Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to FreeBSD

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Summary

The top open-source alternatives to FreeBSD are Arch Linux, Ubuntu, and Linux Mint. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Arch Linux Landing Page
1

Arch Linux

You've reached the website for Arch Linux, a lightweight and flexible Linux® distribution that tries to Keep It Simple. Currently we have official packages optimized for the x86-64 architecture.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Linux Distribution #Operating Systems 256 social mentions
Ubuntu Landing Page
2

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a Debian Linux-based open source operating system for desktop computers.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 229 social mentions
Linux Mint Landing Page
3

Linux Mint

Linux Mint is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions and used by millions of people.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux Distribution #Linux #Operating Systems 423 social mentions
OpenBSD Landing Page
4

OpenBSD

FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Security & Privacy #Linux #Monitoring Tools 13 social mentions
DragonFly BSD Landing Page
5

DragonFly BSD

DragonFly belongs to the same class of operating systems as other BSD-derived systems and Linux.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Operating Systems #Linux #Linux Distribution 2 social mentions
Linux kernel Landing Page
6

Linux kernel

The Linux kernel is the operating system kernel used by the Linux family of Unix-like operating...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Linux Distribution #Operating Systems 224 social mentions
NomadBSD Landing Page
7

NomadBSD

NomadBSD is a persistent live system for USB flash drives, based on FreeBSD.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Operating Systems #Linux #Linux Distribution 14 social mentions
NetBSD Landing Page
8

NetBSD

PowerPC, Alpha, SPARC, MIPS, SH3, ARM, amd64, i386, m68k, VAX: Of course it runs NetBSD.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Operating Systems #Linux #Linux Distribution 3 social mentions
MidnightBSD Landing Page
9

MidnightBSD

MidnightBSD is a new BSD-derived operating system developed with desktop users in mind.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#BSD #Operating Systems #Linux
XNU Landing Page
10

XNU

XNU is a hybrid kernel combining the Mach kernel with components from FreeBSD and C++
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Linux Distribution #Operating Systems 46 social mentions
Gentoo Landing Page
11

Gentoo

The website of Gentoo, a flexible Linux or BSD distribution.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 27 social mentions
Haiku Landing Page
12

Haiku

Haiku is an open source OS catered specifically to the needs of personal computing.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Linux Distribution #Operating Systems 10 social mentions