# Fedora, CentOS, openSUSE Tumbleweed vs Red Hat Enterprise Linux Comparison

| | Fedora | CentOS | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 211 | 425 | 32 | 975 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (50.7% of reviews) | Mid-Market (38.5% of reviews) | Small-Business (55.2% of reviews) | Enterprise (50.9% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Fedora

Pros:
- Security Features (3 reviews)
- Speed/Performance (3 reviews)

Cons:
- Skill Requirements (3 reviews)
- Update Frequency (3 reviews)

### CentOS

Pros:
- Reliability (16 reviews)
- Stability (14 reviews)

Cons:
- Outdated Technology (7 reviews)
- Lack of Support (5 reviews)

### openSUSE Tumbleweed

Pros:
- Regular Updates (2 reviews)
- Compatibility (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Skill Requirements (1 reviews)
- Time-Consuming (1 reviews)

### Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Pros:
- Stability (55 reviews)
- Reliability (47 reviews)

Cons:
- High Cost (28 reviews)
- Expensive (18 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Fedora | CentOS | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (163 reviews) | 9.1 (341 reviews) | 9.0 (15 reviews) | 9.0 (503 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.4 (166 reviews) | 8.5 (342 reviews) | 9.0 (15 reviews) | 8.4 (769 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.8 (72 reviews) | 8.5 (219 reviews) | 9.6 (9 reviews) | 8.5 (576 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (52 reviews) | 8.5 (204 reviews) | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 8.5 (296 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 7.9 (146 reviews) | 8.1 (285 reviews) | 8.5 (16 reviews) | 8.8 (486 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.3 (44 reviews) | 8.7 (161 reviews) | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 8.8 (283 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.1 (162 reviews) | 8.3 (320 reviews) | 6.7 (14 reviews) | 8.9 (483 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Fedora

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### CentOS

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### openSUSE Tumbleweed

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Red Hat Enterprise Linux

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Server Virtualization

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fedora** | N/A | N/A |
| **CentOS** | N/A | N/A |
| **openSUSE Tumbleweed** | N/A | N/A |
| **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** | 8.7/10 | 47 |

#### Performance

| Feature | Fedora | CentOS | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (45 reviews) | 
| **Portability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (42 reviews) | 
| **Data Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (40 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Fedora | CentOS | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **OS Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (44 reviews) | 
| **Resource Saving** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (41 reviews) | 
| **Performance Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (42 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (43 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Server Virtualization

| Feature | Fedora | CentOS | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 

### Container Engine

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fedora** | N/A | N/A |
| **CentOS** | N/A | N/A |
| **openSUSE Tumbleweed** | N/A | N/A |
| **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** | 8.8/10 | 25 |

#### Application Support

| Feature | Fedora | CentOS | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Deployment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (22 reviews) | 
| **Interface support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (22 reviews) | 
| **Processor support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (23 reviews) | 
| **Application Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (22 reviews) | 

#### System Capability

| Feature | Fedora | CentOS | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Self Healing High Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (21 reviews) | 
| **Orchestration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (23 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (22 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Fedora | CentOS | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Automatic Security Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (20 reviews) | 
| **Security updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (22 reviews) | 

### Operating System

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fedora** | 8.1/10 | 14 |
| **CentOS** | 8.8/10 | 25 |
| **openSUSE Tumbleweed** | N/A | N/A |
| **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** | 8.2/10 | 33 |

#### Memory Management - Operating System

| Feature | Fedora | CentOS | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **RAM management** | 8.3 (10 reviews) | 9.2 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.6 (23 reviews) | 

#### Device Management - Operating System

| Feature | Fedora | CentOS | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **I/O management** | 8.9 (11 reviews) | 9.0 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.5 (24 reviews) | 

#### Backup and Recovery - Operating System

| Feature | Fedora | CentOS | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Data backup** | 7.8 (9 reviews) | 8.1 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.5 (23 reviews) | 

#### Error Detection - Operating System

| Feature | Fedora | CentOS | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **System operations monitoring** | 7.4 (11 reviews) | 8.9 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.2 (30 reviews) | 

### AWS Marketplace

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fedora** | N/A | N/A |
| **CentOS** | N/A | N/A |
| **openSUSE Tumbleweed** | N/A | N/A |
| **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

| Feature | Fedora | CentOS | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### IoT Operating Systems

