FreeBSD Alternatives

Apps similar to FreeBSD include Linux Mint, which is free and open source. Other options are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux. You're spoiled for choice with Operating Systems like FreeBSD: we list more than 100 alternatives for Linux, self-hosting, Mac, Windows and Chrome OS.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
FreeBSD alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. MiniOS icon
     Like

    MiniOS is a lightweight and fast Linux distribution designed for installation on a USB drive. The MiniOS project was launched in 2009 as a Linux distribution for USB drives based on Mandriva Linux. However, in 2013 it was suspended due to the liquidation of Mandriva.

    48 MiniOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  2. ArozOS icon
     3 likes

    General purposed Web Desktop Operating Platform / OS for Raspberry Pis, Now written in Go! - tobychui/arozos

    164 ArozOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Good alternative?
     
  3. RetroBSD icon
     4 likes

    RetroBSD is a port of 2.11BSD Unix intended for embedded systems with fixed memory mapping. The current target is Microchip PIC32 microcontroller with 128 kbytes of RAM and 512 kbytes of Flash.

    135 RetroBSD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD
    Good alternative?
     
  4. Athena OS icon
     2 likes

    Athena OS is an Arch-derived Linux distribution designed for penetration testing, bug-bounty hunting and InfoSec students. The distribution provides a way to connect directly to some of the e-learning hacking resources, such as Hack The Box, Offensive Security, PWNX and InfoSec...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  5. This project birth in 2002! blackPanther OS is an independent Linux distribution which is not a fork of anything else. It is designed to be simple, fast, and easy to use... Its motto: just click and use it!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wine
    Good alternative?
     
  6. Trenta OS icon
     2 likes

    Beautiful, Open, and Free - Trenta OS is a Linux based operating system that aims to compete graphically with some well known premium operating systems but in the free & open-source Linux world.

    67 Trenta OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  7. ZealOS icon
     2 likes

    The Zeal Operating System is a modernized, professional fork of the 64-bit Temple Operating System. Guiding principles of development include transparency, full user control, and adherence to public-domain/open-source implementations.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Good alternative?
     
  8. CloverOS icon
     Like

    Performance optimized default Gentoo install.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  9. TileOS icon
     1 like

    Debian-based distribution with tiling window managers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  10. Kano OS icon
     3 likes

    An open-source OS for exploration, creation, and play. Kano OS is based on the Raspbian OS which itself is based on Debian, a Linux based operating system.

    136 Kano OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    Kano OS screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  11. Infinitive OS is an open-source project created to replace windows and macOS, it mounts the latest versions of the Linux kernel and contains open source components but also proprietary software. It has the KDE desktop environment pre-installed

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
You are at page 15 of FreeBSD alternatives