CentOS Pricing Overview

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Small-Business

$$$$

44% less expensive

than the avg. Operating System product

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Mid-Market

$$$$

42% less expensive

than the avg. Operating System product

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Enterprise

$$$$

32% less expensive

than the avg. Operating System product

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Pricing Insights

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

12 months

Average Discount

13%

Perceived Cost

$$$$$

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CentOS Pricing Reviews

(2)

Praveen K.

Lead Software Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/1/2025

"A solid choice for Linux Operating system"

4.5/5

What do you like best about CentOS?

CentOS is stable and reliable. It inherits RHEL's stability which is ideal for enterprise solutions where uptime and consistency is critical. It is an open source OS which is a cost effective option for business. It is easy to use and implement. It has a very good customer support options. It is easy to integrate and run to any systems with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CentOS?

It has limited commercial support unlike RHEL. It doesn't offer latest features as it prioritizes stability over cutting edge features. Finding latest libraries may be a challenge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CentOS solving and how is that benefiting you?

CentOS provides a free, community supported alternative to RHEL using the same source code. Organizations can use it for free without worrying about the licensing costs. It's a stable environment which is perfect for production servers. It is binary compatible with RHEL. It receives regular security patch and updates which form a secure system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rodrigo Z.

12/9/2025

"Stable and Secure, but Discontinued"

0.5/5

What do you like best about CentOS?

Stability is undoubtedly the most striking feature of CentOS. In a production environment, several factors are important, but the main ones are stability and security. CentOS is an operating system that brings both, allowing us to focus on our business without needing a large team to take care of stability. The initial installation and configuration process was very smooth and simple, with excellent documentation and community support as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CentOS?

The biggest problem with CentOS is that it was discontinued in 2024, replaced by CentOS Stream, which caused a disruption in the stability and philosophy of the original project. I would also like critical package updates to be maintained for a few more years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.