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fedora** | N/A | N/A |
| **CentOS** | N/A | N/A |
| **openSUSE Tumbleweed** | N/A | N/A |
| **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** | 8.2/10 | 9 |

#### Security

| Feature | Fedora | CentOS | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Access Controls** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (9 reviews) | 
| **Network Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **Cryptography** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Operating Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/operating-system)


**Unique to CentOS (1):** [AWS Marketplace Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/aws-marketplace)


**Unique to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (3):** [IoT Operating Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/iot-operating-systems), [Server Virtualization Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/server-virtualization), [Container Engine Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-engine)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Fedora | CentOS | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 50.7% | 31.5% | 55.2% | 19.4% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 26.6% | 38.5% | 31.0% | 29.7% | 
| **Enterprise** | 22.7% | 30.0% | 13.8% | 50.9% | 

### By Industry

#### Fedora

- **Information Technology and Services:** 26.6%
- **Computer Software:** 24.6%
- **Internet:** 4.4%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.9%
- **Consumer Goods:** 3.4%
- **Higher Education:** 3.4%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.4%
- **Education Management:** 2.0%
- **Computer Networking:** 2.0%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.0%
- **Other:** 24.1%

#### CentOS

- **Information Technology and Services:** 30.3%
- **Computer Software:** 15.5%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 5.8%
- **Telecommunications:** 4.3%
- **Internet:** 3.8%
- **Higher Education:** 3.0%
- **Financial Services:** 2.8%
- **Research:** 1.8%
- **Program Development:** 1.5%
- **Education Management:** 1.3%
- **Other:** 30.3%

#### openSUSE Tumbleweed

- **Information Technology and Services:** 17.9%
- **Computer Software:** 14.3%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 10.7%
- **Program Development:** 7.1%
- **Computer Networking:** 7.1%
- **Banking:** 7.1%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.6%
- **Staffing and Recruiting:** 3.6%
- **Security and Investigations:** 3.6%
- **Oil & Energy:** 3.6%
- **Other:** 21.4%

#### Red Hat Enterprise Linux

- **Information Technology and Services:** 20.5%
- **Computer Software:** 11.3%
- **Telecommunications:** 6.5%
- **Financial Services:** 5.8%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 5.0%
- **Banking:** 4.3%
- **Higher Education:** 3.7%
- **Defense & Space:** 3.4%
- **Government Administration:** 2.4%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.1%
- **Other:** 35.1%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Fedora

- [Windows 11](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-11/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4277 reviews)
- [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2389 reviews)
- [Windows 7](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-7/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (894 reviews)
- [Oracle Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-linux/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (346 reviews)
- [Debian](https://www.g2.com/products/debian/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (219 reviews)
- [Linux Mint](https://www.g2.com/products/linux-mint/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (189 reviews)
- [Kubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/kubuntu-devs-kubuntu/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (95 reviews)
- [Lubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/lubuntu/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (82 reviews)
- [Manjaro](https://www.g2.com/products/manjaro/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (60 reviews)
- [Parrot Security OS](https://www.g2.com/products/parrot-security-os/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (60 reviews)

### Alternatives to CentOS

- [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2389 reviews)
- [Windows 7](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-7/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (894 reviews)
- [macOS Sierra](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-macos-sierra/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (483 reviews)
- [Oracle Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-linux/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (346 reviews)
- [Kali Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/kali-linux/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (241 reviews)
- [Android](https://www.g2.com/products/android/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1272 reviews)
- [Linux Mint](https://www.g2.com/products/linux-mint/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (189 reviews)
- [Apple iOS](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-ios/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1563 reviews)
- [Debian](https://www.g2.com/products/debian/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (219 reviews)
- [Lubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/lubuntu/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (82 reviews)

### Alternatives to openSUSE Tumbleweed

- [Debian](https://www.g2.com/products/debian/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (219 reviews)
- [Manjaro](https://www.g2.com/products/manjaro/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (60 reviews)
- [Arch](https://www.g2.com/products/arch/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (42 reviews)
- [Linux Mint](https://www.g2.com/products/linux-mint/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (189 reviews)
- [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2389 reviews)
- [Windows 11](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-11/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4277 reviews)
- [Kubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/kubuntu-devs-kubuntu/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (95 reviews)
- [Windows 7](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-7/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (894 reviews)
- [Pop!_OS](https://www.g2.com/products/pop-_os/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (29 reviews)
- [Parrot Security OS](https://www.g2.com/products/parrot-security-os/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (60 reviews)

