comparing and seeing which one runs better, but I realized on Ubuntu it is much easier to work with. The lightweight architecture on CentOS affects my resource utilization significantly.
KT
Software Engineering Manager at Visteon Corporation
Role-based automation has streamlined secure CI pipelines and supports data-driven delivery decisions
Any product that I create, I will have an improvement expectation for Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu. The one expectation that I have is that the UI can be still improved. Some more metrics can be established. Nowadays, there are a lot of configurations. I should be able to really connect with AI as another feature that can also be integrated. These are the three or four items that can be added to the improvement toward Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu.Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu could include AI chat features in the future to make it even better. When there is a build happening or when there is a job happening, I could ask in the chat how long that takes or what is the current job running. These AI features can be included.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Docker on CentOS has positively impacted my organization by improving our time to market."
"The compatibility of Docker on CentOS is really smooth, and I have not faced any kind of issue."
"Docker on CentOS has positively impacted my organization by making testing easier."
"Docker on CentOS has improved my organization positively, as it is easy to operate and maintain, making it more flexible—you can change any service in the system, delete or remove the service port, and create new ones."
"Since we implemented it, the system really improved and became responsive very fast."
"Those features helped me specifically during my project by making it more stable since it used fewer resources, resulting in a cost-efficient deployment, as the machines that I deployed it on used less of the resources than I thought they needed."
"Docker on CentOS has positively impacted my organization as it helped us grow the business, and the customer was very happy with the services, thus revolutionizing the business."
"Docker on CentOS has positively impacted my organization because we do not need much resource per application, and our deployment time has decreased, allowing us to avoid using more VMs to host our applications."
"The benefits of Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu include its easy integration with every tool; it can be used as both an integration tool and a deployment tool, and with the help of scripts, we can easily configure Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu in an effective way."
"I have definitely noticed a reduction in incidents and time saved since switching to Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu, which saves at least between ten to twenty hours in configuration time, translating to potential savings of hundreds or even thousands of dollars."
"Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu has extremely benefited our CI/CD pipelines; the whole of our build systems are completely running on Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu and it is a day-to-day activity."
"Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu is an open-source tool that has many plugins to support all applications, and this stands out as its main advantage."
"Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu has positively impacted my organization by showing a lot of improvement; it reduces our time and increases our development process, and it helps a lot everywhere."
 

Cons

"To achieve a higher rating of 9 or 10, they might need more automation features."
"Docker on CentOS can be improved by addressing security concerns, such as sharing the kernel, which leads to weaker isolation than VMs."
"Docker on CentOS can be improved by being in sync with the OS updates."
"Crashes are the main issue I see. I realize that when it comes to disk space utilization, it really goes up so fast, and the main issue comes from running out of space; that is when crashes happen, and that is the only thing I have seen as an area for improvement in Docker."
"Docker sometimes has some network-related issues, such as the host network not working, so we switch to a different type of network, and regarding CentOS, we are not using any support since it is freeware, relying only on documentation which serves as our support."
"However, documentation could be improved. Documentation could be made more accessible, more readable, and all those things."
"I have not seen a return on investment because the deprecation made it so there was none, and if anything, the ROI would have been negative since money and time were spent using something that did not progress."
"Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu can have some enhancements; the UI can be more attractive, as it is just a normal layout right now, so we can have some kind of tiles and devise some separate area to choose that particular pipeline itself related to configuration and the pipeline, but apart from that, functionality-wise, it is good, though sometimes Jenkins is down when we are doing multiple deployments at the same time, which is one major issue."
"There is a maintenance overhead to using Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu since the customer is responsible for patching both Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu and the OS, and although security issues are somewhat handled, Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu third-party plugins may still be insecure, and hardened images can be too restrictive."
"Initially, I faced some issues with plugins that might be incompatible while setting up Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
40%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
34%
Manufacturing Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Docker on CentOS?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that there is no licensing in Docker on CentOS, and the setup is easy; we just need to create the images for our application, so it is easy.
What needs improvement with Docker on CentOS?
Crashes are the main issue I see. I have not really noted down specific metrics, but I realize that when it comes to disk space utilization, it really goes up so fast. We are not using a CI/CD pipe...
What is your primary use case for Docker on CentOS?
We have servers running operating systems like Ubuntu and CentOS. Regarding Ubuntu, we are interested in LAMP stack, Ubuntu, or Jenkins on hardened Ubuntu, but we are not using LAMP stack. We are u...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu?
The price for Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu is not a constraint for me. As long as there are good features and it is a must, there should not be a problem. I have to invest in order to do my business....
What needs improvement with Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu?
Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu can have some enhancements; the UI can be more attractive, as it is just a normal layout right now, so we can have some kind of tiles and devise some separate area to cho...
What is your primary use case for Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu?
My main use case for Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu is for the deployment of my microservices, creating the pipeline when creating the new services, and we can deploy easily for microservices in any en...
 

Overview

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