Ubuntu Server Alternatives

Ubuntu Server is described as 'The leading platform for scale-out computing, Ubuntu Server helps you make the most of your infrastructure. Whether you want to deploy an OpenStack cloud, a Hadoop cluster or a 50,000-node render farm, Ubuntu Server delivers the best value scale-out performance available' and is a operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Ubuntu Server for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, BSD, Windows and Mac apps. The best Ubuntu Server alternative is Debian, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ubuntu Server are Fedora, Tails, Zorin OS and openSUSE.

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  1. Xinuos OpenServer™ 10 is a 64-bit operating system based on the popular FreeBSD and designed to support business applications within an enterprise environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. Springdale Linux (SDL) / Formerly known as PUIAS Linux is a RHEL-based Distribution and Mirror. A project of members of the computing staff of ?Princeton University and the ?Institute for Advanced...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Ubuntu Kylin icon
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    Ubuntu Kylin is an official Ubuntu subproject whose goal is to create a variant of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese users using the Simplified Chinese writing system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Windows Server 2019 is built on the strong foundation of Windows Server 2016 – which continues to see great momentum in customer adoption.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. UbuntuDDE icon
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    UbuntuDDE, also known as Ubuntu with Deepin Desktop Environment, is a Linux distribution that combines the user-friendly Ubuntu system with the modern and elegant Deepin desktop environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Ubuntu Cloud icon
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    Ubuntu Cloud is an open source Linux operating system designed to be used as a personal cloud server. It is based on the well known Ubuntu Linux distribution and recognized as an official Ubuntu flavor, distributed by Canonical.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Crystal Linux is a brand new Arch Linux based distribution. Friendly, powerful and easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • GNOME
     
  8. antiX icon
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    antiX is a fast, lightweight and easy to install systemd-free Linux live CD distribution based on Debian Stable for Intel-AMD x86 compatible systems.

    172 antiX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. WattOS icon
     10 likes

    wattOS is a fast desktop Linux distribution based on Debian. Using the lightweight Openbox window manager as its default user interface, the distribution strives to be as energy-efficient as possible...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. illumos icon
     20 likes

    illumos is a free and open-source Unix operating system. It derives from OpenSolaris, which in turn derives from SVR4 UNIX and Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). illumos comprises a kernel, device drivers, system libraries, and utility software for system administration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. MINIX 3 icon
     11 likes

    MINIX is a POSIX-compliant Unix-like operating system based on a tiny microkernel running in kernel mode with the rest of the operating system running as a number of isolated, protected, processes in user mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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