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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (43.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
CentOS
Star Rating
(405)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CentOSVirtualBox
Star Rating
(286)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about VirtualBoxCentOS vs VirtualBox
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found VirtualBox easier to use and set up. However, CentOS is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with CentOS overall.
- CentOS and VirtualBox both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CentOS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of VirtualBox over CentOS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CentOS
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CentOS
No trial information availableVirtualBox
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
327
9.1
249
Ease of Use
8.5
328
9.0
254
Ease of Setup
8.5
205
9.0
74
Ease of Admin
8.5
197
8.4
68
Quality of Support
8.1
272
7.9
184
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
154
8.3
51
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
308
8.7
246
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
8.3
29
Desktop Management
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
7.3
24
Support
Not enough data
9.0
27
Security
Not enough data
7.4
17
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.9
26
Not enough data
8.7
27
Performance
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
7.1
11
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
8.1
12
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Memory Management - Operating System
8.7
13
Not enough data
Device Management - Operating System
8.3
12
Not enough data
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
8.2
12
Not enough data
Error Detection - Operating System
8.5
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CentOS and VirtualBox share no categories
Unique Categories
CentOS is categorized as Operating System and AWS Marketplace
VirtualBox is categorized as Server Virtualization and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CentOS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
VirtualBox
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
30.6%
Computer Software
15.5%
Computer & Network Security
6.0%
Telecommunications
3.9%
Internet
3.4%
Other
40.7%
Information Technology and Services
23.0%
Computer Software
22.3%
Computer & Network Security
7.4%
Telecommunications
4.9%
Internet
4.6%
Other
37.8%
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