Alternatives to Kali Linux for all platforms with any license

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Parrot Security OS

Parrot is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian Testing and designed with Security, Development, and Privacy in mind. It includes a full portable laboratory for...
- It really is the best alternative, since it shares some repositories with Kali Linux (besides having its own), and for novice users it is very easy to use daviwalle • May 2020
Free Open Source Linux
Anonymity Linux-based Penetration Testing Security Testing ... Vulnerability Assessment Add a feature

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BlackArch

BlackArch Linux is an Small Arch Linux iconArch Linux -based distribution for penetration testers and security researchers. The repository contains 2554 tools.
- Blackarch has more tools available in their repos! Guest • May 2016 • 4 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Open Source Linux Arch Linux
Based on Arch Linux Operating system Penetration Testing PHP IDE Add a feature

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Kubuntu

is an official flavour of the Ubuntu operating system which uses the KDE Plasma Desktop.
- It is not meant specifically for pentesting. Guest • Oct 2019 • 5 agrees and 0 disagrees
- you need to install the tools; its not out of the box with them Guest • Feb 2020
Free Open Source Linux
Based on Ubuntu Based on Debian Operating system Add a feature

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Cyborg Linux

The most advanced, powerful and yet beautiful penetration testing distribution ever created.Lined up with ultimate collection of tools for pro Ethical Hackers and Cyber...
- Discontinued
  have not been any updates on their website in almost 2 years.
- Easy to use, fast and a lot of tools Guest • Aug 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Open Source Linux
Penetration Testing Add a feature

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BackBox Linux

BackBox is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments.

Free Open Source Linux
Operating system Penetration Testing Based on Ubuntu Add a feature

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Wifislax

Wifislax is a Slackware-based live CD containing a variety of security and forensics tools.

Free Open Source Linux
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Dracos Linux

Dracos Linux is purposed as an educational, especially to recognize the operation system of Linux and we respect ethical hacking.

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Matriux

Matriux is a fully featured security distribution consisting of a bunch of powerful, open source and free tools that can be used for various purposes including, but not...
- Discontinued
  The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, Matriux Blue, released in August 2014, can be still downloaded from SourceForge
- There are many tools are available in this Operating System. And this is the first penetration testing distro in Asia. Guest • May 2017
Free Open Source Linux
Based on Debian Operating system Penetration Testing Security Testing Add a feature

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Caine

CAINE Computer Aided INvestigative Environment Live CD/DVD, computer forensics, digital forensics CAINE (Computer Aided INvestigative Environment) is an Italian...

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SELKS

SELKS is a Debian-based live distribution designed for network security management.
- its for network management,not for penetration testing, ethical hacking. Guest • Feb 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
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