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CentOS Linux vs. Oracle Linux

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CentOS Linux

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ACentOS Linux is a Linux distribution is an enterprise OS platform compatible with its source RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Its end of life was announced for December 2021.N/A

    Oracle Linux

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AOracle Linux, which is application binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, is free to download, use, and share. There is no license cost, no need for a contract, and no usage audits. 24/7 enterprise-grade support is available for business critical environments. A single support offering includes virtualization, management, HA, and cloud native computing tools such as Kubernetes and Kata Containers, along with the Linux operating system. The vendor states that as the only Linux…

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    CentOS LinuxOracle Linux
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CentOS LinuxOracle Linux
    Considered Both Products
    Open Source
    Chose CentOS Linux
    CentOS has a longer release cycle; it also has a much longer support cycle. i think overall CentOS is more stable and secure.
    Incentivized
    Oracle
    Chose Oracle Linux
    As CentOS Linux was nearing the end of life, we weighed up either remaining on an unsupported platform (CentOS Linux), migrating to CentOS Stream, or migrating to Oracle Linux. Oracle Linux was the best choice, as the cutting-edge nature of CentOS Stream made it unsuitable for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    Performance frequently updates patches and security.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    Oracle Linux is of Enterprise version and it provides security patches in timely intervals and it has good support when compared to the other.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    RedHat is going to discontinue CentOS, so Oracle is the best alternative that we have reviewed so far. We run Oracle databases and so far we have not had any major complications, but in the coming months, it will be the definitive replacement for CentOS on our part. since it is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    Oracle is a good competitor for RHEL, SUSE, and other Linux OS. I personally feel that Oracle Linux has a great chance to stand at the pinnacle of Linux OS.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    Though all of these distributives are RPM-based, only CentOS and Oracle Linux have opportunities to use them free of charge on a daily basis. In a difference of CentOS, Oracle Linux have better update support of DBS as well as the RHEL repos and the applications of the Oracle …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    I found the features of both the products (CentOS and Oracle Linux) are quite similar but the performance of Oracle Linux is better as compared to centOS since it is a highly optimized operating system. It is the best alternative to centOS since memory management turned out to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    Oracle Linux is the OS that our monitoring platform lives on. The stability that it provides makes it a great choice for any production environment. The ability to provide a scalable, secure, supported environment has been welcomed by many.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    As we majorly deal with Oracle stack, and as all of them are not supported by Ubuntu, we had a good chance to explore the in & out of oracel linux.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    As we have Oracle Database, Weblogic, Solaris, Java, and Forms and Reports. It seemed natural to use Oracle Linux. We were able to integrate all support in a solid company like Oracle, and we can assure our users that they will get extraordinary stability and excellent …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    We have benefited with the stability of Oracle Linux and cost compared to that of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows Server, CentOS, and Ubuntu Linux. As far as combinations of cost, stability, security, support, Oracle Linux is the best overall choice.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    Oracle Linux has greater integration with Oracle applications, specifically with the VM and database manager.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    While I've deployed and optimized Oracle databases on several other major Linux distributions such as Redhat, CentOS and even Ubuntu server, none has been as easy in terms of being pre-packaged and ready for an Oracle database install. While most of the advantages can be …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Linux
    I did not select oracle linux, it selected me :)
    As long as its Linux, any of these distributions will work, it just depends where your job will land you.
    Incentivized
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    CentOS LinuxOracle Linux
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (21 ratings)
    9.9
    (90 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    8.2
    (81 ratings)