Stability is solid, and updates are thoroughly vetted, so you don’t wake up to broken package dependencies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There’s a noticeable gap in tutorials compared with the massive Ubuntu ecosystem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lightweight and straightforward, with very minimal system requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing much to add— it works very well and integrates smoothly with everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

lightweight and efficient for hosting and backend systems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Compared to earlier versions, the roadmap is more aligned with upstream development Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Free operating system, compatible with most current applications and servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has a somewhat unintuitive interface; everything is configured via the CLI console. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It was a free alternative to RHEL that was supported within 10 years Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is now a rolling release distributive and it does not have stable ABI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has a good UI, it's easy to use, and it's lightweight so it has good performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It was discontinued, so its former version is no longer supported. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I used to use CentOS to host my servers and found it to be a very stable distribution with very few hiccups. I appreciate its stability and reliability, which I think are absolutely mandatory for a server. Another aspect I liked is that it's basically RHEL, which I know is battle-tested. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like how CentOS is deprecated. The operating system was discontinued a few years back, and there is no support now, so it ideally shouldn't be used. 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.

It’s easy to use because it feels a lot like Ubuntu itself, and I find it more helpful for running servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There aren’t really any cons to mention; it’s perfect for server use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CentOS is very reliable and long term support. Using for base image for Docker containers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Delays in packaging compared to other releases Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.