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Amazon Linux vs LAMP Stack CentOS comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon Linux
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
14th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
LAMP Stack CentOS
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
38th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
2.7
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category, the mindshare of Amazon Linux is 1.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of LAMP Stack CentOS is 0.2%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon Linux1.5%
LAMP Stack CentOS0.2%
Other98.3%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

SAURAB K GANGURDE - PeerSpot reviewer
Aws Fin Ops | Cloud Operations at a program development consultancy with 1-10 employees
“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.
FedirPlotnikov - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cloud Engineer at Globant
Reliable hosting stack has supported long-term PHP website and application development
In my opinion, the best features LAMP Stack CentOS offers include a reliable and predictable solution for hosting PHP applications. The stability of the solutions and the CentOS and Red Hat release policy make it predictable for me, which ensures that I always have a tested and stable version in the official repositories. LAMP Stack CentOS has impacted my organization positively as it was the main stack for the development and hosting of the developed solutions for some of the companies. This impacted my teams and business outcomes as the whole business was based on the ability to release PHP-based applications, so it is basically one of the core services for the business.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Amazon Linux has positively impacted our organization in a couple of ways."
"With respect to scalability, security, and reliability, these services help me significantly."
"Amazon Linux is really easy to use, and almost all of the packages and third-party applications are available just one command away, with security kernel patches released very quickly compared to other distributions."
"Combined with AWS managed infrastructure, it provides enterprise-grade reliability suitable for production workloads."
"I would recommend using Amazon Linux without hesitation."
"Amazon Linux is lightweight and is a beginner-friendly tool that provides a good, smooth experience at a beginner level."
"Being able to ship services to our customers efficiently and ensuring service reliability is a key benefit delivered by Amazon Linux."
"The best features Amazon Linux offers are best practices in AWS, the usability, and the ease of use in AWS."
"LAMP Stack CentOS has positively impacted my organization by providing a standard, zero-license, licensing-free gateway into the Red Hat enterprise ecosystem."
"LAMP Stack CentOS has impacted my organization positively as it was the main stack for the development and hosting of the developed solutions for some of the companies."
"LAMP Stack CentOS builds client trust that we can get our projects live in no time and builds credibility for the organization."
 

Cons

"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 could be improved by including additional features and continuous improvements in various areas."
"I see there's less focus on general purpose in Amazon Linux, with a limited community ecosystem compared to Ubuntu or Fedora, and some third-party tools may be missing from the official repos, with Amazon Linux 1 and 2 differing."
"Compared to Ubuntu and other Linux distributions, Amazon Linux has worse support, which often leads us to rely heavily on documentation."
"Sometimes we cannot find some modern application packages; I tried to install a PostgreSQL server and I was unable to find the latest version available from the package registry, so I had to compile it myself."
"User interface and documentation could be improved in Amazon Linux to make it easier for newcomers."
"In terms of improvements, the one thing I would say which I wish Amazon Linux was better at is that sometimes I find that I need to compile my own software because some dependencies are not within Amazon Linux."
"I did not rate Amazon Linux as a perfect ten because of the upgrade path and standardizing the package behaviors."
"The bigger area for improvement for LAMP Stack CentOS is overall ecosystem lifecycle predictability."
"The performance of LAMP Stack CentOS when handling high-traffic websites or demanding workloads might require us to set up some load balancing."
"LAMP Stack CentOS can be improved by tracking the CVEs and releasing fixes as fast as possible."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
12%
Educational Organization
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
56%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Transportation Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise19
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon Linux?
Amazon Linux can be improved by adding more built-in features, allowing easy access to services directly when the operating system is obtained instead of requiring a manual installation.
What is your primary use case for Amazon Linux?
My main use case for Amazon Linux is to deploy websites or applications directly using NGINX, and I also use a containerized platform like Docker on Amazon Linux as well as using Amazon Linux as an...
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon Linux?
My advice for others considering Amazon Linux is to trust it, as it is a modern, cloud-optimized operating system that provides strong security, predictable updates, seamless cloud platform integra...
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