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ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages vs MySQL on Ubuntu comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux ...
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
26th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MySQL on Ubuntu
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
19th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category, the mindshare of ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages is 0.6%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MySQL on Ubuntu is 0.2%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MySQL on Ubuntu0.2%
ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages0.6%
Other99.2%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

Naresh-Reddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Engineering at OORWIN LABS INC
Auto-scaling microservices reduce costs while ensuring fast, reliable document parsing
While ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux has provided significant benefits in terms of scalability and cost optimization, we have encountered a few operational challenges. One limitation is application-level debugging. Compared to traditional EC2 instances, troubleshooting in ECS can be more complex because containers are ephemeral. Without centralized observability tools, it is more difficult to pinpoint the exact source of an issue, such as the specific line of code, request, or service responsible for an error or performance bottleneck. To address this, we have implemented our own centralized logging and monitoring solution to improve visibility into application behavior. Another consideration is resource sizing. Our microservices have relatively modest memory requirements, so the available ECS task configurations are sufficient for our workloads. However, for large, monolithic applications with higher memory and compute requirements, scaling can require a different architecture or deployment strategy. Since our platform is built using independently scalable microservices, this has not been a significant limitation for our environment.
Pranay Jain - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Developer at hireHQ
Reliable data platform has improved uptime and reduced infrastructure and licensing costs
MySQL on Ubuntu is an open-source relational database management system that stores data in tables and columns. It is free, open-source, and very stable for servers with easy installation for our production application. MySQL on Ubuntu demonstrates excellent stability and works very effectively with our Node.js backend. It is memory and disk efficient while providing regular security and bug updates. From an organizational perspective, MySQL on Ubuntu offers significant advantages. The cost is excellent since it is open-source with no licensing fees. The reliability it provides is outstanding with minimal crashes and exceptional stability. The improved application performance is notable with fast query searches and superior indexing properties. MySQL on Ubuntu saves considerable time and reduces operational costs through decreased database licensing fees as an open-source solution. We achieve a thirty to sixty percent reduction in infrastructure costs. System uptime is excellent in our stable Linux environment, reaching 99.9 percent uptime. Application performance improvements are substantial, delivering twenty-five to forty percent faster API responses when queries are optimized according to our needs.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The features I value the most include the speed of the solution, and in terms of managing workflows, it makes things easier, enabling organizations to operate with fewer personnel for those tasks."
"ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages has positively impacted our organization by significantly reducing the overall cost."
"The overall experience with ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages is good because it delivers what we want and meets our requirements."
"Using ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages provides better visibility into the issues."
"ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages has impacted our organization positively and has been a game changer for this product because it has helped reduce so much manual intervention."
"With ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages, we are reducing approximately 40 to 50 percent of invoice cost, automatically scaling tasks with traffic, and till today we have not faced any downtime of any of our production services."
"Implementing ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages has reduced the amount of money we are spending."
"MySQL on Ubuntu is a great platform to deploy your data as it integrates well with services for ETL, analytics, or even machine learning platforms, and we have not encountered a single downtime while achieving high scalability, availability, and strong data security within our VPC."
"MySQL on Ubuntu is very simple, easy, and quick to use for people with database expertise."
"MySQL on Ubuntu is the base for most of our applications that are based on Linux, so it is wonderful."
"MySQL on Ubuntu combination handles it in a very efficient way."
"From an organizational perspective, MySQL on Ubuntu offers significant advantages; the cost is excellent since it is open-source with no licensing fees, the reliability it provides is outstanding with minimal crashes and exceptional stability, and the improved application performance is notable with fast query searches and superior indexing properties."
"The best features MySQL on Ubuntu offers me include reliability, as I can use it from anywhere, and scalability as a free and open source tool."
"MySQL on Ubuntu offers very good performance, it is secure, and it is easy to use."
"I have saved a significant amount of time because it's faster to create features with machine learning since it's very fast, and so we get the result in a few seconds."
 

Cons

"ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages scales with the growing needs of my organization in most cases and does the job effectively. However, during peak times, we require another solution, which is one of the reasons why we are moving to EKS."
"Support is helpful for general issues, but response time may not match expectations."
"I have experienced downtime, crashes, and performance issues."
"With ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages, we are not able to see the error log whenever it occurs."
"In my opinion, the ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages can be improved by running faster."
"The UI could be better. It is simple, but it could be more simple."
"To improve ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages, deployment strategies need to be carefully chosen, especially regarding container tagging strategies for deployments from Jenkins or GitHub Actions, and improving container image sizes."
"Horizontal scaling presented challenges, as MySQL's sharding is not as seamless as some newer databases."
"The workbench, GUI-based application for MySQL on Ubuntu, needs improvement."
"Currently, what happens is that replication setup is complex; if you make the setup but if you want to replicate it, it will be complex."
"Integration is always important regarding operating systems and these types of products, so being able to integrate and export or import from JSON structures is very critical."
"Despite some issues such as security concerns when changing passwords which compromised the database, it remains a very good database engine."
"I cannot answer regarding improvements. As I said, I am not watching, and I don't know what is in between the application and the database."
"Sometimes, if the indexing is not done very well, I have noticed slowness, but largely, it has performed pretty well."
"MySQL on Ubuntu can be improved because it has limited analytics query capabilities rather than other competitors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
35%
Computer Software Company
15%
Transportation Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
26%
University
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Healthcare Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages?
My experience with setup costs and pricing indicates that it still costs lots of money, and we are trying to reduce the amount by saving.
What needs improvement with ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages?
ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages can be improved in several ways. We can have better documentation such as step-by-step guides for cluster setup, scaling integration, and troub...
What is your primary use case for ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages?
A quick specific example of our main use case for ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages would be minimal manual intervention. Performance has been stable and consistent, which helps...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MySQL on Ubuntu?
Regarding pricing and licensing, I use the free tier, so I don't know much about pricing.
What needs improvement with MySQL on Ubuntu?
There are several areas where MySQL on Ubuntu can be improved. First, the initial configuration out of the box is not always optimal for production workloads. When MySQL on Ubuntu is first installe...
What is your primary use case for MySQL on Ubuntu?
MySQL on Ubuntu is used mainly for backend database management for our web applications. We handle a fair amount of transactional data, so we need something stable and fast. MySQL on Ubuntu fits th...
 

Overview

Find out what your peers are saying about ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages vs. MySQL on Ubuntu and other solutions. Updated: June 2026.
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