CentOS is very secure and stable. It is on par with RHEL and receives a lot of the same corporate level security updates making it a great choice for all users. Another strength of CentOS would be its longer release cycle and longer support cycle. ... Both RHEL and CentOS releases are usually supported for about 10 years.

CentOS is community supported, which means that instead of requiring professional service contracts to get help and support, community members ranging from professional software developers who work for Red Hat, to system administrators in the industry, to Linux enthusiasts around the world, provide to CentOS users