Alternatives to Windows Server 2012 for all platforms with any license

CentOS

CentOS is a community-supported, free and open source operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform...

Free Open Source Linux
Enterprise Operating system Shell integration Add a feature

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux

is a Linux distribution developed by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market.

Commercial $ $ $ Open Source Linux
Unix kernel Linux-based Operating system Add a feature

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Gentoo

Gentoo Linux is a versatile, fast, highly configurable and completely free Linux and FreeBSD distribution geared towards developers and network professionals. Gentoo...

Free Open Source Linux BSD FreeBSD
Customizable Rolling release Operating system Add a feature

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Ubuntu Server

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...

Free Open Source Linux
ARM support Distribution Add a feature

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NethServer

NethServer is an operating system for Linux enthusiasts, designed for small offices and medium enterprises.

Free Open Source Linux Self-Hosted CentOS
Active Directory integration Gateway Linux-based Email Server ... Openvpn Proxy Virtualization VPN Web filter Web Server Add a feature

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ClearOS

ClearOS is a family of operating systems for the enterprise, small business, and home. There are three editions to choose from depending on your needs and suitable to...

Free Open Source Linux
Email Server Gateway Operating system PhpMyAdmin ... Web-Based Web Server Add a feature

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Zentyal

Zentyal is a native Microsoft Active Directory® implementation on Linux incorporating all the network services required in a small and medium business environment:...
- Zentyals original project was to build a Linux Windows AD server. That is not the case now, it is more an Exchange Mail clone. Guest • May 2016 • 0 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Open Source Linux
File sharing Gateway Email Server Member Directory ... Remote desktop Email Server Web interface Add a feature

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CoreOS

CoreOS is a new Linux distribution that has been rearchitected to provide features needed to run modern infrastructure stacks. The strategies and architectures that...

Free Linux
Linux-based Operating system Add a feature

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Univention Corporate Server

Open, innovative platform to efficiently operate + manage server applications + complete IT infrastructures for Linux, MS Windows, Mac OS X.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Active Directory authentication DHCP Server DNS management Single Sign-On ... Active Directory integration Active Directory Migration ARM support Based on Debian Support for Docker File management Kerberos LDAP Services Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Network Monitoring Operating system SAML Single Sign-On Server Management Software as a Service Add a feature

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SUSE Linux Enterprise

SUSE is the original provider of the enterprise Linux distribution and the most interoperable platform for mission-critical computing. It's the only Linux...

Free Open Source Linux
Operating system Unix-like Add a feature

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