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Bottlerocket vs Photon OS: catalog facts
Bottlerocket	Photon OS
Free The OS is free; you pay only for the AWS infrastructure it runs on.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Self-hosted	Linux
Single-step updates that can be rolled back Only the software required to run containers	Small footprint suited to container hosts Images for x86, ARM64, Raspberry Pi and major clouds
Built mainly around AWS and EC2 Not a general-purpose operating system	Aimed at servers and appliances, not desktop use Best integrated with VMware environments
Operating system	Operating system
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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