The big appeal is (was?) stability and the huge LTS window. But unlike RHEL, it's free as in beer. If you're after the bleeding edge, CentOS is probably not for

The big appeal is (was?) stability and the huge LTS window. But unlike RHEL, it's free as in beer. If you're after the bleeding edge, CentOS is probably not for you. But if you want a system with regular security updates and not too many surprises, it's a really good candidate.