Do I Need Centos?

For these reasons, CentOS is preferred by larger corporations and developers that require a more reliable and mature OS which has a longer release cycle. Additionally, because it is a free and open-sourced Linux distribution, no out-of-pocket cost is needed there.

Should I use CentOS?

CentOS is an excellent, community-driven stable, robust and resilient enterprise Linux operating system. You should also try CentOS Stream which lives in-between Fedora and RHEL. CentOS Stream also will make contributing to future versions of RHEL much simpler and more direct.

What is the purpose of CentOS?

The CentOS Project is a community-driven free software effort focused around the goal of providing a rich base platform for open source communities to build upon. We will provide a development framework for cloud providers, the hosting community, and scientific data processing, as a few examples.