CentOS Linux Manufacturing Reviews & Insights

Score8.6 out of 10

136 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for CentOS Linux are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

High Security and Stability: Many users have expressed their satisfaction with the high level of security and stability provided by CentOS. They value the peace of mind that comes from using a reliable operating system straight out of the box.

Smooth Performance: Users consistently praise the performance of CentOS, even on average hardware. They appreciate its efficiency and optimization, which result in a smooth and responsive user experience.

Versatile Deployment: The ease and speed of deployment in various scenarios make CentOS a versatile choice for different projects. Users find it convenient for their needs, allowing them to quickly set up their development environment or host necessary network services.

CentOS Linux Reviews

3 Reviews

ManufacturingPharmaceuticals1Defense & Space1Aviation & Aerospace1

Cheap RPM support, not much else

Rating: 5 out of 10

Incentivized

October 31, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As our organization looked to shift to cloud development, we need to standardize on a cloud-friendly Linux distribution. We evaluated CentOS for this purpose within my development team with the idea being that CentOS offered compatibility with rpm packages, and could largely mirror an expensive Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server, without the cost. Unfortunately, we found that CentOS 8 was not fit for this purpose.

Pros

Barebones user-interface - CentOS doesn't aim to be flashy, and takes a no-nonsense approach to the user interface. Unfortunately, this is also one of its downsides.
RPM package compatibility - CentOS can readily use most RPMs making it trivially easy to set up a machine for development that you'll want to mirror for production.
Command Line Customization - CentOS is easier than other distributions for customizing from the command line, making it easier to automate the deployment of a new instance.

Cons

Ugly User Interface - I can deal with a simple and barebones interface, but that doesn't mean it needs to look like it was designed in the early 90s.
Smaller user base than other distributions - CentOS, while well established as a viable Linux distribution, lacks as strong of a user base as other distributions, making it more difficult to get support on user forums.
Drive compatibility - CentOS lacks as robust driver support as other distributions. For instance, in my most recent install, I still needed to install networking support packages, rather than having in-built support.

Likelihood to Recommend

CentOS is ideal if you need to replicate a Red Hat Enterprise Linux server setup for cheap/free, as you can use most, if not all, of the same packages you use on your RHEL set-up. It's also ideal if you need something that you can easily customize from the command line (such as in a virtualized environment.) It's less ideal if you want user community support or a user-friendly desktop environment.

Verified User

Engineer in Research & Development (Pharmaceuticals company, 5001-10,000 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

CentOS: The Reliable, Lightweight and Secure Server

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 29, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In IT, CentOS is used by our organization to host many of the service's organization-wide services. It is a great cost-free alternative to the commercial Red Hat Enterprise Linux product. It is built using the same source code as RHEL with just cosmetic modifications made due to licensing/trademarks. It delivers robust services on a free platform. CentOS is well-supported with regular security and operating system updates. It is well-suited for all network services, including as a network file share. Also run FreeSWITCH for the entire organization-wide phone system, which is also based on CentOS.

Pros

Easy installation process with sensible and secure defaults.
Its very stable and reliable.
Good package management.
Fast security patching.

Cons

CentOS is community-supported, so some software vendors will not officially support it because it isn't Red Hat.
CentOS is not a great desktop platform, only for servers.

Likelihood to Recommend

Very well suited for cloud-based infrastructure and installations, very well suited for server infrastructure, especially if it's a public facing service. Great for VoIP apps.

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering (Aviation & Aerospace company, 51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

15 years of experience

CentOS for those who need Red Hat Enterprise Linux but can't afford it.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

July 31, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

CentOS is a RedHat clone that is widely accepted as the "Go To" Red Hat Linux clone for mimicking a production Red Hat environment. I use it for virtual machines for various services such as web server. CentOS is used as a standard OS. CentOS solves a major business problem which is enterprise service delivery. It delivers robust services on a free platform. CentOS is well-supported with regular security and operating system updates. It is well-suited for all network services, including as a network file share. It shares all the features of Red Hat including that of a virtual host. I use it as an OpenVZ hosting platform but it's quite capable as a KVM host as well.

Pros

CentOS provides businesses with a very complete development platform for all open source software languages and some proprietary ones. Entire development environments are available with a few commands or clicks in the GUI.
CentOS is a powerful and free web host platform. Using Apache, Nginx, or other web servers, CentOS can be part of a standalone web solution or as part of a large farm of load balanced systems.
CentOS provides a free platform for hosting all necessary network services such as DNS, file sharing, printer sharing, DHCP, and more. It also works extremely well as a virtual machine, to further that no cost platform into a farm of systems.

Cons

CentOS is not a great desktop platform. Although some would disagree with that statement, I think that CentOS is better suited to life as a server.
Since CentOS is community-supported some software vendors will not officially support it because it isn't Red Hat.

Likelihood to Recommend

I would use CentOS in any scenario where cost is a concern or where speed and reliability are very important. CentOS is very well suited to Internet-type services, such as network services and N-tier hosting scenarios. It is an excellent database server because of its speed and tunability. Anything that you would use Red Hat Linux for, you can do with CentOS. I would not recommend CentOS as a desktop operating system. There are better distributions for that application.

Kenneth Hess

Senior Systems Analyst in Information Technology at CymSTAR, LLC (Defense & Space, 201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

12 years of experience

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CentOS for those who need Red Hat Enterprise Linux but can't afford it.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

July 31, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

CentOS provides businesses with a very complete development platform for all open source software languages and some proprietary ones. Entire development environments are available with a few commands or clicks in the GUI.
CentOS is a powerful and free web host platform. Using Apache, Nginx, or other web servers, CentOS can be part of a standalone web solution or as part of a large farm of load balanced systems.
CentOS provides a free platform for hosting all necessary network services such as DNS, file sharing, printer sharing, DHCP, and more. It also works extremely well as a virtual machine, to further that no cost platform into a farm of systems.

Cons

CentOS is not a great desktop platform. Although some would disagree with that statement, I think that CentOS is better suited to life as a server.
Since CentOS is community-supported some software vendors will not officially support it because it isn't Red Hat.

Likelihood to Recommend

Kenneth Hess

Senior Systems Analyst in Information Technology at CymSTAR, LLC (Defense & Space, 201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

12 years of experience

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