ReactOS vs. CentOS
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | ReactOS | CentOS |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| Review count | 29 | 425 |
| Ease of use | 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Ease of setup | 9.2 | 8.7 |
| Quality of support | 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Meets requirements | 8.2 | 9.2 |
| NPS | 28.571429 | 63.080685 |
| Small Business | 48.3% | 31.5% |
| Mid-Market | 34.5% | 38.7% |
| Enterprise | 17.2% | 29.8% |
| Total page views | 211 | 294 |
| Total LLM citations | 133 | 305 |
ReactOS
ReactOS is a free and open-source operating system designed to be compatible with Windows applications and drivers. It aims to provide a familiar user experience by replicating the look and feel of Windows, enabling users to run their favorite Windows software in an open-source environment. ReactOS is developed from scratch, ensuring that it is not a derivative of Linux, but a standalone system with its own architecture.
- Open Source
- Compatibility
- Lightweight Size
- Hardware Support
- Hardware Compatibility
- Speed/Performance
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