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Best AlmaLinux OS Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from operating systems ranked against AlmaLinux OS on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    pfSense Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb 7.4
    AlmaLinux OS vs pfSense
  2. 2
    Ubuntu Server Free plan Linuxself-hosted $2.08/mo7.3
    AlmaLinux OS vs Ubuntu Server
  3. 3
    Kali Linux Free plan AndroidLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    AlmaLinux OS vs Kali Linux
  4. 4
    HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Free trial Linuxself-hostedWeb $50/mo7.0
    AlmaLinux OS vs HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
  5. 5
    Nix Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    AlmaLinux OS vs Nix
  6. 6
    postmarketOS Free plan AndroidLinux Free7.0
    AlmaLinux OS vs postmarketOS
  7. 7
    Raspberry Pi Imager Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    AlmaLinux OS vs Raspberry Pi Imager
  8. 8
    Rocky Linux Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free7.0
    AlmaLinux OS vs Rocky Linux
  9. 9
    Solus Free plan Linux Free7.0
    AlmaLinux OS vs Solus
  10. 10
    ChromeOS Free trial LinuxWeb $2.08/mo6.9
    AlmaLinux OS vs ChromeOS
  11. 12
    Manjaro Linux Free plan Linux Free6.8
    AlmaLinux OS vs Manjaro Linux
  12. 13
    MX Linux Free plan Linux Free6.8
    AlmaLinux OS vs MX Linux
  13. 14
    OmniOS Free plan Linuxself-hosted $41.67/mo6.8
    AlmaLinux OS vs OmniOS
  14. 15
    Amazon Linux Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.7
    AlmaLinux OS vs Amazon Linux
  15. 16
    Debian Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.7
    AlmaLinux OS vs Debian
  16. 17
    OPNsense Free plan apiself-hostedWeb 6.7
    AlmaLinux OS vs OPNsense
  17. 18
    Photon OS Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.7
    AlmaLinux OS vs Photon OS
  18. 19
    SUSE Multi-Linux Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.7
    AlmaLinux OS vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
  19. 20
    Wind River Conductor apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.7
    AlmaLinux OS vs Wind River Conductor
  20. 21
    Xubuntu Free plan Linux Free6.7
    AlmaLinux OS vs Xubuntu

AlmaLinux OS alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1pfSense7.4Free planLinux, self-hosted, Web
2Ubuntu Server7.3Free plan$2.08/moLinux, self-hosted
3Kali Linux7.1Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software7.0No$50/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
5Nix7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6postmarketOS7.0Free planFreeAndroid, Linux
7Raspberry Pi Imager7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
8Rocky Linux7.0Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
9Solus7.0Free planFreeLinux
10ChromeOS6.9$2.08/moLinux, Web
12Manjaro Linux6.8Free planFreeLinux
13MX Linux6.8Free planFreeLinux
14OmniOS6.8Free plan$41.67/moLinux, self-hosted
15Amazon Linux6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
16Debian6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
17OPNsense6.7Free planAPI, self-hosted, Web
18Photon OS6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
19SUSE Multi-Linux Manager6.7API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20Wind River Conductor6.7API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
21Xubuntu6.7Free planFreeLinux
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Questions about AlmaLinux OS alternatives

What is the best alternative to AlmaLinux OS?

pfSense, number 1 in operating systems with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Ubuntu Server, Kali Linux, HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to AlmaLinux OS?

pfSense is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.