We performed a comparison between CentOS and SUSE Linux Enterprise 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 of CentOS is the speed and it is very easy to use."
"The product is based on Red Hat and very stable."
"I like its stability, performance, and usability."
"A valuable features of CentOS is that it's quite stable and doesn't crash often. It's also quite intuitive."
"There are a lot of sources on the internet that you can use to solve any issues, and people share their experiences. It's not a closed system"
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward and not complex, especially if you are familiar with CLI."
"CentOS' best feature is that it's the standard product for Linux, so it's well-supported."
"The user access level is most valuable. When you do administration with CentOS, the number of customizations that you can do for each user is higher than other solutions. It is very customizable."
"The technical support services are good."
"The operating system is efficient in terms of security."
"The main feature is that Linux is flexible to work with for most web-based applications."
"The solution is easy to use, secure and allows for simple manipulation."
"It is very easy to maintain, migrate and upgrade."
"The tool’s idempotency ensures all configurations are in place at all times."
"I have not experienced any issues with this operating system."
"It also was very easy to setup, and offered an easy to use advanced setup option as well. This helped to create special configurations for different use cases."
"The solution is stable, however, it could always be even more stable if possible."
"CentOS NetworkManager is an area of concern in the solution that needs improvement, and it is the same with other products from Red Hat."
"I was using CentOS because it was very stable, and now it's not."
"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."
"It could be more secure."
"As an open-source solution, there isn't much technical support."
"Previous versions were unstable."
"The YUM install manager can be improved. It is below average as compared to the other install managers. This is the only major problem that I see with CentOS. They should reduce dependency on the YUM manager."
"They should probably just make clustering a bit simpler and also provide more descriptive log files for cluster services."
"The platform doesn't support certain APMs."
"SUSE Linux could provide more information about cost and the details of how clustering works."
"We have had trouble integrating Autodesk with the SUSE manager."
"I would like to see GUI improved, it could be more user-friendly."
"I don't like the frequency of updates, especially if they're only from the vendor."
"When working in a Department of Defense environment, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) have to be followed. SLES is not really addressed directly here. It did make following security policy difficult."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
CentOS is ranked 5th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 63 reviews while SUSE Linux Enterprise is ranked 6th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 26 reviews. CentOS is rated 8.2, while SUSE Linux Enterprise 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 SUSE Linux Enterprise writes "Stable product compatible with multiple cloud service providers ". CentOS is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server and openSUSE Leap, whereas SUSE Linux Enterprise is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, openSUSE Leap, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Linux and Rocky Linux. See our CentOS vs. SUSE Linux Enterprise report.
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