CoreOS Alternatives

CoreOS has been discontinued. Similar apps include Linux Mint, which is free and open source. Other options are Debian, Fedora, Zorin OS and Manjaro Linux. There's no shortage of Operating Systems like CoreOS, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, self-hosting, the web, Mac and Windows.

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  1. Gentoo icon
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    Gentoo Linux is a versatile, fast, highly configurable and completely free Linux and FreeBSD distribution geared towards developers and network professionals.

    204 Gentoo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
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  2. CentOS icon
     154 likes

    CentOS is a 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  3. Alpine Linux icon
     43 likes

    Alpine Linux is a security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  4. Haiku icon
     104 likes

    Haiku is an open-source operating system that specifically targets personal computing. Inspired by the BeOS, Haiku is fast, simple to use, easy to learn and yet very powerful.

    238 Haiku alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Haiku
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  5. Red Hat is the leader in development, deployment, and management of Linux and open source solutions for Internet infrastructure - ranging from embedded devices to secure Web servers. Red Hat was founded in 1994 by visionary entrepreneurs Bob Young and Marc Ewing.

    197 Red Hat Enterprise Linux alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
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  6. Garuda Linux icon
     29 likes

    Garuda Linux is an appealing Arch Linux-based distribution with BTRFS (modern filesystem), Linux-zen kernel, auto snapshots, gaming edition, and many more bleeding edge features. Besides its sharp focus on performance, Garuda Linux also simplifies the user experience by...

    186 Garuda Linux alternatives

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    • Linux
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  7. OpenStack icon
     64 likes

    OpenStack OpenStack is a global collaboration of developers and cloud computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud computing platform for public and private clouds. The project aims to deliver solutions for all types of clouds by being simple to implement...

    85 OpenStack alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Solus icon
     72 likes

    Solus Operating System is a Linux distribution built from scratch, exclusively for desktop systems. There is no scope-creep associated with generic platforms, and the project aims to provide a modern and focused desktop-centric solution, that is designed to keep out of the way...

    212 Solus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  9. Cloudron icon
     78 likes

    Cloudron is a complete solution for managing apps & users on your own server. Easily deploy production ready apps from the app library and keep them automatically up-to-date. It even comes with a built-in email server and web clients!.

    77 Cloudron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Chrome OS icon
     142 likes

    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.

    202 Chrome OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Chrome OS
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  11. KDE neon icon
     51 likes

    KDE neon is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that offers a stable and easy-to-use platform, featuring the latest KDE Plasma desktop and application releases.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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