please Alternatives

Apps similar to please include OpenDoas, which is free and open source. Other options are sudo-rs, RootAsRole, doas and sudo. In total there are five apps like please for Linux and Mac.

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please alternatives page was last updated Jan 4, 2026

OpenDoas
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A portable fork of the OpenBSD doas command. Very minimal alternative to sudo.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Linux
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sudo-rs
2 likes
A memory safe implementation of sudo and su.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
Linux
FreeBSD
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RootAsRole
1 like
Privilege delegation tool based on Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). It empowers administrators to assign precise privileges — not full root — to users and commands.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (LGPL-3.0)
Origin
France
EU
Platforms
Linux
Rust
France
EU
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doas
1 like
A port of OpenBSD's doas which runs on FreeBSD, Linux, NetBSD, and illumos.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)
Platforms
Linux
BSD
FreeBSD
NetBSD
Mac
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sudo
2 likes
Run commands as root.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Mac
Linux
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