Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
- Linux
OpenRC is a dependency-based init system that works with the system provided init program, normally /sbin/init. It is not a replacement for /sbin/init. OpenRC is 100% compatible with Gentoo init scripts, which means you can probably find one for the daemons you want to start in...
systemd is a suite of basic building blocks for a Linux system. It provides a system and service manager that runs as PID 1 and starts the rest of the system.

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 can easily be adapted to other Unix operating systems.
The Sysvinit package contains programs for controlling the startup, running, and shutdown of the system.
Advanced process manager for production Node.js applications. Load balancer, logs facility, startup script, micro service management, at a glance.


Chaperone is a lightweight alternative to process environment managers like systemd or upstart. Chaperone provides an extensive feature set, including dependency-based startup, syslog logging, zombie harvesting, and job scheduling.
Single-binary crond + supervisord replacement with a built-in web dashboard, terminal UI, and REST API. Every run recorded - exit code, duration, stdout/stderr.




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, hotplug2, libubox and ubus. It watches configuration files to start or restart services and init...