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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (84.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $2.50 Per Month
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 CentOSVultr
Star Rating
(283)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (84.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2.50 Per Month
Browse all 9 pricing plansCentOS vs Vultr
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Vultr easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with CentOS overall.
- Reviewers felt that CentOS meets the needs of their business better than Vultr.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Vultr is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of CentOS over Vultr.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CentOS
No pricing availableVultr
Cloud Compute
Starting at $2.50
Per Month
Easy-to-use, affordable VMs for many common workloads.
- Deploy around the globe in seconds
- On-demand scaling
- Perfect for many personal and business apps
Free Trial
CentOS
No trial information availableVultr
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
327
8.8
225
Ease of Use
8.5
328
9.1
231
Ease of Setup
8.5
205
9.1
154
Ease of Admin
8.5
197
8.9
145
Quality of Support
8.1
272
8.2
202
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
154
8.6
143
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
308
8.2
230
Features by Category
Infrastructure Provision
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.4
41
Not enough data
8.6
41
Not enough data
9.3
48
Not enough data
8.3
38
Not enough data
8.8
42
Management
Not enough data
8.9
49
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
8.8
44
Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
45
Performance
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.7
41
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.8
39
Not enough data
8.6
41
Not enough data
8.6
43
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 - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Hosting Management
Not enough data
8.4
158
Not enough data
8.6
160
Not enough data
7.5
118
Not enough data
8.4
135
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
8.6
117
Not enough data
8.4
112
Not enough data
8.7
127
Not enough data
8.7
128
Not enough data
8.7
139
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
20
Database Administration
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Availability
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Security
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data Management
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CentOS and Vultr share no categories
Unique Categories
CentOS is categorized as Operating System and AWS Marketplace
Vultr is categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS), VPS Hosting Platforms, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Server Virtualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CentOS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Vultr
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%
Computer Software
22.3%
Information Technology and Services
17.0%
Marketing and Advertising
7.2%
Computer & Network Security
5.7%
Telecommunications
4.2%
Other
43.6%
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Discussions
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AM
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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.
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Is Vultr any good?
4 Comments
AJ
I have been using them for couple years, i would highly recommend them.Read more
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