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ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages vs Oracle Solaris comparison

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.3
ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux improves efficiency, reliability, and reduces costs by 40% through automation and CI/CD, enhancing application focus.
Sentiment score
4.6
Oracle Solaris offers high ROI with stability, integration, reduced downtime, performance boosts, and cost benefits, enhancing operational efficiency.
Investment in ECS-Optimized AMIs pays off very quickly in saved labor hours and improved deployment speed, delivering a high rate of return on investment, especially at scale.
Tech Ops Engineer at Zeller
I have achieved a 40 percent improvement in cost savings since migrating from a VM-based approach on EC2 to ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages with Fargate.
Development Operations Engineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
We have experienced a return on investment mainly through time savings and reduced manual operations due to ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages automations and CI/CD reducing the amount of manual work required for deployment.
DevOps Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services
In terms of ROI, there have been performance improvements because Oracle Solaris is lighter.
Technology Consultant at Clarinox Technologies Kenya
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.9
ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support receives mixed reviews; users appreciate AWS assistance but desire better documentation and faster responses.
Sentiment score
4.6
Oracle Solaris support is 24/7, efficient yet sometimes slow, with helpful tools and mixed user ratings on effectiveness.
Faster response time for production critical issues would be beneficial.
Tech Ops Engineer at Zeller
In case of any issues, they assign an engineer and provide assistance within the strict SLAs defined for ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages availability.
Development Operations Engineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Currently, we are not taking any help as all services are good.
Enterprise Solutions Architect at OORWIN LABS INC
The technical support by Oracle is good.
SR AVP–Presales Cloud & Platform Management Services at Path Infotech ltd
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux supports scalable deployments, efficiently managing workloads, with potential AMI limitations and opportunities for custom templates.
Sentiment score
6.1
Oracle Solaris excels in scalable performance, efficiently handling extensive workloads with robust file systems and virtualization, despite hardware dependencies.
It supports large scale deployments, including hundreds of instances without extra configuration.
Tech Ops Engineer at Zeller
scalability is excellent, as it supports auto-scaling via auto-scaling policies, allowing for easy scaling up or down.
Development Operations Engineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Scalability is excellent as ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages supports ECS auto-scaling, high-volume container workloads, and larger environments.
Associate Systems Engineer at Dhanyaayai Enterprises Pvt Ltd
Regarding vertical scalability, Oracle Solaris is probably one of the most scalable operating systems in the industry.
System specialist at Savecore
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.7
ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux is reliable and stable for containers, despite occasional downtime, with positive production environment feedback.
Sentiment score
8.2
Oracle Solaris is highly stable and secure, with rare crashes and minimal disruptions, making it ideal for reliable operations.
We find it reliable for running containerized workloads, especially with features such as health checks, automatic task replacement, service scaling, and integration with AWS monitoring.
DevOps Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services
ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages is pretty stable.
Enterprise Solutions Architect at OORWIN LABS INC
 

Room For Improvement

ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support needs better documentation, UI/UX, performance, patch delivery, and deployment with enhanced tools and strategies.
Oracle Solaris needs improvements in hardware support, GUI, training, cost reduction, integration, package management, and open-source tool support.
A few areas need improvement, including documentation with more end-to-end real-world examples covering ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages with ALB, IAM, CloudWatch, and services to make onboarding easier.
DevOps Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services
We can have better documentation such as step-by-step guides for cluster setup, scaling integration, and troubleshooting playbooks.
Tech Ops Engineer at Zeller
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.
Development Operations Engineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The firewall must be more capable because security is the main concern of every organization and every user.
Head Of IT at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oracle Solaris needs to improve its compatibility with office tools like Excel.
Technology Consultant at Clarinox Technologies Kenya
Oracle is going to discontinue it, so I do not think any improvement is possible in Oracle Solaris.
SR AVP–Presales Cloud & Platform Management Services at Path Infotech ltd
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise users find Oracle Solaris pricing complex; it's beneficial for performance but costly compared to Linux, with desired pricing improvements.
I find the pricing of Oracle Solaris to be affordable compared to competitors like Windows.
Technology Consultant at Clarinox Technologies Kenya
 

Valuable Features

ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux streamlines container management with pre-configurations, AWS integration, cost efficiency, and enhanced security features.
Oracle Solaris offers superior virtualization, security, performance, ZFS features, and seamless Oracle integration, praised for stability and reliability.
The setup time drops from hours to minutes. It is a faster cluster deployment. Instances can join ECS clusters immediately.
Tech Ops Engineer at Zeller
Flexibility with Fargate has made the biggest difference for my team because it helps us reduce complexity and operational costs.
Development Operations Engineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages comes with pre-configured settings that support Docker runtime performance, regular security updates, a lightweight and efficient operating system, and integration with the AWS Cloud Console with easy scaling capabilities.
Associate Systems Engineer at Dhanyaayai Enterprises Pvt Ltd
The operating system is lightweight, which makes it easier to use on an average computer compared to systems like Windows.
Technology Consultant at Clarinox Technologies Kenya
Additionally, regarding security, you do not have to implement any antivirus software.
SR AVP–Presales Cloud & Platform Management Services at Path Infotech ltd
Oracle introduced a GUI environment with Solaris 11.5.
Head Of IT at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux ...
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
29th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Solaris
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
17th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category, the mindshare of ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages is 0.7%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Solaris is 2.6%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Solaris2.6%
ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages0.7%
Other96.7%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

Naresh-Reddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Solutions Architect 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.
Shafiq Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of IT at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Long-term server platform has supported secure banking operations and simplified virtualization
Oracle Solaris is a very good operating system. Most of the time, we do not need to change or replace any configuration. If at any point in time we need to change something, it is really simple and a user-friendly environment. Although it is a CLI, Oracle introduced a GUI environment with Solaris 11.5. Currently, 11.5 has the operating system GUI as well as the CLI. The technical persons working on the operating system most of the time prefer to work on the CLI. It is actually really good and easy to use. As it is a server-level operating system, most of the time you do not need any extra features in the operating system because you are not using the operating system on home machines, desktops, or laptop machines. The extra features are not needed if we are talking about the enterprise level or an official operating system.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
26%
Outsourcing Company
18%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise32
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages?
Regarding my experience with pricing and setup costs, I have not been directly involved with those details as another team manages it. We pay for the CPU and memory resources used by our tasks, as ...
What needs improvement with ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages?
In terms of improvements needed, I think troubleshooting can be somewhat hectic. For instance, when a task fails to start, the error messages can sometimes be too generic, making it difficult to id...
What is your primary use case for ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages?
My main use case for ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by SupportedImages involves deploying and managing containerized applications. For example, I use ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux Support by Suppo...
How does Oracle Linux compare with Solaris?
When comparing Oracle Linux and Solaris, I believe that Linux is more secure and more flexible. It is also very suitable for enterprises that are already Oracle solution users. I found Linux to be ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Solaris?
I find the pricing of Oracle Solaris to be affordable compared to competitors like Windows.
What needs improvement with Oracle Solaris?
In my opinion, the GUI was missing, as I mentioned earlier. Oracle has already introduced it. There might be some additional security features. The firewall must be more capable because security is...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Solaris 11, Solaris
 

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Sample Customers

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