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LAMP Stack Debian vs Oracle Solaris comparison

 

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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

LAMP Stack Debian
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
36th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
4
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 Debian is 0.1%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. 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 Debian0.1%
Other97.4%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

FedirPlotnikov - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cloud Engineer at Globant
Long-term hosting with trusted security and compliance has supported diverse web projects
LAMP Stack Debian is one of the standards of website hosting solutions and software. Apache is the lead web service in the Linux world and not only in the Linux world. It has many features, modules, security implementations, and performance capabilities. SSL mode is one of the most valuable features of LAMP Stack Debian that I find of particular importance. mod_security, mod_ssl, and mod_rewrite are all basic components and basic authorization features of LAMP Stack Debian that can help prevent unauthorized access, offering different types of security implementation based on your IP address, different headers, and tokens. I can have a huge variety of options to apply with Apache. LAMP Stack Debian allows my organization to do its work. It allows us to provide development and hosting, and to host company business portals and business websites. The whole workflow and development are tied to this. Business results from using LAMP Stack Debian include actual delivery to market of websites and PHP applications. It is absolutely trusted for the clients and different vendors, making it a well-known standard that makes it easier to proceed with any compliance checks and validations with the clients. It is easy to work with as each component of the market and business understands what this tool is, what its requirements are, and what to expect.
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 Debian has streamlined our operational overhead because it is highly predictable and universally respected by Linux engineers."
"LAMP Stack Debian is a very solid product, well-known, well-maintained, and very popular."
"LAMP Stack Debian has impacted my organization positively because it is easy to set up and there is no cost related to licensing since the entire stack is open-source."
"The benefits and positive impact I have seen since starting to work with LAMP Stack Debian include cost-effectiveness, as it is open source and free with no licensing issues to handle, and I appreciate the documentation and resources available."
"It works well, it is very stable and very good, and it is also very safe because it cannot be easily infected by viruses or attacks."
"The backup capabilities are quite good."
"The ROI is primarily seen in the stability of the platform; we do not see the same amount of requirement for patching and restarting of services, and we can have systems running for a fairly long time without having to do any major things on the system."
"Oracle Solaris provides an ease of use."
"Based on my experience I'm very satisfied with the solution, and based on the architecture we have and the dependability, we never have downtime or impact of sorts."
"Oracle Solaris's operating system is good."
"I always recommend Solaris because of its robustness, high availability, scalability, virtualization, excellent support, security and very good hardware."
"The product's most valuable feature is partitioning resources and optimizing hardware utilization effectively."
 

Cons

"LAMP Stack Debian can be improved by addressing the lack of a built-in caching mechanism."
"LAMP Stack Debian sometimes has concerns about the memory usage or speed, and sometimes competitors like Nginx or Lighttpd have better results in those areas."
"The primary drawback of LAMP Stack Debian's hyper-focus on stability is that the software versions in the stable repository channels for PHP, MySQL, and MariaDB packages can become outdated quickly relative to the fast-moving web ecosystems."
"Regarding areas of LAMP Stack Debian that could be improved or enhanced, while it is very nice as is, one area might be the caching mechanism."
"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."
"There should be an option to install the solution for free and just pay for the support."
"Oracle is going to discontinue it, so I do not think any improvement is possible in Oracle Solaris."
"If you were starting from scratch, most companies would opt for x86 because it’s cheaper and easier to find skills and training for."
"During my many years of use, I've suffered with small problems while implementing the advanced features of Solaris."
"Currently, there are two variants, there's SPARC and there's x86. I would have wanted a scenario where they're all just one product."
"Solaris' package management could be improved, especially in comparison to Linux."
"It would be helpful if the solution offered backend management. In the 11.4 version, Oracle added a management console. It would be great if we maybe had a user management tool to go with it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The annual license cost is fair and reasonable."
"It is a very expensive product."
"It is more expensive, but very complete and worth enacting."
"The solution is expensive and is based on an annual fee."
"There are no licensing fees but you can opt to pay for support."
"The price is not good and needs to improve."
"It is an expensive product. I rate the pricing a ten out of ten."
"This solution needs a license to use it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
51%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise32
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with LAMP Stack Debian?
Regarding areas of LAMP Stack Debian that could be improved or enhanced, while it is very nice as is, one area might be the caching mechanism. It could be beneficial to integrate popular caching to...
What is your primary use case for LAMP Stack Debian?
I use LAMP Stack Debian to serve a web application. We use LAMP Stack Debian as the Linux environment to serve the application and configure the components of the web application by writing custom ...
What advice do you have for others considering LAMP Stack Debian?
I do not know where my company purchased this solution from. I do not think it is a purchased one. You can just integrate those different stacks together in a Linux server. Until now, I have not us...
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

No data available
Solaris 11, Solaris
 

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