Committing to an enterprise Linux distribution has a long-lasting and far-reaching impact on organizations. That means companies need to make the right decision the first time if they want to meet and exceed their business goals.
In our Decision Maker’s Guide to Enterprise Linux, we break down 22 of the top paid and free enterprise Linux distributions and discuss the key points decision makers need to consider before they commit.
Understand the Enterprise Linux Software Landscape
When you download the Decision Maker’s Guide to Enterprise Linux, you get instant access to timely and in-depth analysis on enterprise Linux distributions. Given that the last supported version of CentOS, CentOS 7, will become end-of-life in 2024, many organizations may need to consider newer CentOS alternatives like Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux.
For each distribution, we provide an expert assessment of:
- Build stability
- Ecosystem maturity
- Release cadence and frequency
- Viability for use at enterprise scale
- And more
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Each organization has specific needs, which makes choosing Enterprise Linux distributions all the more difficult. The guide on this page helps to make that process easier.
Yep! This guide compares popular free Enterprise Linux distros, like CentOS vs Ubuntu, CentOS vs Fedora, CentOS vs Debian, and CentOS vs Oracle Linux. It also provides analysis on paid distros by covering topics like RHEL vs Fedora and RHEL vs Ubuntu to make choosing a Linux distro easier.
This guide is specific to Enterprise Linux distributions, but it does grade each distro on its ecoystem maturity, which accounts for the availability of Linux distribution-specific software and extensions.