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Ubuntu
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Operating System for engineers and developers
Last updated: December 2025
Ubuntu Alternatives & Competitors (2026)
Top 10 free alternatives
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Operating system for running free & open-source applications
0.1
Value for money
Starting price
Functionality
System Updates
4.6/5
Kernels
4.6/5
Memory Management
4.5/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
Based on GetApp‘s extensive, proprietary database of in-depth, verified user reviews
Open source operating system for Linux devices
0.1
Value for money
No pricing info
Starting price
0.3
Functionality
File Management
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.6/5
For Developers
4.5/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
Based on GetApp‘s extensive, proprietary database of in-depth, verified user reviews
Operating system with a suite of multiple applications
0.5
Value for money
Starting price
0.2
Functionality
Memory Management
5/5
System Updates
4.8/5
Data Security
4.7/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
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Linux-based operating system
Value for money
No pricing info
Starting price
Functionality
System Updates
4.6/5
Kernels
4.6/5
Data Security
4.5/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
Based on GetApp‘s extensive, proprietary database of in-depth, verified user reviews
Free and open-source operating system
0.1
Value for money
No pricing info
Starting price
0.1
Functionality
System Updates
4.8/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
User Interface
4.7/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
Based on GetApp‘s extensive, proprietary database of in-depth, verified user reviews
Linux-based network operating system (OS)
0.2
Value for money
No pricing info
Starting price
0.4
Functionality
User Interface
5/5
System Updates
5/5
Memory Management
5/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
Based on GetApp‘s extensive, proprietary database of in-depth, verified user reviews
Free Operating System
0.2
Value for money
Starting price
0.4
Functionality
File Management
N/A
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
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Operating system for Android compatible devices
0.3
Value for money
No pricing info
Starting price
0.1
Functionality
User Interface
4.6/5
App Management
4.6/5
System Updates
4.3/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
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Operating System with user friendly integrations
0.2
Value for money
No pricing info
Starting price
0.3
Functionality
Data Security
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Desktop Interface
4.4/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
Based on GetApp‘s extensive, proprietary database of in-depth, verified user reviews
Operating system for Raspberry Pi hardware
0.1
Value for money
No pricing info
Starting price
Functionality
System Updates
4.7/5
User Interface
4.7/5
Desktop Interface
4.5/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
Based on GetApp‘s extensive, proprietary database of in-depth, verified user reviews
Latest operating system for iOS devices
Value for money
No pricing info
Starting price
Functionality
System Updates
4.7/5
App Management
4.7/5
User Interface
4.6/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
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Latest operating system for Windows users.
0.7
Value for money
No pricing info
Starting price
0.1
Functionality
File Management
4.5/5
Desktop Interface
4.4/5
User Interface
4.4/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
Based on GetApp‘s extensive, proprietary database of in-depth, verified user reviews
Latest operating system for apple computers
0.4
Value for money
No pricing info
Starting price
0.1
Functionality
User Interface
4.8/5
Data Security
4.8/5
Kernels
4.8/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
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Open-source operating system for enterprises
0.6
Value for money
Starting price
Functionality
Memory Management
4.7/5
For Developers
4.7/5
Kernels
4.6/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
Based on GetApp‘s extensive, proprietary database of in-depth, verified user reviews
Make your Kubernetes deployments secure, stable and simple
0.2
Value for money
No pricing info
Starting price
0.6
Functionality
Configuration Management
N/A
API
N/A
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
Based on GetApp‘s extensive, proprietary database of in-depth, verified user reviews
Open-source Linux-based operating system
0.2
Value for money
No pricing info
Starting price
0.1
Functionality
User Interface
5/5
File Management
5/5
Kernels
4.7/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
Based on GetApp‘s extensive, proprietary database of in-depth, verified user reviews
Operating system for managing cloud-native applications
0.3
Value for money
No pricing info
Starting price
0.2
Functionality
Kernels
5/5
Data Security
4.7/5
For Developers
4.7/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5
Based on GetApp‘s extensive, proprietary database of in-depth, verified user reviews
Operating system based on Debian envorinment
0.2
Value for money
No pricing info
Starting price
Functionality
System Updates
4.8/5
User Interface
4.4/5
Desktop Interface
4.4/5
Top Features
For Developers
4.8/5
System Updates
4.7/5
Memory Management
4.7/5