No more typing reviews! Try our Samantha, our new voice AI agent.

Cloud Rewind (formerly Appranix) vs LAMP Stack CentOS comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 11, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Cloud Rewind (formerly Appr...
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (35th), SaaS Backup (16th)
LAMP Stack CentOS
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
3.5
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Operating Systems (OS) for Business (29th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Cloud Rewind (formerly Appranix) and LAMP Stack CentOS aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Cloud Rewind (formerly Appranix) is designed for Cloud Backup and holds a mindshare of 1.1%, up 0.2% compared to last year.
LAMP Stack CentOS, on the other hand, focuses on Operating Systems (OS) for Business, holds 0.2% mindshare.
Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloud Rewind (formerly Appranix)1.1%
Veeam Data Platform6.7%
Commvault Cloud4.6%
Other87.6%
Cloud Backup
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
LAMP Stack CentOS0.2%
Ubuntu Linux8.1%
Windows 117.5%
Other84.2%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1370448 - PeerSpot reviewer
Ecosystem Solution Architect Lead for UK, Ireland, Arfica at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Provides operational efficiencies and recovers virtual instances quickly
For our clients, we use the solution to protect their virtual instances and instantly recover them in the event of a compromise  The solution has provided operational efficiencies. The platform's most effective feature is quickly recovering virtual instances into a separate environment. They…
MK
Senior System Specialist at a transportation company with 51-200 employees
Bundled web stack has simplified secure payment workflows but still needs smoother upgrades
Regarding how LAMP Stack CentOS can be improved, I would add a few points. Over the two decades of optimizations, the relational integrity that MariaDB and MySQL handle for complex data relationships and transactional integrity is perfect. The cost efficiency is also excellent. LAMP Stack CentOS's scalability is good so far, but there are some challenges as well. As we enter the agentic AI, achieving stability in LAMP Stack CentOS depends entirely on managing traditional web infrastructure. I manage the web infrastructure easily via LAMP Stack CentOS. However, when I try agentic AI, instability does not mean server uptime. I mean execution predictability and preventing logical failure. Therefore, AI in LAMP Stack CentOS becomes unstable and exhibits special behavior. LAMP Stack CentOS is stable in my experience; however, sometimes when more traffic comes and hits, it fluctuates. When we need to upgrade, there are some difficulties in LAMP Stack CentOS. Suppose I need to use MySQL 8 in my production environment but my LAMP Stack CentOS is outdated. At that time I need to upgrade the full stack to maintain it. If I use Apache, MySQL, and PHP separately, my DBA can normally upgrade MySQL, and my developer can upgrade PHP. However, when I use LAMP Stack CentOS, the whole team combination is needed, and then we can upgrade the full stack. This is the challenge so far.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The platform's most effective feature is quickly recovering virtual instances into a separate environment."
"I think that the most important advantage of using LAMP Stack CentOS is low consumption of CPU."
"The best features LAMP Stack CentOS offers in my experience are its better supportability compared to Debian, Ubuntu Mint, and Oracle support is much better."
"LAMP Stack CentOS builds client trust that we can get our projects live in no time and builds credibility for the organization."
"LAMP Stack CentOS has positively impacted my organization by providing a standard, zero-license, licensing-free gateway into the Red Hat enterprise ecosystem."
"The best feature that LAMP Stack CentOS offers in my experience is that I am getting the bundle where Apache, MySQL, and PHP come together, it is easy to maintain, easy to provide support, and when I am using LAMP Stack CentOS, I need minimum resources."
"LAMP Stack CentOS has positively impacted my organization significantly, especially for a client with an e-commerce platform selling bikes and cars, because easy deployment allows me to implement small changes within minutes and resolving log issues is straightforward, which means my clients are pleased with the simplicity and effectiveness of the tool."
"LAMP Stack CentOS has positively impacted my organization by allowing me to better serve clients with PHP in a smooth way, so I don't need to request anything else from my clients to run their applications."
"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."
 

Cons

"They could add more intelligence features in the workflow through automation."
"LAMP Stack CentOS can be improved by tracking the CVEs and releasing fixes as fast as possible."
"LAMP Stack CentOS could be improved in terms of configuration being a little easier."
"The biggest challenge is that the stack is very stable, but it can feel traditional compared to containerized or cloud-native platforms."
"The performance of LAMP Stack CentOS when handling high-traffic websites or demanding workloads might require us to set up some load balancing."
"For chat or live streaming, when we are using LAMP Stack CentOS, it does not provide us the full feature."
"The bigger area for improvement for LAMP Stack CentOS is overall ecosystem lifecycle predictability."
"I would like to see new functionalities or improvements in LAMP Stack CentOS because the packets are older than in other distros."
"LAMP Stack CentOS has not really impacted my organization positively."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The additional cost is cloud storage, which the public cloud provider charges."
Information not available
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Cloud Backup solutions are best for your needs.
909,153 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
25%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Healthcare Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
41%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Transportation Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Appranix Cloud Application Resilience?
I rate the product pricing a seven. The additional cost is cloud storage, which the public cloud provider charges.
What needs improvement with Appranix Cloud Application Resilience?
They could add more intelligence features in the workflow through automation, removing more of the human element. Additionally, improvements in the reporting features would be beneficial.
What is your primary use case for Appranix Cloud Application Resilience?
For our clients, we use the solution to protect their virtual instances and instantly recover them in the event of a compromise.
What needs improvement with LAMP Stack CentOS?
LAMP Stack CentOS could be improved in terms of configuration being a little easier. For new developers or new users, configuring and deploying production servers is a little complex compared to ea...
What is your primary use case for LAMP Stack CentOS?
My main use case for LAMP Stack CentOS is deploying the server on Linux Apache machines, centralizing the repositories, and executing cron jobs. I utilize all of these capabilities.
What advice do you have for others considering LAMP Stack CentOS?
My advice for others looking into using LAMP Stack CentOS is that everything is acceptable as of now. For new organizations using it, everything is fine. Implementation is related to the ease of de...
 

Also Known As

No data available
LAMP Stack on CentOS
 

Overview

Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Commvault and others in Cloud Backup. Updated: July 2026.
909,153 professionals have used our research since 2012.