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AlmaLinux vs InfrOS on Nimbus comparison

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Categories and Ranking

AlmaLinux
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
InfrOS on Nimbus
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
37th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
2.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (35th)
 

Featured Reviews

Arka A - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solution Development Engineer at Ericsson
Enterprise workloads have run reliably while operations have reduced costs and simplified patching
AlmaLinux is already very strong, but it could be improved in a few areas. Better centralized management and monitoring, easier major version upgrades, and more enterprise-focused automation tools would make administration simpler. Having more integrated tools for patch management, compliance, configuration management, and troubleshooting could reduce manual work for system administrators. The main area for improvement is enterprise management. Better centralized patching, monitoring, compliance, and automation would make it easier to manage large-scale deployments. I would also like to see smoother and more predictable major version upgrades, especially for systems with third-party dependencies. AlmaLinux is already improving in this area through ELEvate and its migration tools.
reviewer2801622 - PeerSpot reviewer
FinOps Lead at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Infrastructure has been optimized and pricing for CI/CD workloads is now forecast with confidence
I use this solution to optimize our infrastructure I have observed improvements in CI/CD infrastructure optimization, designing AI-native workloads, exploring pricing alternatives, and forecasting. The pricing simulator is a valuable feature. There is room for improvement in the Github…

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

Pros

"AlmaLinux has impacted our organization positively by providing a stable and reliable enterprise Linux platform without licensing cost."
"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."
"The best features AlmaLinux offers include its support, which is outstanding from TuxCare, as we are getting the fixes and patch sets for the OS very fast."
"AlmaLinux is lightweight, so my hardware resource usage is very low, and I am able to use it effectively."
"We saved approximately 70% of our budget with AlmaLinux, and the system is stable and reliable."
"AlmaLinux is better than other Linux flavors, and I recommend it for maintaining systems."
"AlmaLinux has delivered a significant positive impact on my organization through cost savings while maintaining enterprise-level reliability."
"Using AlmaLinux was a condition to do my job, and right afterwards, I have been enjoying it."
"I have observed improvements in CI/CD infrastructure optimization, designing AI-native workloads, exploring pricing alternatives, and forecasting."
"Using InfrOS accelerates the process of migration planning and execution."
 

Cons

"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."
"If AlmaLinux could provide ten to twenty years of fixes, that would be an improvement because I do not want to update the system all the time, as it becomes more challenging for me as a system administrator to track all the patches and everything I should patch on the system."
"AlmaLinux could be improved by enhancing security and increasing speed."
"AlmaLinux could have more software options. For example, if I need some software from Windows or something similar, it is missing some tools."
"AlmaLinux could be improved by addressing the slow adoption of new software and the dependency on Red Hat Enterprise Linux."
"It is not supporting the latest hardware, so that is not good."
"In terms of resource allocation, AlmaLinux requires you to have at least ten gigabytes of RAM storage and four gigabytes of CPU allocation."
"Regarding my experience today, I installed AlmaLinux 8, and everything is okay, but the significant problem is that AlmaLinux does not ship with Wi-Fi drivers."
"There is room for improvement in the Github connection."
"I would really like to have features that will help me analyze my usage on existing environments in the cloud and suggest architectural optimization improvements."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
14%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
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Small Business
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Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise11
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AlmaLinux?
AlmaLinux has helped mainly in reducing OS licensing cost while maintaining a stable RHEL compatible platform. From an operational perspective, the familiar RHEL ecosystem makes it very easy for ou...
What needs improvement with AlmaLinux?
AlmaLinux is already very strong, but it could be improved in a few areas. Better centralized management and monitoring, easier major version upgrades, and more enterprise-focused automation tools ...
What is your primary use case for AlmaLinux?
My main use case for AlmaLinux is enterprise server environments, hosting different applications, databases, and our charging workloads. I use it where I need a stable, secure, RHEL compatible OS w...
What needs improvement with InfrOS on Nimbus?
I would really like to have features that will help me analyze my usage on existing environments in the cloud and suggest architectural optimization improvements.
What is your primary use case for InfrOS on Nimbus?
I am a CloudOps consultant, and I use this product in my consultancy. When a client plans to migrate an app or a system to the cloud, I use InfrOS to analyze the business logic of the system with t...
 

Also Known As

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