# PCLinuxOS, openSUSE Leap vs CentOS Comparison | | PCLinuxOS | openSUSE Leap | CentOS | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 19 | 38 | 426 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (52.6% of reviews) | Small-Business (41.7% of reviews) | Mid-Market (38.4% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### PCLinuxOS Pros: - Hardware Support (2 reviews) - Stability (2 reviews) Cons: - Limited Apps/Store (2 reviews) - Limited Software (2 reviews) ### openSUSE Leap Pros: - Ease of Use (2 reviews) - Speed/Performance (2 reviews) Cons: - Command Line (1 reviews) - Outdated Technology (1 reviews) ### CentOS Pros: - Reliability (16 reviews) - Stability (14 reviews) Cons: - Outdated Technology (7 reviews) - Lack of Support (5 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | PCLinuxOS | openSUSE Leap | CentOS | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.6 (15 reviews) | 9.0 (25 reviews) | 9.1 (342 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.4 (16 reviews) | 8.2 (25 reviews) | 8.5 (343 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.1 (8 reviews) | 8.5 (11 reviews) | 8.6 (220 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | Not enough data | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 8.5 (204 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (14 reviews) | 7.8 (20 reviews) | 8.1 (286 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 8.7 (161 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.1 (16 reviews) | 7.7 (25 reviews) | 8.3 (321 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### PCLinuxOS #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### openSUSE Leap #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### CentOS #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Operating System | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **PCLinuxOS** | N/A | N/A | | **openSUSE Leap** | N/A | N/A | | **CentOS** | 8.8/10 | 26 | #### Memory Management - Operating System | Feature | PCLinuxOS | openSUSE Leap | CentOS | |---|---|---|---| | **RAM management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (19 reviews) | #### Device Management - Operating System | Feature | PCLinuxOS | openSUSE Leap | CentOS | |---|---|---|---| | **I/O management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (19 reviews) | #### Backup and Recovery - Operating System | Feature | PCLinuxOS | openSUSE Leap | CentOS | |---|---|---|---| | **Data backup** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (14 reviews) | #### Error Detection - Operating System | Feature | PCLinuxOS | openSUSE Leap | CentOS | |---|---|---|---| | **System operations monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (20 reviews) | ### AWS Marketplace | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **PCLinuxOS** | N/A | N/A | | **openSUSE Leap** | N/A | N/A | | **CentOS** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace | Feature | PCLinuxOS | openSUSE Leap | CentOS | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## 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) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | PCLinuxOS | openSUSE Leap | CentOS | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 52.6% | 41.7% | 31.7% | | **Mid-Market** | 21.1% | 27.8% | 38.4% | | **Enterprise** | 26.3% | 30.6% | 30.0% | ### By Industry #### PCLinuxOS - **Accounting:** 21.1% - **Information Technology and Services:** 10.5% - **Airlines/Aviation:** 10.5% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.3% - **Machinery:** 5.3% - **Investment Banking:** 5.3% - **E-Learning:** 5.3% - **Defense & Space:** 5.3% - **Computer Software:** 5.3% - **Computer Hardware:** 5.3% - **Other:** 21.1% #### openSUSE Leap - **Information Technology and Services:** 29.4% - **Computer Software:** 17.6% - **Telecommunications:** 8.8% - **Computer Games:** 8.8% - **Retail:** 5.9% - **Higher Education:** 5.9% - **Veterinary:** 2.9% - **Program Development:** 2.9% - **Libraries:** 2.9% - **Insurance:** 2.9% - **Other:** 11.8% #### CentOS - **Information Technology and Services:** 30.2% - **Computer Software:** 15.7% - **Computer & Network Security:** 5.7% - **Telecommunications:** 4.2% - **Internet:** 3.7% - **Higher Education:** 3.0% - **Financial Services:** 2.7% - **Research:** 1.7% - **Program Development:** 1.5% - **Education Management:** 1.2% - **Other:** 30.2% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to PCLinuxOS - [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 (2393 reviews) - [Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (975 reviews) - [Windows 7](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-7/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (898 reviews) - [Oracle Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-linux/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (348 reviews) - [Android](https://www.g2.com/products/android/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1273 reviews) - [Windows 11](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-11/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4293 reviews) - [Apple iOS](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-ios/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1569 reviews) - [Chrome OS](https://www.g2.com/products/chrome-os/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (726 reviews) - [Windows 8](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-8/reviews) — 3.7/5 stars (577 reviews) ### Alternatives to openSUSE Leap - [Debian](https://www.g2.com/products/debian/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (222 reviews) - [Fedora](https://www.g2.com/products/fedora/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (213 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 (2393 reviews) - [Kubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/kubuntu-devs-kubuntu/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (96 reviews) - [Oracle Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-linux/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (348 reviews) - [Rocky Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/rocky-linux/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (22 reviews) - [Mageia](https://www.g2.com/products/mageia/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (17 reviews) - [Manjaro](https://www.g2.com/products/manjaro/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (60 reviews) - [Lubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/lubuntu/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (83 reviews) ### Alternatives to CentOS - [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2393 reviews) - [Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (975 reviews) - [Windows 7](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-7/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (898 reviews) - [macOS Sierra](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-macos-sierra/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (484 reviews) - [Oracle Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-linux/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (348 reviews) - [Kali Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/kali-linux/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (243 reviews) - [Android](https://www.g2.com/products/android/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1273 reviews) - [Fedora](https://www.g2.com/products/fedora/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (213 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 (1569 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### PCLinuxOS No discussions available for this product. ### openSUSE Leap No discussions available for this product. ### 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. ..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/pclinuxos-vs-opensuse-vs-centos)