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CentOS vs Zoho One comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 15, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

CentOS
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zoho One
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
31st
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
4.7
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category, the mindshare of CentOS is 4.7%, up from 4.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho One is 0.6%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CentOS4.7%
Zoho One0.6%
Other94.7%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

AnilKumar13 - PeerSpot reviewer
Devops Engineer at EDAG
Cost-effective platform has enabled extensive test environments with rapid server expansion
The best features CentOS offers in my experience are that it is reliable, cost-effective, and easy to scale. When I mention reliability and cost-effectiveness, I explain that our product-based company uses a performance testing tool, so to generate load using the tool, we use CentOS generators, which are also known as VMs. We spin up a number of VMs in different locations such as Central, East, and West. If we purchase a subscription, it requires a good amount of money, but if we use CentOS, it is free of cost, and we can scale from more than 20 to 100 servers. The biggest benefit of CentOS for my organization is cost saving. CentOS has made a positive difference for my team and company by making scalability easier. For testing, sometimes we require 50 to 200 servers in different locations, and I can easily spin up and scale in and scale down.
Natalia Munera - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Autonomic Mind
Automation has saved time and improved focus on strategic work
I think that when you are running CRM and at the same time Zoho Analytics, and at the same time Zoho Recruit, the apps get very slow. So I think Zoho has to improve on that, to ensure that the velocity or the speed is fast, even when you are using a lot of apps at the same time.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution is very stable and secure."
"I like how you can alternate certain things and minimize admin features on there and just let it run on specific scripts. It's nice. Even if I had to put it in a container, I'd still do it. I prefer Linux over Windows any day."
"The vendor updates the tool regularly to solve vulnerabilities."
"This solution is a very robust operating system, particularly when compared to Windows, it's informative and easy to work with and there's no extra cost involved in installation which reduces our overheads."
"It’s a simple, straightforward implementation."
"I would always recommend the solution to others."
"We use the solution due to the fact that it's a lightweight, powerful, stable OS."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the stability and performance of the server."
"Zoho One is a good application; I think there are a lot of tools that help you to make your work faster, you can automate a lot of operative work, so you can save time in making detailed and operative activities and just focus on the strategic."
"Zoho One is fully customizable—in Zoho One, you get more than 45 applications, which include inventory management, accounting management, and CRM, as well as Zoho Creator, which allows you to create custom applications."
 

Cons

"The price of CentOS could improve."
"I'd like to see better integration with Open Stack, because it can be a bit of a struggle."
"The performance could stand improvement."
"Initially, I found it a bit difficult to work with as it was a totally new platform as compared to CentOS 6."
"CentOS and RHEL for that matter are fairly difficult for beginners, as there are no popular and widely used Red Hat-based Desktop distros."
"The solution might be discontinued but I hope that IBM will continue to develop it and improve on the functionally and features."
"When comparing the GUI of CentOS to Microsoft Windows or Mac, it could improve."
"CentOS, being Linux-based, is the best in security, but it needs more on the security side for CentOS RADIUS server."
"The only area in Zoho One that can be improved is the support."
"I think that when you are running CRM and at the same time Zoho Analytics, and at the same time Zoho Recruit, the apps get very slow."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Once you buy the license, Linux will provide you with yearly or monthly patches, so your systems will be scalable for a long time."
"CentOS is cheaper compared to Windows."
"I use the free version."
"There are no licensing fees. CentOS is a free solution."
"The product is free."
"We are using a subscription-based license option for CentOS."
"There are no licensing fees for CentOS."
"This is an open source solution."
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Comparison Review

it_user281973 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage and VMware Expert at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 24, 2017
It's improved our company's system environments that run Oracle databases.
Red Hat is mission critical to our environment Red Hat has improved the mission critical environments running Oracle databases, while CentOS has improved our web environment and MySQL. Oracle and SAP Environment and all HPC environments. 10 years No issues Very stable i don´t find any problem…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise31
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

Which would you choose - RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) or CentOS?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is fantastic. It is an inexpensive solution that has excellent security, performance, and stability, and also lots of features. I specifically like that the solution has fe...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CentOS?
Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing for CentOS, there is no cost for licensing or setup pricing, so it is easy to set up and scale up the server.
What needs improvement with CentOS?
CentOS can be improved, but I have not yet faced any kind of issue or hectic problem.
What needs improvement with Zoho One?
I think that when you are running CRM and at the same time Zoho Analytics, and at the same time Zoho Recruit, the apps get very slow. So I think Zoho has to improve on that, to ensure that the velo...
What is your primary use case for Zoho One?
Zoho One is a good family of apps in the corporate scenario. I think they have one very important thing: they listen to the user. So the experience is going to improve all the time.
What advice do you have for others considering Zoho One?
I think maybe 20% of the features are used regularly. It depends on the application that I'm using. We use Zoho CRM or Zoho Recruit. I think 20% is the average.I think the pricing for Zoho is good ...
 

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Also Known As

CentOS 7 (x86_64) - with Updates HVM
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Overview

Find out what your peers are saying about CentOS vs. Zoho One and other solutions. Updated: September 2026.
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