What is the difference between CentOS and Ubuntu OS?

[Kal K]

Hi,
Could any one explain me what is the difference between CentOS and Ubuntu VPS hosting?

 

[Hassan]

Main difference is package management system Ubuntu is based on Debian and uses apt, while CentOS is based on RedHat and uses rpm.

 

[Maxwell]

Maxwell

Which gives you stable and safe for a hosting server.

If I run a wordpress site, I should go with?

 

[Hassan]

CentOS is more stable.

 

[HNC-Duy]

CentOS is a free version of RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) with all the RedHat copyright material and programs removed. This makes it over 99% binary compatible with software compiled for RHEL. RHEL and CentOS are rock stable versions of linux used by many business and academic organizations throughout the world.
Ubuntu is a Debian based linux distribution which is quite different than Redhat based distros.