### Alternatives to Red Hat Enterprise Linux

- [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2389 reviews)
- [Apple iOS](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-ios/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1563 reviews)
- [Windows 7](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-7/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (894 reviews)
- [macOS Sierra](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-macos-sierra/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (483 reviews)
- [Oracle Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-linux/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (346 reviews)
- [Android](https://www.g2.com/products/android/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1272 reviews)
- [Debian](https://www.g2.com/products/debian/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (219 reviews)
- [Linux Mint](https://www.g2.com/products/linux-mint/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (189 reviews)
- [Windows 8](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-8/reviews) — 3.7/5 stars (577 reviews)
- [VMware vSphere](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (761 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Fedora

- Title: [What is Fedora used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/fedora-what-is-fedora-used-for) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Fedora is one of the most prominent Linux Operating Systems for day-to-day tasks. You can rely on it."
- Title: [Which is better Ubuntu or Fedora?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-is-better-ubuntu-or-fedora) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Fedora"
- Title: [What is Fedora used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-fedora-used-for) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Fedora is a desktop OS, you can use it as your daily machine without much hassle and paying a hefty fee for Windows or Mac license. "
- Title: [Is Fedora good for programming?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-fedora-good-for-programming) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Absolutely  its the heavens for developers."
- Title: [will the pedora be better](https://www.g2.com/discussions/43798-will-the-pedora-be-better) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "
easy to use and easy to apply .."

### CentOS

- Title: [how can I install and use CentOS](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-can-i-install-and-use-centos) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "First download centos from the official repo. 
Later you can install by booting up your computer/laptop with centos iso image."
- Title: [How to install package?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-to-install-package) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "For install package use command : yum install <package_name>"
- Title: [Bolehkah ini digunakan untuk acara pembelajaran?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-this-be-used-for-learning-events) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Yes. You can run Moodle, or other learning management system (LMS) products on CentOS Linux, or event management software. There is a rich set of open source..."
- Title: [Where did you go to learn how to use CentOS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/51381-where-did-you-go-to-learn-how-to-use-centos) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "At my first job organization. 
Some learning forums like stackexchange, tldp, the Linux Foundation etc..., 
"
- Title: [How can I acheive client isolation ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-can-i-acheive-client-isolation) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "When I was learning about client isolation I found this web article very helpful. I hope it will help you. 

..."

### openSUSE Tumbleweed

- Title: [What is openSUSE Tumbleweed based on?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-opensuse-tumbleweed-based-on) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "It is a Linux distribution, based on the operating system code developed by Linus Torwalds."
- Title: [Is openSUSE Tumbleweed good?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-opensuse-tumbleweed-good) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Yes"
- Title: [What is Suse tumbleweed?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-suse-tumbleweed) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "It is the distribution of opensuse containing newest stable applications with updated kernel"

### Red Hat Enterprise Linux

- Title: [What in RHEL you guys love?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/35917-what-in-rhel-you-guys-love) — 4 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Stability, Security, Lifeycle, World class Support "
- Title: [Why should I use Red Hat Linux?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-should-i-use-red-hat-linux) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "If you are looking for a stable, reliable, and secure operating system, then Red Hat Linux is a great choice. Google uses Red Hat Enterprise Linux to power..."
- Title: [What is Red Hat Enterprise Linux used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/red-hat-enterprise-linux-what-is-red-hat-enterprise-linux-used-for-19dd5271-6d29-4249-956f-b8dc44f0ce30) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "It is an Operating System"
- Title: [What are the six key features of Red Hat Enterprise Linux?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-six-key-features-of-red-hat-enterprise-linux) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Lightweight
cost-effective with enterprise licensing
easy to use
most of the software is compatible
most acceptable OS
multiple option for Administrators
"
- Title: [What is Red Hat Enterprise Linux used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/red-hat-enterprise-linux-what-is-red-hat-enterprise-linux-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "RedHat is an organization that comes up with products like Linux bundles, cloud computing components, middleware products, cloud management tools, and..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/fedora-vs-centos-vs-opensuse-tumbleweed-vs-red-hat-enterprise-linux)