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