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LAMP Stack CentOS vs Oracle Solaris comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

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
Oracle Solaris
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
16th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
53
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 LAMP Stack CentOS is 0.2%. The mindshare of Oracle Solaris is 2.5%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Solaris2.5%
LAMP Stack CentOS0.2%
Other97.3%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Shafiq Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of IT at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Long-term server platform has supported secure banking operations and simplified virtualization
Oracle Solaris is a very good operating system. Most of the time, we do not need to change or replace any configuration. If at any point in time we need to change something, it is really simple and a user-friendly environment. Although it is a CLI, Oracle introduced a GUI environment with Solaris 11.5. Currently, 11.5 has the operating system GUI as well as the CLI. The technical persons working on the operating system most of the time prefer to work on the CLI. It is actually really good and easy to use. As it is a server-level operating system, most of the time you do not need any extra features in the operating system because you are not using the operating system on home machines, desktops, or laptop machines. The extra features are not needed if we are talking about the enterprise level or an official operating system.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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 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 has positively impacted my organization by providing a standard, zero-license, licensing-free gateway into the Red Hat enterprise ecosystem."
"Implementing this product is a no brainer if you are using Oracle databases on SPARC."
"Oracle Solaris is great due to the fact that it actually is meant for high-end servers."
"ZFS was and is still the best logical volume manager / file system in my opinion."
"Under load, it has scaled well."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten since we haven't faced any issues."
"One of the main features of this solution is the ease of use."
"Due to Solaris Cluster 4.1’s Live Migration future, we have achieved 99.9999% service uptime."
"Oracle Solaris is pre-installed in our environment. Thus, it is simple to customize."
 

Cons

"LAMP Stack CentOS can be improved by tracking the CVEs and releasing fixes as fast as possible."
"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."
"In terms of monitoring, they have quite a bit right now, but it could be a little bit better, especially with all of the virtualized resources."
"The product is really good in and of itself. It does need more third-party support and applications."
"The solution is pricey and can be improved by lowering the cost."
"Right now, I see less and less organizations using Solaris and, at least from my point of view, there is not much active development around it."
"This product is not as flexible as other similar solutions on the market today."
"Oracle customer service is slow at times."
"When Oracle initially took over, their customer service was just pathetic, but it slowly improved."
"I believe before Oracle was using Oracle Linux, they were using Oracle Solaris for their customers who are using Oracle databases. This was because it was more optimized for the hardware built for it. It has good performance for the database only. However, if you take it out of the Oracle applications, it will not do well compared to other operating systems, such as Linux or even Windows can have better performance."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of Oracle Solaris could be less expensive."
"It is a very expensive product."
"If you buy Oracle hardware it's supported free with the hardware. If you're putting it on non-Oracle hardware, that is when you buy the support license, which is also very reasonable. It is $1000 dollars per year, so it's not overly expensive."
"There is no OS licensing cost if you use their hardware and purchase hardware maintenance."
"It is more expensive, but very complete and worth enacting."
"The price is not good and needs to improve."
"There should be an option to install the solution for free and just pay for the support. We purchased an annual license and the price could be better."
"As a private user or individual, I wouldn't recommend it to others, considering it is a costly product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
57%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Transportation Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise32
 

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How does Oracle Linux compare with Solaris?
When comparing Oracle Linux and Solaris, I believe that Linux is more secure and more flexible. It is also very suitable for enterprises that are already Oracle solution users. I found Linux to be ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Solaris?
I find the pricing of Oracle Solaris to be affordable compared to competitors like Windows.
What needs improvement with Oracle Solaris?
In my opinion, the GUI was missing, as I mentioned earlier. Oracle has already introduced it. There might be some additional security features. The firewall must be more capable because security is...
 

Also Known As

LAMP Stack on CentOS
Solaris 11, Solaris
 

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