🆚 CentOS vs. Scientific Linux
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 CentOS is much more popular than Scientific Linux.
- 🌍 CentOS is more popular in all countries.
- ⭐ Scientific Linux is particularly popular in Japan.
Type
Operating system
Operating system
About
CentOS is a discontinued open-source Linux distribution compatible with RHEL.
Scientific Linux is a discontinued Linux distribution based on RHEL.
Headquarters
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Categories
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
The CentOS operating system is 865 times more popular than Scientific Linux.
Total websites
Market share
Operating Systems
Legacy
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
CentOS is more popular than Scientific Linux in all countries.
Japan
United States
Germany
Korea
Italy
Netherlands
Russia
Taiwan
United Kingdom
Czech Republic
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.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
CentOS is more popular than Scientific Linux in all market segments.
Business
Education/Reference
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Entertainment
Online Shopping
Blogs/Wiki
Software/Hardware
General News
Travel
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
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