Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to OpenBSD

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Summary

The top open-source alternatives to OpenBSD are Arch Linux, FreeBSD, and Ubuntu. 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
FreeBSD Landing Page
2

FreeBSD

FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for x86 compatible (including Pentium® and Athlon™)...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 21 social mentions
Ubuntu Landing Page
3

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
Quarkslab Landing Page
4

Quarkslab

Quarkslab is a security platform that makes applications and data safe with its skilled vulnerability search tools and design of security solutions.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Security & Privacy #Monitoring Tools #Identity And Access Management
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
NomadBSD Landing Page
6

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
7

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
Linux Mint Landing Page
8

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
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
Gentoo Landing Page
10

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
11

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
XNU Landing Page
12

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