NetBSD AlternativesOperating Systems and other similar apps like NetBSD

NetBSD is described as 'Free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like Open Source operating system. It is available for a wide range of platforms, from large-scale servers and powerful desktop systems to handheld and embedded devices' and is a operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to NetBSD for a variety of platforms, including BSD, Self-Hosted, Linux, Mac and Windows apps. The best NetBSD alternative is FreeBSD, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NetBSD are Haiku, OpenBSD, GhostBSD and MINIX 3.

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  1. FreeBSD icon
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    FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. A large community has continually developed it for more than thirty years. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of...

    193 FreeBSD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • FreeBSD is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to NetBSD.

    • FreeBSD is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to NetBSD.

    • FreeBSD is Free and Open SourceNetBSD is also Free and Open Source
  2. Haiku icon
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    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.

    224 Haiku alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Haiku
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. OpenBSD icon
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    The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
     
  4. GhostBSD icon
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    GhostBSD is a user friendly desktop operating system based on FreeBSD , which attempts to conform to the Single Unix Specification. FreeBSD is known for its stability and security in server environments, which, incidentally, provides an...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • BSD
     
  5. MINIX 3 icon
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    MINIX is a POSIX-compliant Unix-like operating system based on a tiny microkernel running in kernel mode with the rest of the operating system running as a number of isolated, protected, processes in user mode.

    150 MINIX 3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • MINIX 3 is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to NetBSD.

    • MINIX 3 is Free and Open SourceNetBSD is also Free and Open Source
  6. NomadBSD icon
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    NomadBSD is a persistent live system for USB flash drives, based on FreeBSD. Together with automatic hardware detection and setup, it is configured to be used as a desktop system that works out of the box, but can also be used for data...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • BSD
     
  7. Fusion OS icon
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    A hobby OS implemented in Nim.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  8. CRUX Linux icon
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    CRUX is a lightweight GNU/Linux distribution for the x86-64 architecture targeted at experienced users. The primary focus of this distribution is keep it simple, which is reflected in a straightforward tar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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    Xinuos OpenServer™ 10 is a 64-bit operating system based on the popular FreeBSD and designed to support business applications within an enterprise environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. MidnightBSD icon
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    MidnightBSD is a new BSD-derived operating system developed with desktop users in mind. It includes all the software you'd expect for your daily tasks — email, web browsing, word processing, gaming, and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. ToaruOS icon
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    ToaruOS is a completely-from-scratch hobby operating system: bootloader, kernel, drivers, C library, and user space including a composited graphical UI, dynamic linker, syntax-highlighting text editor, network stack, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. DragonFly BSD icon
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    DragonFly belongs to the same class of operating systems as other BSD-derived systems and Linux. It is based on the same UNIX ideals and APIs and shares ancestor code with other BSD operating systems. DragonFly provides an opportunity for the BSD base to grow in an entirely...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
     
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