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My main use case for Amazon Linux  is that I use it in EC2 . A quick, specific example of how I use Amazon Linux  in my day-to-day work is that I use Amazon Linux 2023 in EC2 , so I can use Linux for my field. I am deploying applications using Amazon Linux.

The best features Amazon Linux offers, in my experience, are that everything in Amazon Linux is very nice, and I use it every day.

The features that stand out to me in Amazon Linux are the integration with AWS  services, as well as security, stability, and performance, which are all very strong.

Amazon Linux has positively impacted my organization by making deployment easier and improving performance. By using Amazon Linux, we saved significant time and resources.

Amazon Linux improved performance and made deployments easier because of blue-green deployment.

Amazon Linux 2023 is very well-designed, and there is nothing to be added to it.

User interface and documentation could be improved in Amazon Linux to make it easier for newcomers.

I have used Amazon Linux for about two years.

Amazon Linux is very stable in my experience.

Amazon Linux's scalability is very strong.

I used customer support for Amazon Linux many times, and it was very helpful.

I previously used Ubuntu  and Red Hat before Amazon Linux.

I have seen a return on investment with Amazon Linux, and I think it has resulted in money saved and time saved as well.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is based on my experience with setup cost.

I evaluated Ubuntu  before choosing Amazon Linux, and my experience was not very good, which is why I switched to Amazon Linux.

Everything is very strong regarding my use case and how I deploy applications with Amazon Linux. There is nothing to add about the features of Amazon Linux. My advice for others looking into using Amazon Linux is that they should use Amazon Linux, as its performance is very strong and it saves time and money. I have given this review a rating of 10.

My main use case for Amazon Linux  is to deploy websites or applications directly using NGINX , and I also use a containerized platform like Docker  on Amazon Linux  as well as using Amazon Linux as an NFS server or client for my projects.

Recently, I deployed an event management platform for the institute using NGINX  on Amazon Linux, which helped me take inputs from all the students of the institute and give it to the faculty in the form of CSV sheets and notifications, along with feedback forms. We even integrated an automatic certificate generation AI tool, and I found it much easier and better to deploy on Amazon Linux instead of Ubuntu  or other operating systems, making it a nice experience as I have been using it for a very long time.

Currently, I am also using Amazon Linux as the server for several projects where I store databases, backends, and the frontend. Since I started using Amazon Linux, I always tell everyone to choose Amazon Linux as it is very much better than other operating systems and provides a proper guide for manual deployment.

Amazon Linux offers several features such as easy access, a proper command-line interface, and simple development and deployment capabilities, including all the features present in other operating systems but with better functionality.

The proper command-line interface in Amazon Linux helps me configure settings easily, and after comparing it to the command-line interface in RHEL  and other operating systems, I find Amazon Linux to be absolutely better, making me very satisfied with its features.

When my students ask about which operating system to use, I always recommend Amazon Linux due to its easy access and additional features, positively impacting my institution and enabling my students to work efficiently.

After my institute's faculty and students started using Amazon Linux, their efficiency increased significantly, leading to improvements in their work.

Amazon Linux can be improved by adding more built-in features, allowing easy access to services directly when the operating system is obtained instead of requiring a manual installation.

I have been working on Amazon Linux for the last one year, deploying many websites using Amazon Linux, and I like the file system, similar to RHEL . In fact, they are much better than other operating systems, which is why I prefer Amazon Linux above all others.

Amazon Linux is much more stable than all the other operating systems, particularly compared to Ubuntu , and is easy to access for my needs.

The scalability of Amazon Linux is very significant compared to other operating systems. Since I continually use it, I recognize its advantages, such as the absence of imposed scalability limits by Amazon, and the compatibility of container scalability with Amazon ECS  and Amazon EKS , along with performance optimizations and low latency for workloads.

The customer support for Amazon Linux is very much improved. When I try to contact them, I always receive a fast and satisfying reply that resolves my issues.

Before switching to Amazon Linux, I was continuously using Ubuntu as my operating system, but after being introduced to Amazon Linux, I became inspired and made the switch due to my agreement with its capabilities.

I purchased Amazon Linux from the AWS Marketplace .

Recently, by deploying the event management platform, we saved money due to improved efficiency and required fewer employees for the project, highlighting the advantages of using Amazon Linux.

The pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Amazon Linux are valid for the services provided. I find it fair because it is much better than other operating systems and offers more features, which makes me satisfied with what Amazon Linux provides.

I evaluated other options such as RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux ), Ubuntu, and Fedora before choosing, but Amazon Linux proves to be far better than all of these.

My advice for others considering Amazon Linux is to trust it, as it is a modern, cloud-optimized operating system that provides strong security, predictable updates, seamless cloud platform integrations, and is lightweight and tuned for high-performance applications, making it highly reliable.

