CentOS Alternatives

CentOS is described as 'Community-supported, free and open source operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform and strives to maintain 100% binary compatibility with its upstream distribution' and is a very popular Linux Distro in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to CentOS for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Windows, Mac and Raspberry Pi apps. The best CentOS alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CentOS are Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Zorin OS and Manjaro Linux.

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  1. Devuan icon
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    Devuan GNU+Linux is a fork of Debian without systemd that allows users to reclaim control over their system by avoiding unnecessary entanglements and ensuring Init Freedom.

    44 Devuan alternatives

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    • Linux
     
  2. Slackware icon
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    Slackware Linux is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities. Including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power...

    184 Slackware alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  3. Artix Linux icon
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    Artix Linux is a fork (or continuation as an autonomous project) of the Arch-OpenRC and Manjaro-OpenRC projects. Artix Linux offers a lightweight, rolling-release operating system featuring the OpenRC init software.

    88 Artix Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  4. Chrome OS icon
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    Google Chrome OS is a Linux-based operating system designed by Google that uses the Google Chrome web browser as its principal user interface, so it works primarily with web applications.

    196 Chrome OS alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Chrome OS
     
  5. SUSE is the original provider of the enterprise Linux distribution and the most interoperable platform for mission-critical computing. It's the only Linux recommended by VMware, Microsoft and SAP. And it's supported on more hardware and software than any other enterprise...

    148 SUSE Linux Enterprise alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  6. Q4OS icon
     28 likes

    Fast and powerful operating system based on the latest technologies while offering highly productive desktop environment. We focus on security, reliability, long-term stability and conservative integration of verified new features.

    183 Q4OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  7. Ubuntu Server icon
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    The leading platform for scale-out computing, Ubuntu Server helps you make the most of your infrastructure. Whether you want to deploy an OpenStack cloud, a Hadoop cluster or a 50,000-node render farm, Ubuntu Server delivers the best value scale-out performance available.

    186 Ubuntu Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  8. ALT Linux icon
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    ALT Linux is a set of RPM-based, APT-managed operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel and Sisyphus package repository branches. ALT Linux Rescue is, well, the disaster recovery tool.

    206 ALT Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  9. Mageia icon
     30 likes

    Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution. Unlike Mandriva, which is a commercial entity, the Mageia project is a community project and a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Ubuntu Kylin icon
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    Ubuntu Kylin is an official Ubuntu subproject whose goal is to create a variant of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese users using the Simplified Chinese writing system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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