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ClearScale Ubuntu 26.04 LTS vs DBLab Engine comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

ClearScale Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
419th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
5
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DBLab Engine
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
114th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
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Featured Reviews

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/.
reviewer2845797 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a transportation company with 51-200 employees
Rapid database cloning has accelerated realistic testing but initial setup still needs simplification
I only used DBLab Engine for a while, but I already see many benefits. I can think of applications not only in the hackathon, but we can also probably do some black-box monitoring, set up some simulation environments, and I think it is very helpful to have this kind of automatic testing to ensure that whenever our new feature is delivered, there are no regressions. In my experience, the absolute best feature of DBLab Engine is the thin cloning capability driven by copy-on-write technology. Being able to provide a full-size production-scale database clone in just a few seconds, regardless of whether the underlying database is tens of gigabytes or multiple terabytes, is a massive game-changer for engineering velocity. I really would to try more. The complete environment isolation is also very fantastic. I have noticed that the thin cloning and environmental isolation of DBLab Engine have dramatically accelerated our development lifecycle and improved overall code quality, even in a hackathon. Before utilizing this, setting up a realistic test database was a major bottleneck. Developers either had to share a single staging database or spend hours trying to seed a local database with a thin, representative subset of mock data. With DBLab Engine, we achieved complete workflow interdependence, which was incredibly helpful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"The same-day engineering support has been very valuable."
"The hourly software charge is small relative to the engineering time we used to spend building and maintaining our own hardened AMI."
"ClearScale Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is an excellent choice for organizations adopting cloud-native technologies and modern DevOps practices."
"Once you get that launch template dialed in, the image is incredibly solid."
"In my experience, the absolute best feature of DBLab Engine is the thin cloning capability driven by copy-on-write technology."
"For PostgreSQL, DBLab Engine is the best tool where we can write the queries, develop the query, and also test that query."
 

Cons

"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."
"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."
"The CIS L1 AppArmor enforcement breaks Docker out of the box."
"As a beginner, there were some challenges we faced to learn the UI design and the interface, so making it more user-friendly and beginner-friendly would be beneficial."
"Additionally, the initial configuration and infrastructure setup is a bit complicated, so more documentation would be a good addition to have."
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Construction Company
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Outsourcing Company
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Healthcare Company
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Insurance Company
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Questions from the Community

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 ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DBLab Engine?
I think DBLab Engine offers excellent flexibility when it comes to pricing and license because the core engine, I believe, is open-source. The initial cost to experiment with it during the hackatho...
What needs improvement with DBLab Engine?
As a beginner, there were some challenges we faced to learn the UI design and the interface, so making it more user-friendly and beginner-friendly would be beneficial. We can add more functionality...
What is your primary use case for DBLab Engine?
I have been using DBLab Engine for the last six months. We are using DBLab Engine to speed up and write PostgreSQL queries, testing, and database processes, improving our queries, PostgreSQL develo...
 

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