Parrot Security OS Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Parrot Security OS is Tails, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Kali Linux, Qubes OS, Whonix and BlackArch. Linux Distros like Parrot Security OS are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Mac and Windows.

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  1. ArchStrike icon
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    ArchStrike is a penetration testing and security layer on top of Arch Linux done the Arch Way and optimized for i686, x86_64, ARMv6, ARMv7 and ARMv8. We follow the Arch Linux standards very closely in order to keep our packages clean, proper and easy to maintain.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware Workstation
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  2. Bugtraq icon
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    Bugtraq system offers the most comprehensive distribution, optimal, and stable with automated services manager in real time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  3. 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
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  4. Knoppix icon
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    Knoppix is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD (Live CD) or a USB key (Live USB), one of the first of its kind for any operating system. When starting a program, it is loaded from the removable medium and decompressed into a RAM drive.

    92 Knoppix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. Free portable encrypted system on an usb flash drive or an external hard drive for safe editing and carrying along of sensitive data, for encrypted communication and anonymous web surfing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
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  6. Wifislax icon
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    Wifislax is a GNU / Linux LiveCD and LiveUSB features conceived and designed for security auditing and related to computer security in general.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. Caine icon
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    CAINE Computer Aided INvestigative Environment Live CD/DVD, computer forensics, digital forensics

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. CLIP OS icon
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    The CLIP OS project is an open source project maintained by the ANSSI (National Cybersecurity Agency of France) that aims to build a secure, multi-level operating system, based on the Linux kernel and a lot of free and open source software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. Liberté Linux is a secure, lightweight, and easy to use Gentoo-based Linux distribution intended as a communication aid in hostile environments. Liberté installs on a USB key, and boots on any computer or laptop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Spatry's remix of Manjaro Linux! It comes with the XFCE desktop, lots of themes and a complete software set designed to give you an enjoyable user experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Manjaro Linux
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  12. 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
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