AlmaLinux OS vs. CentOS
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | AlmaLinux OS | CentOS |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Review count | 21 | 425 |
| Ease of use | 9.7 | 8.7 |
| Ease of setup | 9.9 | 8.7 |
| Quality of support | 8.8 | 8.4 |
| Meets requirements | 9.6 | 9.2 |
| NPS | 76.190476 | 63.080685 |
| Small Business | 37.5% | 31.5% |
| Mid-Market | 43.8% | 38.7% |
| Enterprise | 18.8% | 29.8% |
| Total page views | 230 | 294 |
| Total LLM citations | 366 | 305 |
AlmaLinux OS
AlmaLinux OS is an enterprise Linux operating system used across the globe by enterprises, supercomputers, and hobbyists alike, but it’s guided and built by the community. We were the first downstream RHEL clone to be released after the announcement by Red Hat that support for CentOS Linux was ending, and we shifted to maintaining RHEL compatibility in the wake of Red Hat’s announcement in June that they would no longer be releasing their SRPMs. Our goal is to provide a stable, long-term option for folks who have historically used CentOS Linux, and for whom CentOS Stream is not an option.
- RHEL Compatibility
- Regular Updates
- Compatibility
- Easy Setup
- Reliability
- Free/No Cost
CentOS
CentOS is a community-driven, free software project that provides a robust and reliable Linux distribution, serving as a foundational platform for open-source communities, cloud providers, hosting services, and scientific data processing. Derived from Fedora Linux, CentOS Stream offers a continuously delivered distribution that tracks just ahead of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), with major releases every three years and each maintained for five years.
- Reliability
- Stability
- RHEL Compatibility
- Ease of Use
- Community Support
- Security