We performed a comparison between CentOS and Kali 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."The most valuable feature is performance."
"The product offers a free community-based version."
"The community and knowledge base are very robust."
"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."
"A valuable features of CentOS is that it's quite stable and doesn't crash often. It's also quite intuitive."
"It is a scalable and cost-effective product compared to public cloud solutions."
"CentOS is very efficient and very powerful with many capabilities."
"The most valuable feature of CentOS is that it is easy to use."
"I'm mostly using for the web security web application, so end map and the troubleshoot will it's my price, and it's available in ColliNX."
"The interface is good and straightforward to use."
"Kali Linux is much better than other OS because it gives you a good set of tools. It is preferred for vulnerability assessments and cybersecurity."
"We use the product for open-source intelligence and identifying vulnerabilities."
"The solution's most valuable feature is that it is very easy to use."
"I use the tool with Nmap to perform network audits. We use it to find vulnerabilities in our network through attacks. It's for those who want to launch or create viruses or perform attacks on systems. With Kali Linux, you can conduct penetration testing for networks, web applications, and Android mobile apps."
"The most valuable feature of Kali Linux is the attack it performs using a CVE script that's already on the internet."
"Additionally, it now includes comprehensive migration analytics and reporting capabilities."
"CentOS is not easy."
"CentOS could be improved by being more secure. Of course, we use a firewall, but security is always a concern."
"The support could be a bit better."
"The product lacks a graphical user interface that can help users automate certain systems using the native features offered by CentOS."
"When comparing the GUI of CentOS to Microsoft Windows or Mac, it could improve."
"Like every operating system, it could be more secure."
"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."
"The performance could stand improvement."
"The product should integrate AI and GPT capabilities."
"Any new user or someone without deep expertise won't be able to understand how to scale or manage it"
"From an improvement perspective, it should be made possible for users to learn about the product easily."
"Unfortunately, my current tool runs on Windows 10, and its use is restricted to enterprise versions. Integrating this tool or similar functionalities into Kali Linux for non-enterprise users would be incredibly valuable."
"From an improvement perspective, Kali Linux could include more ML to help with academic literature, as it is one of the areas where there are shortcomings in the solution."
"The installation process of Kali Linux can be slow, particularly when installing and upgrading packages within virtualized environments."
"I would like to have automation in Kali Linux instead of manually configuring or setting up something in case of an upgrade."
"I would like for them to offer more features for the free version in order for users to test them in their internal environment before purchasing."
CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while Kali Linux is ranked 11th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 12 reviews. CentOS is rated 8.2, while Kali Linux is rated 8.8. 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 Kali Linux writes "Offers good UI and is useful for vulnerability assessment". CentOS is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server, whereas Kali Linux is most compared with Security Onion, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Rocky Linux, Windows 10 and Haivision SRT Gateway. See our CentOS vs. Kali Linux report.
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