We performed a comparison between CentOS and Oracle Linux based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on our user reviews, CentOs slightly edges out Oracle Linux. CentOS is very user friendly, does not take up a lot of resources, and integrates with other applications. It is a very strong, powerful, reliable solution and users feel they get a performance boost using applications with CentOS. However, Oracle Linux is very flexible and secure and may be the right choice for enterprises currently running on Oracle or planning to migrate to Oracle solutions.
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward and not complex, especially if you are familiar with CLI."
"The product offers a free community-based version."
"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."
"The product is very efficient when it comes to virtualization."
"The solution is open source."
"The stability of this solution is its most useful feature. It is a high quality product and you know what you're getting. You also receive wide support from the community."
"It's easy to install."
"CentOS is very efficient and very powerful with many capabilities."
"The virtual environment is the best I've ever worked with."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of the commands which take little time to learn."
"The main business advantage is maintaining compliance with Oracle licensing, avoiding non-compliance issues, and license revisions."
"We are using the firewall for intrusion prevention, and it has performed well."
"The stability is excellent and the initial setup is easy."
"Oracle Linux has fulfilled all my requirements so far. It has very advanced features, especially the latest product for this Oracle in a cloud infrastructure."
"The most valuable features are performance, frequent update patches, and security."
"I like that it's very stable and lightweight and that it requires very little resources."
"The support could be a bit better."
"The solution is stable, however, it could always be even more stable if possible."
"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 stability could always be improved."
"The performance could stand improvement."
"The solution could improve by making the management tools better for the DevOps teams. For example, WebEX and Webstacks."
"CentOS is not easy."
"The security could be improved because the server system isn't very secure."
"What can improve in the solution is a rather challenging question given that Oracle is pushing towards cloud computing and the closed nature of the system. Maintaining Oracle Linux behind a firewall can be a cumbersome process, as it requires manual intervention to copy repositories and obtain approval from internal authorities. With the current emphasis on cloud computing, the support and development of traditional, closed systems like Oracle Linux may not receive as much attention, leading to potential limitations in the system's capabilities and performance."
"Pricing could be improved."
"Most day-to-day applications are not native to this solution. You have to run an emulator or virtual machine, such as VMware to access these Windows applications."
"They should increase security."
"It could be easier to reach a higher support level."
"They should improve in the area of entertainment applications for the average user."
"In the next release, I would like for Autonomous Linux to be available to all users so that the OS administration can be automated."
"The download speed is not good. Oracle can improve their servers capacity, especially in Asia."
CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while Oracle Linux is ranked 3rd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 108 reviews. CentOS is rated 8.2, while Oracle Linux 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 Oracle Linux writes "The operational system is the best and is packed with free features like CapsLive". CentOS is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Leap, whereas Oracle Linux is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Solaris, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server. See our CentOS vs. Oracle Linux report.
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