Amazon Linux introduces significant improvements in security, update management, and AWS  integration, making it a cloud-optimized operating system with features such as SELinux enforced by default, kernel live patching, deterministic upgrades, and flexible version locking, all enhancing its efficiency, scalability, and reliability.

If I were to express my thoughts about Amazon Linux, I would say: In the cloud it rises, light yet strong. A home for workloads all day long. Secure by default, updates in stride. Scaling with EC2  at AWS ' side. From kernel patches without a pause to SELinux enforcing every clause. Amazon Linux, tuned and free, the cloud-native heart of efficiency. I rate my experience with Amazon Linux a 9 out of 10.

My main use case for Amazon Linux  is hosting servers and applications.

The best features Amazon Linux  offers include regular updates, regular patches, up-to-date software and tools, and security features.

The security features of Amazon Linux stand out for me because it provides vulnerability patches and tools and software patches. Because of that, our servers get the latest updates, which keeps them secure and provides access to the latest tools.

Amazon Linux has positively impacted my organization because we are able to host our applications, mainly Kubernetes  applications, our servers, and testing environments, while also being able to get lower cost servers.

Since switching to Amazon Linux, I have noticed that we were previously using Windows Server , which was expensive. After switching to Linux, we are able to get a 30 to 40% savings.

Amazon Linux can be improved because currently it does not provide much longer session durations and sometimes it does not provide some of the tools I want to be included.

I chose 8 out of 10 because sometimes Amazon Linux does not provide a longer session and when we restart or refresh, all of the command history gets lost. Additionally, some of the tools I need are not present.

I have been using Amazon Linux for six to seven months.

Amazon Linux is stable.

Amazon Linux's scalability is good.

I have not reached out to customer support yet, but I believe it will be good.

Before Amazon Linux, we were using Windows, which was expensive for us due to its licensing fees. After switching to Linux, we are saving money.

I have seen a return on investment with Amazon Linux because I save both time and money.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing with Amazon Linux is that pricing is based on what we use and setup is easy. We do not need a license.

I would advise others looking into using Amazon Linux that they can use it if they want to save money, want a low-cost solution, and want up-to-date patches. I gave this review a rating of 8 out of 10.

My main use case for Amazon Linux  is as load test injectors VMs. I use Amazon Linux  as a load test injector VM by spinning up a number of instances in AWS  using this or using auto-scaling. For our requirement, we required RHEL-based systems and servers, which is why we are using Amazon Linux.

For a load injector, we are using a number of servers, mainly 10 to 20 servers. If we were going for RHEL , it would require a 10-server subscription. However, we are using Amazon Linux, which is freeware and does not require any subscription. Additionally, it belongs to the RHEL  family and is easily integrated with all the AWS  services.

The best feature of Amazon Linux is that it can easily integrate with all the services in AWS. The easy integration with AWS services helps me in my day-to-day work because if we are choosing any RHEL or Ubuntu-based server in AWS, we are required to install a service manager on that server. However, if we are using Amazon Linux, it is not required to install that type of package on it.

Amazon Linux has impacted my organization positively because, as I mentioned, we are using it as a load injector, and for this, our client required an RHEL-based OS. If we are using RHEL machines or servers, it requires an RHEL subscription. However, for Amazon Linux, no subscription is required. It is freeware, so it is cost-effective for our organization.

I have not felt any lag or any performance issues on Amazon Linux, so it does not require any improvement from my perspective. I do not have anything I wish Amazon Linux would do differently or features I would like to see added in the future.

I have been using Amazon Linux for around five plus years.

Amazon Linux is stable.

Amazon Linux's scalability is good. I have used it in an auto-scaling group for some time, and it is more scalable and more flexible and reliable.

The customer support is awesome because it belongs to AWS, and AWS customer support is excellent.

I have not yet used a different solution.

I did not purchase Amazon Linux through the AWS Marketplace .

I have seen a return on investment because it saves money. As I mentioned, if we required RHEL servers, it needs some subscriptions. However, for using Amazon Linux, it is freeware, and it saves us a lot of money.

Before choosing Amazon Linux, I did not evaluate any other options.

I would add that it is freeware for RHEL machines and belongs to the RHEL family. I chose 8 out of 10 for my review rating because for the RHEL family, I am using Amazon Linux, but sometimes, if we are using OpenShift or something that requires an RHEL subscription, then we are required to have an RHEL subscription or RHEL OS. Apart from that, we can easily use Amazon Linux.

I would advise that if your company and if your client is required to have an RHEL-based OS on AWS, you must go for Amazon Linux because it easily integrates with all the services and belongs to AWS, and it is freeware for RHEL.