CentOS Reviews & Product Details

Stability and reliability are key strengths here. This platform offers a consistent, enterprise-grade environment that is ideal for servers. Its extended support cycles, robust security features, and compatibility with RHEL make it a strong option for production systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a hosting provider, my main concern with CentOS is the uncertainty that arose after the transition to CentOS Stream. Moving away from a stable, fixed-release model to a rolling-release system has made it more difficult to plan for the long term and maintain predictable server management. For production environments that demand consistent stability, this change has forced us to spend extra time evaluating other options and rethinking our infrastructure strategy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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.

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.

I like that CentOS is stable and reliable for long-term use. It doesn’t break after updates, and it runs smoothly even on older hardware. It’s easy to manage once you get used to it and works well for servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only downside is that updates and newer packages arrive slower compared to other distros. Sometimes I need to add extra repos to get recent software, which can be a bit inconvenient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CentOS provides enterprise-level stability and performance without licensing fees. Its compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux makes it perfect for production environments. I like how predictable and secure it is—once set up, it just works, with minimal maintenance. It’s my go-to OS for servers due to its reliability and strong community support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main downside of CentOS is the sudden shift in its support model with the move to CentOS Stream, which created uncertainty for long-term users. It disrupted the trust many had in its stability for production use. Additionally, software packages are often older compared to other distributions, which can be limiting for newer tech stacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's powerful. Very stable. It's easy to deploy. Very low maintenance required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's similar to Red Hat but different from Ubuntu which we used before. So there is a bit of learning needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It focuses on stability, not bleeding-edge features, which makes it perfect for production environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not ideal for production servers where you need guaranteed stability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its very stable and awesome community support with good support for integration.Security updates available and vast repository. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Support ended for Old Centos and compatibility issue to migrate to Centos 10 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about CentOS is that it combines the stability and robustness of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with the advantage of being free and open source. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

very outdated packages: by following the RHEL cycle, many software versions fall quite behind the latest features, which is not ideal for environments that need the most recent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Security. We are using for our Voice related servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Basic training required to understand the concept other administrator who are working on windows servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I can customize almost anything when I use Cent OS and can utilize in most use cases related to implement services Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

High customizability lead to misconfigurations sometimes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.