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ClearScale Windows Server 2025 vs Oracle Linux 7 | Support by SupportedImages comparison

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ClearScale Windows Server 2025
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
428th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
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Oracle Linux 7 | Support by...
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
378th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

reviewer2858658 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Automated hardening has standardized our servers and reduces effort for secure Windows workloads
The first-boot time is longer than a stock Windows AMI. Sysprep and the initial hardening pass add a noticeable delay before the instance is reachable, which is something to account for if you autoscale and need nodes ready quickly. The hardened defaults also occasionally trip up common installers and agents. A few of our deployment and monitoring tools assumed services or policies that the image had locked down, so we had to add exceptions. A short compatibility checklist of what the hardening changes from a default Windows install would have saved us that debugging. I would also like the option of a CIS Level 2 build for our more sensitive workloads since the image currently only ships a Level 1 baseline. Thanks.
Jagadeesh Sanuboina - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Proactive server management has reduced incidents and saves time through automated health checks
One improvement area I identified is reducing manual operational work, such as health checks, file system monitoring, log cleanup, and path validation. I rated Oracle Linux 7 | Support by SupportedImages 8 out of 10 because I need improvements in automation. I recommend several important improvements. I would suggest moving new builds to Oracle Linux 8 or 9 and avoiding creating new long-term workloads on Oracle Linux 7. I should keep Oracle Linux 7 mainly for existing legacy applications while migration is planned. Another improvement I recommend is modernizing Oracle Linux 7 image lifecycle by not creating new Oracle Linux 7 workloads. I would standardize hardened golden images, automate patching and vulnerability scanning, and migrate applications towards Oracle Linux 8 or 9. For existing Oracle Linux 7 systems, I should maintain an accurate inventory and ensure extended support updates are being applied. This improves security, reliability, governance, and reduces operational effort.

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

Pros

"Windows Server 2025 is a strong fit for enterprise environments heavily reliant on Microsoft technologies."
"Because the image arrives CIS Level 1 hardened with the AWS tooling already in place, our servers come up patched, locked down, and ready to join the domain without a separate build out pass."
"In terms of stability, performance, and compliance, this is one of the best operating systems I have worked with."
"The best features of Oracle Linux 7 | Support by SupportedImages include stability, reliability, security, and the fact that it is free and open source."
"Oracle Linux 7 | Support by SupportedImages has positively impacted my organization by improving cost and agility, particularly in making new images available."
"Oracle Linux 7 | Support by SupportedImages positively impacts my organization because I see improvements in data manipulation."
"Oracle Linux 7 is stable and its similarity to Red Hat makes it easy to use."
"It makes the job easy, most especially when it comes to installation and setting up RAC environments."
"The integration with the Oracle Install package, which is an Oracle installer that greatly simplifies the installation of the Oracle product itself, the database, helps a lot at installation time and speeds up the process."
"My favorite feature is LVM because it saves time when handling file system space issues."
 

Cons

"The hardened defaults also occasionally trip up common installers and agents: a few of our deployment and monitoring tools assumed services or policies that the image had locked down, so we had to add exceptions."
"Initial configuration complexity can still be high for teams without prior Windows Server expertise."
"I suggest improving Oracle Linux 7 | Support by SupportedImages by implementing faster support response time, especially for critical production incidents, and providing clearer lifecycle guidance and better communication about security updates, support timelines, and migration recommendations."
"Sometimes we do have some system performance issues."
"I can face downtime with Oracle Linux 7 | Support by SupportedImages mainly during kernel patching and reboot activities."
"Customer support is very poor and not very good."
"The scalability of Oracle Linux 7 | Support by SupportedImages can be improved with features from Oracle Linux 9."
"However, Oracle Linux 7 is outdated, so I recommend users to use the latest version."
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ClearScale Windows Server 2025?
The software charge sits on top of the underlying Windows EC2 cost, which is already higher than Linux, so model both together before you commit to a large fleet. The hourly model suited our autosc...
What needs improvement with ClearScale Windows Server 2025?
The first-boot time is longer than a stock Windows AMI. Sysprep and the initial hardening pass add a noticeable delay before the instance is reachable, which is something to account for if you auto...
What is your primary use case for ClearScale Windows Server 2025?
We use ClearScale Windows Server 2025 as the base image for our .NET and IIS application servers on EC2. These instances host internal line of business web applications and Windows services, and se...
What needs improvement with Oracle Linux 7 | Support by SupportedImages?
The overall installation experience could be enhanced by expanding the options available during initial setup, particularly regarding software repositories, application packages, and virtualization...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Linux 7 | Support by SupportedImages?
I specialize in working with Docker and Oracle Database (version 7 onwards), leveraging official Oracle images to build custom containers based on Oracle Linux, as well as performing general databa...
 

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