Alternatives to OpenRC for all platforms with any license

  • sysvinit

    The Sysvinit package contains programs for controlling the startup, running, and shutdown of the system.

    Free Open Source Linux

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  • runit

    runit is a cross-platform Unix init scheme with service supervision, a replacement for sysvinit, and other init schemes. It runs on GNU/Linux, *BSD, MacOSX, Solaris, and...

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux BSD

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  • nosh

    The nosh package is a suite of system-level utilities for initializing and running a BSD or Linux system, and for managing daemons.

    Free Linux BSD

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  • Upstart

    Upstart is an event-based replacement for the /sbin/init daemon which handles starting of tasks and services during boot, stopping them during shutdown and supervising...

    Free Open Source Linux

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  • procd

    procd is a process and system init service for OpenWRT. It's less resource intensive as it's intended for embedded devices, works with busybox and uClib...

    Free Open Source Linux OpenWrt

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  • Supervisor

    Supervisor is a client/server system that allows its users to monitor and control a number of processes on UNIX-like operating systems.

    Free Open Source Linux BSD

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  • finit

    Finit is a small SysV init replacement with process supervision similar to that of daemontools and runit. Its focus is on small and embedded GNU/Linux systems, although...

    Free Open Source Linux

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