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At a Glance
Amazon Linux 2
Amazon Linux 2
Star Rating
(53)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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CentOS
CentOS
Star Rating
(407)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Amazon Linux 2 vs CentOS

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Linux 2 easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Amazon Linux 2 overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Amazon Linux 2 meets the needs of their business better than CentOS.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Linux 2 is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Linux 2 over CentOS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Linux 2
No pricing available
CentOS
No pricing available
Free Trial
Amazon Linux 2
No trial information available
CentOS
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
36
9.1
327
Ease of Use
9.2
36
8.5
328
Ease of Setup
9.1
22
8.5
205
Ease of Admin
9.4
16
8.5
197
Quality of Support
8.9
36
8.1
272
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
16
8.7
154
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
28
8.3
308
Features by Category
8.9
8
8.4
13
Memory Management - Operating System
9.2
8
8.7
13
Device Management - Operating System
9.2
8
8.3
12
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
9.2
8
8.2
12
Error Detection - Operating System
8.1
8
8.5
12
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Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Linux 2
Amazon Linux 2
CentOS
CentOS
Amazon Linux 2 and CentOS are categorized as Operating System
Unique Categories
Amazon Linux 2
Amazon Linux 2 has no unique categories
CentOS
CentOS is categorized as AWS Marketplace
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Linux 2
Amazon Linux 2
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
33.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
31.4%
CentOS
CentOS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
31.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
38.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
30.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Amazon Linux 2
Amazon Linux 2
Information Technology and Services
29.4%
Computer Software
19.6%
Financial Services
7.8%
Computer & Network Security
7.8%
Information Services
3.9%
Other
31.4%
CentOS
CentOS
Information Technology and Services
30.6%
Computer Software
15.5%
Computer & Network Security
6.0%
Telecommunications
3.9%
Internet
3.4%
Other
40.7%
Alternatives
Amazon Linux 2
Amazon Linux 2 Alternatives
Debian
Debian
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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Windows 11
Windows 11
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Ubuntu
Ubuntu
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CentOS
CentOS Alternatives
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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Windows 7
Windows 7
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macOS Sierra
macOS Sierra
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Discussions
Amazon Linux 2
Amazon Linux 2 Discussions
Where Can I find
4 Comments
Akshay D.
AD
On AWS consoleRead more
Is Amazon Linux 2 also available outside AWS?
1 Comment
Monty the Mongoose crying
Amazon Linux 2 has no more discussions with answers
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