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Compare BlackArch and CentOS 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (38.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
BlackArch
Star Rating
(19)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about BlackArchCentOS
Star Rating
(407)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CentOSBlackArch vs CentOS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CentOS easier to use and set up. However, BlackArch is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with BlackArch overall.
- Reviewers felt that CentOS meets the needs of their business better than BlackArch.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that BlackArch is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of BlackArch over CentOS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BlackArch
No pricing availableCentOS
No pricing availableFree Trial
BlackArch
No trial information availableCentOS
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
16
9.1
327
Ease of Use
7.5
16
8.5
328
Ease of Setup
7.6
9
8.5
205
Ease of Admin
8.6
7
8.5
197
Quality of Support
8.6
16
8.1
272
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
6
8.7
154
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
16
8.3
308
Features by Category
Memory Management - Operating System
Not enough data
8.7
13
Device Management - Operating System
Not enough data
8.3
12
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
Not enough data
8.2
12
Error Detection - Operating System
Not enough data
8.5
12
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BlackArch
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
CentOS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
21.1%
Education Management
10.5%
Computer & Network Security
10.5%
Accounting
10.5%
Veterinary
5.3%
Other
42.1%
Information Technology and Services
30.6%
Computer Software
15.5%
Computer & Network Security
6.0%
Telecommunications
3.9%
Internet
3.4%
Other
40.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
BlackArch has no discussions with answers
how to improve the customization of repositories?
1 Comment
AM
use a command like this:
tcpdump -c 12 -i enp0s3 | grep "string search"
You capture the traffic according to the filter set example: http, wget...Read more
How can I acheive client isolation ?
1 Comment
RR
When I was learning about client isolation I found this web article very helpful. I hope it will help you.
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Where did you go to learn how to use CentOS?
1 Comment
AG
At my first job organization.
Some learning forums like stackexchange, tldp, the Linux Foundation etc...,
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