NetBSD AlternativesOperating Systems and other similar apps like NetBSD

Apps similar to NetBSD include FreeBSD, which is free and open source. Other options are OpenBSD, Haiku, GhostBSD and NomadBSD. You can choose from more than 10 Operating Systems like NetBSD for self-hosting, Linux, Mac and Windows.

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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...

    208 FreeBSD alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. 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.

    203 OpenBSD alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
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  3. 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.

    238 Haiku alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Haiku
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  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...

    195 GhostBSD alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
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  5. 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...

    163 NomadBSD alternatives

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    • BSD
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  6. 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. 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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  8. Fusion OS icon
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    A hobby OS implemented in Nim.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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

    158 Xinuos OpenServer™ 10 alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. MidnightBSD icon
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    BSD-derived desktop OS designed for usability, featuring graphical ports management, GNUstep system configuration, standard tools for daily tasks including email, web browsing, and word processing, supporting multiple licenses like BSD, X.org, and GNUstep.

    169 MidnightBSD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  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
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  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...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
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