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AlmaLinux vs ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 5, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

AlmaLinux
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.0
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux ...
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
22nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category, the mindshare of AlmaLinux is 3.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages is 0.5%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AlmaLinux3.8%
ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages0.5%
Other95.7%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

Naim Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at SMC Labs, LLC
Private cloud practice has become seamless and deployments run smoothly for my projects
I follow the documentation for AlmaLinux, which I believe could be more extensive for enterprise setups. My primary use case remains deploying private cloud infrastructure using OpenStack Yoga, thus suggesting improvements to cater to specific cloud instances like AWS Graviton or Azure NVMe. Driver or kernel updates for new hardware or cloud instances like AWS Graviton or Azure NVMe tend to arrive a little later in AlmaLinux than they do in the Red Hat distribution. Therefore, I suggest that faster releases of cloud-optimized images and updated hardware drivers could enhance AlmaLinux's competitiveness. Additionally, I find it sometimes difficult to find answers on forums due to the community not being as large as that of Red Hat or CentOS. My suggestion is to create an active forum or Q&A session where developers can directly address user problems, growing the community and providing optional enterprise support tiers for large organizations. Additionally, I have continued to consider improvements. For server administration and language runtime management, I encountered conflicts on production servers with older and newer versions of tools such as Python and Node.js. Simplifying the application space management would reduce the friction in multi-language development environments. Moreover, including more pre-configured or auto-remediation scripts like CIS Benchmark or STIG compliance would be immensely helpful for enterprise security hardening.
Yash Dhawan - PeerSpot reviewer
Tech Ops Engineer at Zeller
Streamlined container deployments have reduced manual setup and now accelerate our delivery
ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages can be improved in several ways. We can have better documentation such as step-by-step guides for cluster setup, scaling integration, and troubleshooting playbooks. There are some areas where monitoring setup is mostly manual, which could benefit from pre-installed and pre-configured CloudWatch agent and container insights. Additionally, AMI updates require manual tracking and rollout. AWS sends notifications for new AMI releases, but if that could be automated by AWS, it would help a lot. Regarding needed improvements for ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages, it is still fine regarding security and support, with not much that needs to be improved. However, limited visibility into what patches are included in each AMI release could improve detailed security information such as patch timelines and severity levels. Faster patch delivery would also help with turnaround for critical vulnerabilities and zero-day patches. With security hardening, improvements could include kernel settings and file integrity monitoring.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Overall, AlmaLinux is really good, easier as well, and I do not see much difference between CentOS and AlmaLinux."
"The long-term support provided by AlmaLinux helps my business by ensuring that we do not have to renew our servers every four to five years."
"AlmaLinux has impacted our organization positively by providing a stable and reliable enterprise Linux platform without licensing cost."
"AlmaLinux provides an enterprise-ready operating system without any subscription and cost, with long support from the community and vendor, good documentation, and community support that makes it suitable for production environments to host applications and databases."
"Positively, I can say that AlmaLinux has brought a sense of stability, and besides the security patches, we also noticed better virtualization for our use cases."
"Any Linux distribution can be shifted to AlmaLinux, as it is very good to use and easy to manage."
"Moreover, stable OVS networking and floating IP configuration is very easy for me when using AlmaLinux, making it a reliable and highly recommended option for teams needing an enterprise-grade Red Hat compatible workflow without the subscription cost."
"AlmaLinux is lightweight, so my hardware resource usage is very low, and I am able to use it effectively."
"Using ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages provides better visibility into the issues."
"The overall experience with ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages is good because it delivers what we want and meets our requirements."
"The overall experience with ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages is good because it delivers what we want and meets our requirements."
"Implementing ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages has reduced the amount of money we are spending."
"ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages has impacted our organization positively and has been a game changer for this product because it has helped reduce so much manual intervention."
"Using ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages provides better visibility into the issues."
"ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages has helped me provision my microservices quickly; I built the application using these ECS images."
"Implementing ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages has reduced the amount of money we are spending."
 

Cons

"I wish host access control in AlmaLinux could be made easier the way it was in CentOS because host access control was not working as expected in AlmaLinux during the initial stages."
"One area for improvement with AlmaLinux is the use of SELinux to secure and harden my server, which I find to be a complicated beast."
"We feel they are not taking ownership of addressing a lot of vulnerabilities in some operating systems that are not patched even though fixes are available in open sources."
"In terms of resource allocation, AlmaLinux requires you to have at least ten gigabytes of RAM storage and four gigabytes of CPU allocation."
"Despite being subscription-free and reliable, I find some complexities in the documentation and troubleshooting guides which are not as comprehensive as Red Hat's."
"After six months of migration, we ended up using more resources for the same websites, and that's not acceptable."
"AlmaLinux could be improved by having some basic components, such as ifconfig and netstat, pre-installed on the container image, as that would be really helpful for us."
"AlmaLinux could be improved by enhancing security and increasing speed."
"The UI could be better. It is simple, but it could be more simple."
"Improvements for ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages could include enhancing the limited flexibilities with custom images; it's not easy to customize or do different hardenings based on previous vendors."
"ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages scales with the growing needs of my organization in most cases and does the job effectively. However, during peak times, we require another solution, which is one of the reasons why we are moving to EKS."
"In my opinion, the ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages can be improved by running faster."
"Support is helpful for general issues, but response time may not match expectations."
"I have experienced downtime, crashes, and performance issues."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
University
9%
Construction Company
46%
Transportation Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AlmaLinux?
Currently, we have not experienced pricing with AlmaLinux, as I have used the free version so far. However, when we move to the production environment, I am suggesting that we implement AlmaLinux t...
What needs improvement with AlmaLinux?
In terms of how AlmaLinux can be improved, while I praise the patching part, the support provided by TuxCare needs to be more prompt and responsive. We feel they are not taking ownership of address...
What is your primary use case for AlmaLinux?
My main use case for AlmaLinux is to build a custom image on top of the AlmaLinux image provided by TuxCare. I use that custom image to supply it through all the stakeholders, for example, differen...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages?
My experience with setup costs and pricing indicates that it still costs lots of money, and we are trying to reduce the amount by saving.
What needs improvement with ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages?
ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages can be improved in several ways. We can have better documentation such as step-by-step guides for cluster setup, scaling integration, and troub...
What is your primary use case for ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages?
A quick specific example of our main use case for ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages would be minimal manual intervention. Performance has been stable and consistent, which helps...
 

Also Known As

AlmaLinux OS 8 (x86_64), AlmaLinux OS 10 (x86_64)
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