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Amazon Linux vs InfrOS on Nimbus comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Linux
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
14th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
InfrOS on Nimbus
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
36th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
2.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (38th)
 

Featured Reviews

Saurab Gnagurde - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Analyst | Aws Cloud Ops | Dev Ops | Fin Ops at Tata Consultancy
“Amazon Linux delivers automated security updates— including live kernel patching in AL2023—ensuring protected workloads with minimal manual effort and zero-downtime patching.”
One improvement for Amazon Linux would be stronger support for running it outside AWS. Although Amazon provides local VM images for VirtualBox and VMware, they are intended mainly for development and testing. Unlike Ubuntu, Debian, or Red Hat, Amazon Linux is not designed or fully supported as a production OS in on-prem or hybrid environments. Expanding official support outside AWS would offer more flexibility for teams that maintain mixed infrastructure. Another area for improvement is the community ecosystem. Compared to Ubuntu or Red Hat, Amazon Linux has a smaller community and fewer third-party resources or tutorials. A larger ecosystem would make troubleshooting and adoption easier. Finally, improving backward compatibility between Amazon Linux 2 and Amazon Linux 2023—especially around package management (DNF vs yum) and updated toolchains—would simplify upgrades for teams managing large fleets.
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best feature of Amazon Linux is that it can easily integrate with all the services in AWS, and it is freeware that saves us a lot of money because, unlike RHEL machines that require subscriptions, Amazon Linux belongs to the RHEL family, requires no subscription, and is easily integrated with all AWS services."
"In my experience, the best feature Amazon Linux offers is the Red Hat package manager way of working because sometimes I receive automations and scripts that are compatible with Red Hat and CentOS Linux."
"Amazon Linux offers many excellent features, is quicker and faster than CentOS, Ubuntu, or similar alternatives, natively supports many AWS features with long-term support and regular security updates, and its clear, superior documentation along with broad support for dependency and open-source software makes it an excellent operating system for efficiently setting up and upgrading complex, self-hosted environments."
"Amazon Linux provides a secure, stable, and high-performance environment that is optimized for the AWS ecosystem itself."
"From my personal and system perspective, I have experienced over the last one year that any packages run easily in Amazon Linux, which I would recommend because I am a cloud engineer for AWS cloud for the last six plus years and I am aware of how these things are involved."
"The product itself is very good; even if I switch organizations and they are not using Amazon Linux, I will share my experience that Amazon Linux has worked great for us in these use cases."
"It is working very well and operates very fast with queries and everything on that server, so there are no current problems."
"Amazon Linux has positively impacted our organization in a couple of ways."
"Using InfrOS accelerates the process of migration planning and execution."
"I have observed improvements in CI/CD infrastructure optimization, designing AI-native workloads, exploring pricing alternatives, and forecasting."
 

Cons

"Amazon Linux can be improved with better integrations in applications."
"I choose nine out of ten because it could use a bit more options."
"I rate Amazon Linux a nine out of ten. I choose this rating because I am concerned about the repository possibly containing vulnerability packages, though this could happen with any system."
"Amazon Linux can be improved by having the documentation contain more examples of use cases."
"I have honestly never had any problems with Amazon Linux, aside from disk space issues."
"Amazon Linux can be improved by providing security updates more frequently."
"The reason I would not give a full ten out of ten is mainly due to areas like package availability and community support, which can still be improved."
"User interface and documentation could be improved in Amazon Linux to make it easier for newcomers."
"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

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Construction Company
14%
Educational Organization
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
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Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise20
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon Linux?
Amazon Linux made a great change with the last version and made some features incompatible with the old version, so I did not like the new version and still prefer not to use Amazon Linux. Some opt...
What is your primary use case for Amazon Linux?
I use Amazon Linux on EC2 machines for different kinds of servers. I typically run automation scripts, deploy fast web servers, and use Docker machines for testing purposes and any other proprietar...
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon Linux?
All Linux distributions have stability and security. The only advantage of Amazon Linux is the package system. I did not see any other great advantage. I prefer to use Ubuntu as my main option when...
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...
 

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