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Amazon Linux 2 AMI (amazon linux 2) | Support by SupportedImages vs ClearScale Ubuntu 26.04 LTS comparison

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Amazon Linux 2 AMI (amazon ...
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
459th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
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ClearScale Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
136th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Sayed Basha - PeerSpot reviewer
IT platform engineer at Infosys via consign Space Solutions pvt ltd
Reliable cloud workloads have run cost-effectively and now support microservices and databases
One frustration I encounter is that Amazon Linux 2 AMI (amazon linux 2) | Support by SupportedImages does not support running on-premises. If it had features available for on-premises operations, it would greatly benefit organizations like the banking projects I have worked with, where data security is crucial and many critical applications still run on-premises. If Amazon Linux 2 AMI (amazon linux 2) | Support by SupportedImages offered this support, it would provide great competition with Red Hat Linux in the market. Regarding needed improvements, I believe Amazon could enhance its documentation, particularly for older versions. I sometimes face issues when installing the CloudWatch agent to gather OS-level metrics due to inadequate documentation. I believe I have covered everything regarding improvements, and I think the points I mentioned are sufficient.
reviewer2855598 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud DevOps Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
CIS hardening has simplified secure container workloads but AppArmor still blocks Docker by default
The CIS L1 AppArmor enforcement breaks Docker out of the box. Containers fail to start with a permission denied on the containerd task directory. There is no documentation about this. A simple note explaining that Docker users need to either update the runc AppArmor profile or disable it would save a lot of debugging time. It takes a while to trace the failure back to AppArmor blocking runc writes to /run/containerd/.

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

Pros

"This workflow helps me in my day-to-day work by making things faster, more reliable, and easier to manage."
"Amazon Linux 2 AMI (amazon linux 2) | Support by SupportedImages has positively impacted my organization because the default run already has so many workload infrastructures running for the last five years with no vulnerability found and everything works smoothly."
"Regarding using Amazon Linux 2 AMI (amazon linux 2) | Support by SupportedImages for workloads like web and backend servers, microservices, and database hosting, I find that the main advantage is its compatibility."
"Once you get that launch template dialed in, the image is incredibly solid."
"The pre-applied CIS L1 benchmark is the main selling point, as getting a hardened baseline without manual effort is genuinely useful and the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS base also means I'm on a supported, up-to-date kernel with long-term security patches."
"ClearScale Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is an excellent choice for organizations adopting cloud-native technologies and modern DevOps practices."
"The hourly software charge is small relative to the engineering time we used to spend building and maintaining our own hardened AMI."
"The same-day engineering support has been very valuable."
 

Cons

"Amazon Linux 2 AMI (amazon linux 2) | Support by SupportedImages can be improved by addressing the basic thing which was on EC2 SSM role by default at the OS level, because so many times we need to install SSM agent on our server levels."
"I did not see a return on investment from Amazon Linux 2 AMI (amazon linux 2) | Support by SupportedImages; I did not get any benefit from it."
"However, I withhold two points due to its reliance on older versions and kernel, along with the necessity of Amazon Linux extras for newer versions of languages and tools."
"It'd be cool to have more detailed changelogs with each new release so we can see exactly what packages got updated without having to boot up a test instance and diff it ourselves."
"Enterprise management and compliance tooling could be more comprehensive out of the box."
"Because the firewall ships default-deny, the first launch in a new environment takes a little planning to open the exact ports the app and load balancer health checks need."
"The CIS L1 AppArmor enforcement breaks Docker out of the box."
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon Linux 2 AMI (amazon linux 2) | Support by SupportedImages?
I did not purchase Amazon Linux 2 AMI (amazon linux 2) | Support by SupportedImages through the AWS Marketplace; it is free. I do not know anything about pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Amaz...
What needs improvement with Amazon Linux 2 AMI (amazon linux 2) | Support by SupportedImages?
In my opinion, Amazon Linux 2 AMI (amazon linux 2) | Support by SupportedImages can be improved, but I cannot think of any specific things that could have made my experience better. I do not have a...
What is your primary use case for Amazon Linux 2 AMI (amazon linux 2) | Support by SupportedImages?
My main use case for Amazon Linux 2 AMI (amazon linux 2) | Support by SupportedImages involves directly using images there or that particular image version, where I utilize it with Packer to packag...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ClearScale Ubuntu 26.04 LTS?
The hourly premium is honestly negligible compared to the salary hours I was wasting building, patching, and maintaining my own custom images. If you have a decent-sized fleet, look at the total co...
What needs improvement with ClearScale Ubuntu 26.04 LTS?
It would be cool to have more detailed changelogs with each new release so I can see exactly what packages got updated without having to boot up a test instance and diff it myself.
What is your primary use case for ClearScale Ubuntu 26.04 LTS?
I run a bunch of stateless REST APIs and web apps in AWS behind an Application Load Balancer. Everything lives in Auto Scaling Groups (ASGs). I use this AMI as the default base for those instances ...
 

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