Kali Linux Alternatives

Kali Linux is described as 'Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing, originally forked from Backtrack Linux by the Offensive Security team' and is a very popular Linux Distro in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Kali Linux for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, GNOME and VirtualBox apps. The best Kali Linux alternative is Parrot Security OS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kali Linux are Tails, BlackArch, Cyborg Linux and BackBox Linux.

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  1. Athena OS icon
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    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)

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. Matriux icon
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    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 limited to, penetration testing, ethical hacking, system and network administration, cyber forensics...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, Matriux Blue, released in August 2014, can be still downloaded from SourceForge

    Matriux vs Kali Linux Comments
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    Positive
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    There are many tools are available in this Operating System. And this is the first penetration testing distro in Asia.

    • Matriux is Free and Open SourceKali Linux is also Free and Open Source
  3. KolibriOS icon
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    KolibriOS is a tiny yet incredibly powerful and fast operating system. This power requires only a few megabyte disk space and 8MB of RAM to run. Kolibri features a rich set of applications that include word processor, image viewer, graphical editor, web browser and well over 30...

    81 KolibriOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Caine icon
     5 likes

    CAINE Computer Aided INvestigative Environment Live CD/DVD, computer forensics, digital forensics

    17 Caine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Cado Live icon
     1 like

    Cado Live is a free bootable USB image to image disks to cloud storage such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.

    17 Cado Live alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Cado Live vs Kali Linux Comments
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    Negative
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    it is nt a tool for ethical hacking or pentesting

    • Cado Live is Free and ProprietaryKali Linux is Free and Open Source
  6. Dracos Linux icon
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    Dracos Linux is purposed as an educational, especially to recognize the operation system of Linux and we respect ethical hacking.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. This Environment allows people to work on large array of android security related task’s ranging from Malware Analysis, Penetration Testing and Reverse Engineering.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • VirtualBox
     
  8. SELKS icon
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    SELKS, a product of Stamus Networks, is a Debian-based live distribution designed for network security management. It provides a complete and ready-to-use Suricata IDS/IPS ecosystem with its own graphic rule manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    SELKS vs Kali Linux Comments
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    Negative
    2

    its for network management,not for penetration testing, ethical hacking.

    • SELKS is Free and Open SourceKali Linux is also Free and Open Source
  9. IprediaOS icon
     1 like

    IprediaOS is a fast, powerful and stable operating system based on Linux that provides an anonymous environment. All network traffic is automatically and transparently encrypted and anonymized via I2P. Many applications are available in IprediaOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Fedora
    • LXDE
    • GNOME
    • I2P
     
  10. Spaced Linux icon
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    Spaced Linux is a polished desktop distribution built on Devuan Ceres, using sysvinit, MATE, and Compiz. It welcomes first-time Linux users without hiding the system from experienced users who want to inspect, customize, automate, and rebuild it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. Amphiptere OS is a custom, lightweight, Debian-based Linux distribution built specifically for purple team operators, cybersecurity students, and tool developers.

    26 Amphiptere OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  12. Exegol icon
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    Containerized hacking environments for professionals, students, CTF players, bug hunters, researchers, ... and for you.

    13 Exegol alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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