🆚 CentOS vs. Debian

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 that provides a stable operating system with a strong focus on reliability, security, and universal compatibility across multiple hardware architectures.

It includes a package-based system managed with APT, offers more than 70,000 tested software packages in its repositories, and serves as the foundation for over 120 derivative distributions including Ubuntu and Kali Linux.

Headquarters

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
New York, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source

Categories

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Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Debian operating system is 1.6 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

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
Travel
Software/Hardware
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#199
bodycontact.com
#3,018
#3,293
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Name
Rank
#2,481
#3,438
absolup**n.com
#3,506
#3,766
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See also

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