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LAMP Stack Ubuntu vs openSUSE Leap 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 Ubuntu
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
21st
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
openSUSE Leap
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
14th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category, the mindshare of LAMP Stack Ubuntu is 0.1%. The mindshare of openSUSE Leap is 5.6%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
openSUSE Leap5.6%
LAMP Stack Ubuntu0.1%
Other94.3%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

Davide Cariola - PeerSpot reviewer
EdTech Project manager at Aulab
Open source stack has powered flexible, reliable web development across all our projects
Developers choose LAMP Stack Ubuntu to build web applications for several reasons. All LAMP technologies are open source, which means that any developer or company can use them without having to pay licensing fees. It's a very efficient stack because setting up a new web development stack usually requires rigorous testing, whereas LAMP Stack Ubuntu is a tried and tested web development solution. It's very easy to use and can speed up application development. It's also very easy to maintain because software experts from around the globe contribute to the development of LAMP Stack Ubuntu technologies by reviewing the publicly available source code and updating it. They regularly maintain the technology so it remains secure and relevant. As a popular open source technology, LAMP Stack Ubuntu has the support of a huge global IT community.LAMP Stack Ubuntu gives both reliability and flexibility to web developers. Lots of my websites, and also websites in my company, are using LAMP Stack Ubuntu to work on the servers. It's very impactful in my company because we use this technology extensively.
NK
Senior Manager at Cognizant
Provides BTRFS file system, which allows you to take snapshots
I only use the tool for testing purposes on my team, but multiple people use it. We don't make a team effort to install the solution. When it comes to maintenance, we ask our company to buy SUSE Linux Enterprise. My team consists of 13 people. We are currently integrating the solution with Ansible to do some coding. Although not a full-fledged automation, we are integrating the solution with Ansible and executing a couple of playbooks connected to openSUSE Leap. I would recommend the solution to other users looking for an open-source solution. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"LAMP Stack Ubuntu is cost efficient, easy to maintain, has a lot of support, and has a lot of flexibility, making it an all-round technology that is easy to use."
"The best features LAMP Stack Ubuntu offers are easy installation, stability, security, and being open source, so we do not need to worry about licensing costs."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the BTRFS file system, which allows you to take snapshots."
"Leap has provided me with the ability to offer what I consider Enterprise class server O/S platforms to my smaller customers who are looking to improve their competitive stances without breaking the bank."
"This solution has helped my organization's security from the use of its firewall, and the features for blocking or allowing traffic are very effective and have worked well for us."
"openSUSE Leap has helped me with using containers in Podman."
"Stable - it just runs without the necessity to reboot."
"Stable - it just runs without the necessity to reboot."
"The solution is very stable after it is configured. It is hard to have a panel slow, a problem, misconfiguration, or any kind of loss function."
"The solution is easy for me to use because the backend is derived from FreeBSD and this is something I have been using for over 20 years."
 

Cons

"LAMP Stack Ubuntu could be improved because it is very dependent on PHP."
"Somehow the change from OS12.x via 13.x to Leap was a bit bumpy and some old issues seemed to reappear."
"In the future, the Active Directory could improve."
"Like most Linux-based operating systems, the biggest challenge Leap faces is the GUI."
"I would like openSUSE Leap to have better link integration with Windows."
"Somehow the change from OS12.x via 13.x to Leap was a bit bumpy and some old issues seemed to reappear."
"In the future, the Active Directory could improve."
"Like most Linux-based operating systems, the biggest challenge Leap faces is the GUI."
"It would be helpful if we could easily switch from openSUSE Leap for testing to SUSE Linux Enterprise for production."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"The cost of this solution was reasonable and it was within our budget."
"openSUSE Leap is an open-source solution that is free of cost."
"The solution is open-source."
"This is an open-source operating system that can be used free of charge."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Comms Service Provider
19%
Educational Organization
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for LAMP Stack Ubuntu?
LAMP Stack Ubuntu is completely open source, so there is no pricing, no cost, and no licensing.
What needs improvement with LAMP Stack Ubuntu?
The only way to improve LAMP Stack Ubuntu is to improve the knowledge about how it works and how to update it, helping it become more powerful than it currently is. However, it's pretty useful as i...
What is your primary use case for LAMP Stack Ubuntu?
Practically all of the websites I worked on are built on a LAMP Stack Ubuntu technology.There are different types of websites using LAMP Stack Ubuntu, such as blogs, e-commerce, back offices, and g...
What needs improvement with openSUSE Leap?
Both openSUSE Leap and the SUSE Enterprise version use the same kernel. Suppose I have a lower environment where I can run openSUSE to test all my products. It would be helpful if I could easily sw...
What is your primary use case for openSUSE Leap?
I use openSUSE Leap for testing purposes. Before officially using any server in our office, we test it using the solution. My office usually uses production servers on the SUSE Linux enterprise ver...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for openSUSE Leap?
openSUSE Leap is an open-source solution that is free of cost.
 

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Overview

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