Compare Amazon EC2 and CentOS

At a Glance
Amazon EC2
Amazon EC2
Star Rating
(1,182)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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CentOS
CentOS
Star Rating
(416)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CentOS

Amazon 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 available
CentOS
No pricing available
Free Trial
Amazon EC2
Free Trial is available
CentOS
No trial information available
Ratings
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 as a Service (IaaS)Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.9
232
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.6
19
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
9.3
7
Not enough data
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
Amazon EC2
CentOS
CentOS
Amazon EC2 and CentOS are categorized as AWS Marketplace
Unique Categories
Amazon EC2
Amazon EC2 is categorized as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
CentOS
CentOS is categorized as Operating System
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon EC2
Amazon EC2
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
40.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
34.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
25.2%
CentOS
CentOS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
31.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
38.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
29.9%
Reviewers' Industry
Amazon EC2
Amazon EC2
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%
CentOS
CentOS
Information Technology and Services
30.7%
Computer Software
15.7%
Computer & Network Security
5.8%
Telecommunications
4.1%
Internet
3.6%
Other
40.1%
Alternatives
Amazon EC2
Amazon EC2 Alternatives
Google Compute Engine
Google Compute Engine
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DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean
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Akamai Cloud Computing
Akamai Cloud Computing
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Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
Add Azure Virtual Machines
CentOS
CentOS Alternatives
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
Add Ubuntu
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Add Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Windows 7
Windows 7
Add Windows 7
macOS Sierra
macOS Sierra
Add macOS Sierra
Discussions
Amazon EC2
Amazon EC2 Discussions
What are the benefits of using Amazon EC2 ?
5 Comments
YASH P.
YP
New opportunities for professional development The growth of professional competence is the next inclusion on the list of the top AWS certification perks....Read more
What is Amazon EC2 used for?
5 Comments
Nashit H.
NH
having VMs. Creating servers. Deploying yours appsRead more
What is the easy way to creat a GUI instance just like creating normal instance
3 Comments
Aaron M.
AM
You can make linux instance and install a tool like virtualmin to give your self a GUI control fo the server. I use this all the time an can be very useful....Read more
CentOS
CentOS Discussions
how to improve the customization of repositories?
1 Comment
AM
use a command like this: tcpdump -c 12 -i enp0s3 | grep "string search" You capture the traffic according to the filter set example: http, wget...Read more
How can I acheive client isolation ?
1 Comment
Robert R.
RR
When I was learning about client isolation I found this web article very helpful. I hope it will help you. ...Read more
Bolehkah ini digunakan untuk acara pembelajaran?
1 Comment
David W.
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