🆚 CentOS vs. Debian
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 Debian is slightly more popular than CentOS.
- 🌍 Debian is more popular in Germany, France, and the Czech Republic.
- 🌎 CentOS is more popular in the United States, Japan, and Korea.
Type
Operating system
Operating system
About
CentOS is a discontinued open-source Linux distribution compatible with RHEL.
Debian is a free and open source Linux distribution.
Headquarters
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
New York, United States
Pricing
Free ✔️Open source
Categories
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
The Debian operating system is 1.5 times more popular than CentOS.
Total websites
Market share
Operating Systems
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
Debian is more popular in Germany, France, and the Czech Republic, while CentOS is more popular in the United States, Japan, and Korea.
Germany
United States
Japan
France
Czech Republic
Italy
United Kingdom
Russia
Netherlands
Spain
Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in Japan in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Panama in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Panama in the Legacy category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Japan in the Legacy category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Korea in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in France in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Austria in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Hungary in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Cote D'Ivoire in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the Czech Republic in the Operating Systems category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
Debian is more popular among sites focused on business, education and reference, and marketing and merchandising, while CentOS is more commonly used on health sites.
Business
Education/Reference
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Online Shopping
Entertainment
Blogs/Wiki
Software/Hardware
Travel
Public Information
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
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