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Ubuntu vs CentOS Linux Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Ubuntu is an open-source operating system that provides a a cloud workload migration service as well as GPU enablement, a kernel livepatch, network & storage performance optimization, and more. The system also comes with multi-cloud kubernetes and containers that are both public and model driven. Additionally, Ubuntu's Kubernetes will always automatically upgrade to the newest version, ensuring a secure and reliable network.

CentOS Linux is an open-source operating system (OS) that helps individuals and businesses manage backups, data migration, storage, and more, whilst ensuring compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). It enables professionals to utilize dm-crypt to manage filesystem encryptions, handle multiple user passwords, and store met-data in partition headers, protecting hard drives against bare-metal attacks.

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Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Pricing

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225

Per year

Free trial available
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Starting from

Free

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
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User reviews

4.7

123

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

89%

would recommend this app

4.6

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

74%

would recommend this app

Pros

“I've been using Ubuntu as the main software for virtual machines and deployments, but also for my main device.”

Efraín M.

Internship for software developer

“The Kal Linux Os is a vital tool for network security, identifying threat attacker's, and keeping netwoks and data safe.”

Jason E.

Cyber Security Analysts

“Great Linux release, stable and complete of many packages precompiled”

Ilario M.

ICT Infrastructure Manager

Pros

“Centos provides more security features than linux. As it is being used for hosting many servers it is go to choice to learn a os.”

Ankit S.

Devops Engineer

“Centos is light and stable compared to other Linux OS. Plus, it is excellent for beginners since it provides a friendly user interface and easily accessible terminal commands.”

Fouad A.

software developper

“When I started my career as infrastructure engineer, my almost work is related to Linux, at my early stage it was difficult for me to learn and understand Linux but centOS solves the problem to learn linux.”

Sakshi R.

Infrastructure Engineer

Cons

“For beginners this might be heavily problematic if they don't know how to use Command-Line Interfaces. Although highly compatible through layers such as Wine or Proton (Steam), there are things that may not work 100% as expected.”

Alexander P.

Music Composer

“GRUB in dual-boot can be a bit problematic sometimes, for example in the case of removing Linux and only using the other OS.”

Alexander P.

Music Composer

“There are no cons as of now regarding the quality of software, but I personally feel that we need more themes to decorate the desktop. And biggest issue is file shortcut, unlike other OS, we cannot send files shortcut to desktop.”

Binny B.

Assistant Professor & Researcher

Cons

“We have had some difficulty getting users up to speed on how to properly navigate the OS.”

Ian B.

Prevent Manager

“A bit old, and not really get updated that often. and the GUI is not really nice in my opinion”

Roy R.

Programmer

“I cannot say that it is something negative, you simply have to have knowledge to use the system, who does not have it, it can be a bit difficult at first”

Victor G.

Analyst Infraestructure