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LAMP Stack Ubuntu vs openSUSE Leap comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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
18th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
openSUSE Leap
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
25th
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 July 2026, in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category, the mindshare of LAMP Stack Ubuntu is 0.2%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of openSUSE Leap is 4.8%, down from 6.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
LAMP Stack Ubuntu0.2%
openSUSE Leap4.8%
Other95.0%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

HS
Cloud Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
DevOps experience has delivered reliable web hosting and ongoing optimization for client sites
Regarding how LAMP Stack Ubuntu can be improved, several improvement areas exist. The default Apache performance is an area of concern, as standard Apache deployments can become RAM-heavy under certain traffic spikes if left on default multi-processing modules. To make LAMP Stack Ubuntu enterprise-ready, one must switch from MPM Prefork to MPM Event and pair it with PHP-FPM. This is crucial because an unoptimized stack will choke under load. Additionally, there are security hygiene limitations and state dispersal and auto-scaling issues. Traditionally, LAMP Stack Ubuntu houses application logic, PHP, temporary files, sessions, and databases on a single local OS layer, creating horizontal scaling limits. Offloading MySQL to AWS RDS and using shared S3 or EFS paths for core storage is required for modern cloud elasticity.
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

"In my experience, the best features LAMP Stack Ubuntu offers are its stability, great enterprise support, very easy accessibility, a low barrier to entry since it was taught to us in high school, the ability to run on any hosting provider, and it is easy to deploy and debug."
"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."
"LAMP Stack Ubuntu supported my organization positively in many ways because it is completely open source, so I saved a lot on cost management."
"The biggest positive impact from LAMP Stack Ubuntu is keeping the client happy with the changes and satisfied."
"LAMP Stack Ubuntu has positively impacted the organization by making work easier and saving time."
"The stability of LAMP Stack Ubuntu is exceptional, and if system memory allocations are tuned, an Ubuntu LAMP server can run continuously for months without a single daemon crash or memory leak."
"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."
"LAMP Stack Ubuntu has impacted my organization positively by helping us deploy many websites."
"Stable - it just runs without the necessity to reboot."
"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."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the BTRFS file system, which allows you to take snapshots."
"The most valuable feature by far has been the virtualization capabilities of the operating system."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"openSUSE Leap has helped me with using containers in Podman."
 

Cons

"There are areas where LAMP Stack Ubuntu could be improved, including integration through template-driven clinical notes and IT management, and I believe the software center for updates and self-service need enhancement."
"They could improve the performance of Apache as compared to other alternatives, as it has slower performance."
"LAMP Stack Ubuntu could be improved because it is very dependent on PHP."
"The default Apache performance is an area of concern, as standard Apache deployments can become RAM-heavy under certain traffic spikes if left on default multi-processing modules."
"In addition to needed improvements, I find that Apache requires very high memory usage, unlike Nginx, and under high traffic, it bloats."
"The only negative side I see is connected with development workflow, and that is the only thing that could cause some problems."
"LAMP Stack Ubuntu could be improved by providing modern stacks like a Node.js stack."
"I think PHP is just slower than Go, Rust, or .NET, and it is just suitable for non-performance critical applications; it is much slower than compiled languages."
"It would be helpful if we could easily switch from openSUSE Leap for testing to SUSE Linux Enterprise for production."
"There is room for improvement in the console."
"I would like openSUSE Leap to have better link integration with Windows."
"Like most Linux-based operating systems, the biggest challenge Leap faces is the GUI."
"In the future, the Active Directory could improve."
"Somehow the change from OS12.x via 13.x to Leap was a bit bumpy and some old issues seemed to reappear."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"This is an open-source operating system that can be used free of charge."
"The solution is open-source."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
38%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
21%
Educational Organization
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
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?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing includes using a free version, as I did not acquire any enterprise version of LAMP Stack Ubuntu.
What needs improvement with LAMP Stack Ubuntu?
Regarding how LAMP Stack Ubuntu can be improved, several improvement areas exist. The default Apache performance is an area of concern, as standard Apache deployments can become RAM-heavy under cer...
What is your primary use case for LAMP Stack Ubuntu?
LAMP Stack Ubuntu is primarily used to deploy applications, specifically WordPress applications on clients' AWS accounts. I began learning this stack at the start of my career, studying how to inst...
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.
 

Overview

Find out what your peers are saying about LAMP Stack Ubuntu vs. openSUSE Leap and other solutions. Updated: June 2026.
902,988 professionals have used our research since 2012.