Compare Amazon EC2 and CentOS 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (38.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon EC2
Star Rating
(1,182)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon EC2CentOS
Star Rating
(416)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CentOSAmazon EC2 vs CentOS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon EC2 easier to use and administer. Reviewers also felt that Amazon EC2 was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Reviewers felt that Amazon EC2 meets the needs of their business better than CentOS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon EC2 is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon EC2 over CentOS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon EC2
No pricing availableCentOS
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon EC2
Free Trial is available
CentOS
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
999
9.1
335
Ease of Use
8.6
1,005
8.5
336
Ease of Setup
8.5
530
8.5
213
Ease of Admin
8.7
477
8.5
203
Quality of Support
8.7
960
8.1
280
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
466
8.6
160
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
919
8.3
316
Features by Category
Infrastructure Provision
9.3
194
Not enough data
8.9
179
Not enough data
8.7
166
Not enough data
8.1
141
Not enough data
9.1
164
Not enough data
9.4
202
Not enough data
8.8
157
Not enough data
9.0
181
Not enough data
Management
8.8
203
Not enough data
8.6
186
Not enough data
8.8
181
Not enough data
Functionality
9.3
186
Not enough data
Memory Management - Operating System
Not enough data
8.9
15
Device Management - Operating System
Not enough data
8.5
14
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
Not enough data
8.2
12
Error Detection - Operating System
Not enough data
8.7
15
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon EC2 and CentOS are categorized as AWS Marketplace
Unique Categories
Amazon EC2 is categorized as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
CentOS is categorized as Operating System
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon EC2
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
CentOS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
25.3%
Computer Software
23.5%
Computer & Network Security
3.7%
Financial Services
3.0%
Internet
3.0%
Other
41.5%
Information Technology and Services
30.7%
Computer Software
15.7%
Computer & Network Security
5.8%
Telecommunications
4.1%
Internet
3.6%
Other
40.1%
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Discussions
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5 Comments
YP
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1 Comment
AM
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How can I acheive client isolation ?
1 Comment
RR
When I was learning about client isolation I found this web article very helpful. I hope it will help you.
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1 Comment
DW
Yes. You can run Moodle, or other learning management system (LMS) products on CentOS Linux, or event management software. There is a rich set of open source...Read more
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