CentOS Reviews

Our company has fourteen administrators and developers who use the solution to develop code. 

The solution is open source.

The community collections and collaborations are valuable. 

The interface could be improved. 

I would like more features for the system manager. 

I have been using the solution for seven years. 

The solution is stable. 

The solution is scalable. 

The solution is open source so there is no formal technical support. The community is a great resource and the solution's developers post content or answer questions. 

We previously used Oracle Linux. 

The setup is easy. 

We implemented the solution in-house.

Four administrators handle ongoing maintenance and management. 

The solution is open source so it is free. 

We switched from Oracle Linux because the solution is free and now private. 

The solution is a good product and I recommend using it. 

I rate the solution a ten out of ten. 

The solution has many types of use cases. 

The configuration is very good. It is very easy to configure any application, et cetera.

The current version is stable.

The initial implementation is straightforward. 

The product is free to use.

Previous versions were unstable. 

I've been using the solution for close to four years. 

The solution is stable in its current form. This wasn't always the case. In earlier versions, it wasn't as stable as it is now. Currently, there are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. However, you do occasionally do still get some unstable packages.

The solution is only really scalable if you handle on-premises versions. However, you can scale it up and down as you need. 

We have close to 300 users using the product right now. 

I've never had to use technical support as everything is pretty straightforward. I can't speak to how helpful or responsive they are. 

The installation is very straightforward. It's not overly complex or difficult. A company shouldn't have too much trouble handling it. 

The deployment is very quick. It's up and running in a matter of minutes. 

I've always handled the implementations myself. I've never used a consultant or integrator. It's easy to handle in-house. 

This product is free to use. It's great for companies with small budgets.

I have a hybrid setup. On the cloud, I'm using version 7.5. On-premise I'm on 8.3.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. If it was more reliable in terms of dealing with stability, it would be excellent. 

I'd recommend the solution to other users and companies.

Support of public systems

We are going with CentOS due to minimalistic and stable approach during OS build preparation.

The most valuable feature of CentOS is that it is easy to use.

The price of CentOS could improve.

I have been using CentOS for approximately five years.

CentOS is stable.

The setup of CentOS is easy.

CentOS is an expensive solution. There are other solutions that are rated at the top that are not expensive, such as Red Hat or Oracle Linux.

I rate CentOS an eight out of ten.

We use CentOS Seven.

The solution allows us to run our personal and business applications. 

Going forward, it would be nice to see how the container orchestration technologies are incorporated into this particular operating system baseline. I know that such platforms as OpenShift exist, but containers would basically be the norm. I want to see how CentOS can take it at the ground level up. 

The performance could stand improvement. 

While the solution is already secure, this could be improved. 

I have been using CentOS for ten years.

The solution is productive. It is good and is not buggy. While I have been using it for 25 years, I feel that it would be a mistake for me to get too attached to any specific operating system, as I come from a security domain background. 

The solution is scalable. 

The installation is straightforward. 

It takes less than an hour. 

One can handle the installation on his own. 

The solution is not subscription-based, unlike Red Hat. It involves recompiled binaries, so it does not come with a subscription fee. 

My role involves the management of security tools. 

I would always recommend the solution to others. 

Our support involves 50,000 servers, 90 percent of these being linux-based. 

I rate CentOS as a nine out of ten. 

Most of the time, I use CentOS for deploying Tomcat to run web applications. I use it to run Docker, as well.

The most valuable feature is that it is compatible with RedHat. 

In the future, CentOS will no longer be compatible with Red Hat. I would prefer that it remains compatible because when it changes, we will no longer be using it.

What is missing from this product is a real file system like CFS. Having a modern file system is important and in CentOS 7, btrfs was supported. However, in version 8 it has been removed. I don't understand why and I think that it was a very bad move and a very customer-unfriendly thing to do.

I have been working with CentOS for a few years.

CentOS is quite stable.

In the company, we have approximately 800 people who are using it. Beyond that, a lot of our customers are using it, as well.

I have never been in contact with technical support. We manage it ourselves.

For as long as I have been with the company, they have been using CentOS.

The installation is mostly straightforward. We have automated it.

There are no licensing costs for CentOS.

At this point, because of the announcement that it will no longer be compatible with Red Hat in the future, I do not recommend this product.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten. 

Our file management system is based on CentOS.

It's quite good.

It is better than Ubuntu Linux.

We occasionally have issues with software installation. For example, if we want to install a gen framework, we will face some challenges.

I have been working with CentOS for approximately five years.

We are using the latest version of CentOS.

CentOS is a stable product.

In our organization, there are four or five users.

At the moment, we have no plans to increase our usage.

We have not yet contacted technical support.

We are also using Ubuntu Linux.

The installation can take up to a day, but it can also be completed in as little as 10 minutes.

We have a team of four or five engineers who will install and maintain this solution.

We have no complaints about the price, which is quite reasonable.

We have a CentOS license that we pay for on a yearly basis.

Both CentOS and Ubuntu Linux are great choices.

I would rate CentOS a nine out of ten.

• Command Line

• Cost

• Ease of maintenance

With Linux, you can do a lot on the command line. Once a Linux server has been built, it tends to be stable with no performance leakage.

• Scalability

• Security

• Performance

I would like it to be more intuitive. There could be better help facilities. However, I guess the GUI can be fairly intuitive.

I did not encounter any issues with stability.

I did not encounter any issues with scalability.

I would rate the level of technical as OK.

We uses Windows before.

The setup was complex initially. However, once we overcame the steep learning curve, it was a lot easier.

This solution is much more cost effective than Windows and the Open Source options.

We evaluated Sun and Ubantu.

You need to have a command line skill set.

I use CentOS as an operating system for many of the services we are using.

CentOS should extend the support of the solution. The solution is set to have no update support in 2023.

I have been using CentOS for approximately 10 years.

CentOS is stable.

The scalability of CentOS is good. We can deploy the operating system in many hardware, laptops, and servers.

This solution is not used by end-users, it is used by IT staff.

There is not any technical support available from CentOS since it is open-source. However, there is a large community where information can be found for any problem that might arise.

The initial setup of CentOS was simple. There was some configuration to be completed but then it is up and running.

We did the implementation in-house.

This is a free solution.

The number of maintenance people needed depends on the company and its strategy.

I recommend this solution to others but the support of the solution is ending next year.

I rate CentOS an eight out of ten.