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ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages vs openSUSE Leap comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux ...
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
27th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
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 August 2026, in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category, the mindshare of ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages is 0.6%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of openSUSE Leap is 4.6%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
openSUSE Leap4.6%
ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages0.6%
Other94.8%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

Naresh-Reddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Engineering at OORWIN LABS INC
Auto-scaling microservices reduce costs while ensuring fast, reliable document parsing
While ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux has provided significant benefits in terms of scalability and cost optimization, we have encountered a few operational challenges. One limitation is application-level debugging. Compared to traditional EC2 instances, troubleshooting in ECS can be more complex because containers are ephemeral. Without centralized observability tools, it is more difficult to pinpoint the exact source of an issue, such as the specific line of code, request, or service responsible for an error or performance bottleneck. To address this, we have implemented our own centralized logging and monitoring solution to improve visibility into application behavior. Another consideration is resource sizing. Our microservices have relatively modest memory requirements, so the available ECS task configurations are sufficient for our workloads. However, for large, monolithic applications with higher memory and compute requirements, scaling can require a different architecture or deployment strategy. Since our platform is built using independently scalable microservices, this has not been a significant limitation for our environment.
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

"Using ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages provides better visibility into the issues."
"The overall experience with ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages is good because it delivers what we want and meets our requirements."
"ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages has impacted our organization positively and has been a game changer for this product because it has helped reduce so much manual intervention."
"ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages has accelerated our container deployment, improved infrastructure reliability, enabled simple ECS cluster management, reduced downtime, and increased security."
"Implementing ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages has reduced the amount of money we are spending."
"ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages has positively impacted our organization by significantly reducing the overall cost."
"The features I value the most include the speed of the solution, and in terms of managing workflows, it makes things easier, enabling organizations to operate with fewer personnel for those tasks."
"With ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages, we are reducing approximately 40 to 50 percent of invoice cost, automatically scaling tasks with traffic, and till today we have not faced any downtime of any of our production services."
"Stable - it just runs without the necessity to reboot."
"openSUSE Leap has helped me with using containers in Podman."
"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."
"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 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."
 

Cons

"With ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages, we are not able to see the error log whenever it occurs."
"ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages should support a longer lifecycle support for the AMI version."
"In my opinion, the ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages can be improved by running faster."
"I have experienced downtime, crashes, and performance issues."
"Support is helpful for general issues, but response time may not match expectations."
"To improve ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages, deployment strategies need to be carefully chosen, especially regarding container tagging strategies for deployments from Jenkins or GitHub Actions, and improving container image sizes."
"The UI could be better. It is simple, but it could be more simple."
"ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages scales with the growing needs of my organization in most cases and does the job effectively. However, during peak times, we require another solution, which is one of the reasons why we are moving to EKS."
"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."
"It would be helpful if we could easily switch from openSUSE Leap for testing to SUSE Linux Enterprise for production."
"In the future, the Active Directory could improve."
"There is room for improvement in the console."
"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."
"openSUSE Leap is an open-source solution that is free of cost."
"The solution is open-source."
"The cost of this solution was reasonable and it was within our budget."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
29%
Outsourcing Company
18%
Computer Software Company
15%
Transportation Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
22%
Educational Organization
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
8%
 

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 ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages?
My experience with setup costs and pricing indicates that it still costs lots of money, and we are trying to reduce the amount by saving.
What needs improvement with ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages?
While ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux has provided significant benefits in terms of scalability and cost optimization, we have encountered a few operational challenges. One limitation is application-lev...
What is your primary use case for ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages?
We use Amazon ECS with ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux AMIs to host our microservices. Our AI-powered services, such as resume parsing and the Job Grabber, run as independent microservices within ECS. E...
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Overview

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