CentOS Insights

What is CentOS?

CentOS Linux is a Linux distribution that provides a free, enterprise-class, community-supported computing platform functionally compatible with its upstream source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). It is commonly used for servers, workstations, and cloud computing due to its stability, security, and long-term support.

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What other technologies are related to CentOS?

CentOS Competitor Technologies

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a competing Linux distribution that serves a similar purpose as CentOS, providing an operating system platform for servers and desktops.

mentioned alongside CentOS in 35% (15.3k) of relevant job posts

RedHat

Red Hat is the company behind Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), which is upstream of CentOS Stream and was upstream of CentOS Linux. As the owner of RHEL, it competes in the enterprise Linux market.

mentioned alongside CentOS in 32% (9.6k) of relevant job posts

RHEL

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a direct competitor to CentOS (before it moved to CentOS Stream), offering a commercially supported Linux distribution for enterprise environments.

mentioned alongside CentOS in 24% (8.4k) of relevant job posts

Debian

Debian is a community-maintained Linux distribution that competes with CentOS as a server operating system, although its governance model is different.

mentioned alongside CentOS in 34% (5.4k) of relevant job posts

Red Hat

Red Hat is the company behind Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), which is upstream of CentOS Stream and was upstream of CentOS Linux. As the owner of RHEL, it competes in the enterprise Linux market.

mentioned alongside CentOS in 23% (4.9k) of relevant job posts

SUSE

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is a competing enterprise Linux distribution, offering a commercial alternative to CentOS and RHEL.

mentioned alongside CentOS in 27% (1.7k) of relevant job posts

Rocky

Rocky Linux is a community-supported Linux distribution that aims to be a downstream build of RHEL, filling the gap left by the CentOS shift to CentOS Stream.

mentioned alongside CentOS in 55% (689) of relevant job posts

Amazon Linux

Amazon Linux is a Linux distribution provided by Amazon Web Services, often used on AWS instances, thus competing with CentOS as a server OS in cloud environments.

mentioned alongside CentOS in 33% (1k) of relevant job posts