PelicanHPC Alternatives

PelicanHPC is described as 'Iso-hybrid (CD or USB) image that let's you set up a high performance computing cluster in a few minutes' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to PelicanHPC for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best PelicanHPC alternative is Debian, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PelicanHPC are Pop!_OS, BOINC, Void Linux and ALT Linux.

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  1. Debian icon

    Debian

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    The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system that we have created is called Debian.

    199 Debian alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Debian is the most popular Windows, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to PelicanHPC.

    • Debian is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PelicanHPC.

    • Debian is Free and Open SourcePelicanHPC is also Free and Open Source
    • Debian is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedPelicanHPC is not according to our users
  2. Pop!_OS icon

    Pop!_OS

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    Pop!_OS is an operating system for STEM and creative professionals who use their computer as a tool to discover and create. Unleash your potential on secure, reliable open source software. Based on your exceptional curiosity, we sense you have a lot of it.

    175 Pop!_OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. BOINC icon

    BOINC

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    BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) is a software platform for volunteer computing and desktop grid and volunteer computing.

    14 BOINC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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    • BOINC is the most popular Android & Mac alternative to PelicanHPC.

    • BOINC is Free and Open SourcePelicanHPC is also Free and Open Source
    • BOINC is Lightweight and Privacy focusedPelicanHPC is not according to our users
  5. Void Linux icon

    Void Linux

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    Void is a general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux kernel. Its package system allows you to quickly install, update and remove software; software is provided in binary packages or can be built directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source packages...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Void's desktops: XFCE, Enlightenment and MATE
     
  6. ALT Linux icon

    ALT Linux

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    ALT Linux is a set of RPM-based, APT-managed operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel and Sisyphus package repository branches. ALT Linux Rescue is, well, the disaster recovery tool.

    206 ALT Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. Apache Mesos icon

    Apache Mesos

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    Apache Mesos is a cluster manager that simplifies the complexity of running applications on a shared pool of servers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  9. Charity Engine icon

    Charity Engine

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    Charity Engine takes enormous, expensive computing jobs and chops them into 1000s of small pieces, each simple enough for a home PC to work on as a background task. Once each PC has finished its part of the puzzle, it sends back the correct answer and earns some money for...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Folding@home icon

    Folding@home

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    Folding@home is a distributed computing project -- people from throughout the world download and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Every computer takes the project closer to our goals.

    20 Folding@home alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
     
  11. ROSA Linux icon

    ROSA Linux

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    ROSA Linux is a Linux operating system and distribution, developed by Russian company LLC NTC IT ROSA. It is available in three different editions: ROSA Desktop Fresh (GNOME and KDE), ROSA Enterprise Desktop, and ROSA Enterprise Linux Server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mandriva Linux
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  12. GridRepublic icon

    GridRepublic

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    GridRepublic is a customized version of the BOINC software designed to simplify installation and participation by the average computer user.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     

    • GridRepublic is the most popular Web-based alternative to PelicanHPC.

    • GridRepublic is Free and Open SourcePelicanHPC is also Free and Open Source
  13. Distri.js icon

    Distri.js

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    A software family that brings distributed computing to the browser, including a server and client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Distri.js screenshot 1
     

  14. PiCloud

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    PiCloud gives every scientist, developer, and engineer a supercomputer at their fingertips. We make it easy to leverage thousands of cores of computational power for high performance computing, batch processing, and scientific computing applications.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     

    • PiCloud is the most popular commercial alternative to PelicanHPC.

    • PiCloud is Paid and ProprietaryPelicanHPC is Free and Open Source
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