Server Operating System
Alternatives to Nix
The tools Specifiction weighs against Nix, from its list of server operating system, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.
- 01 AlmaLinux OS
AlmaLinux OS is for users seeking a community-owned enterprise Linux distribution without a commercial license agreement, including those looking for a CentOS Linux replacement.
Free plan Open source Windows · Linux · API · Self-hosted9.0 Visit Specs - 02 FreeBSD gpart
It suits FreeBSD administrators managing disk partition providers, usually disks, on servers, desktops, appliances, or embedded systems.
Free plan Self-hosted8.4 Visit Specs - 03 Alpine Linux Free plan Linux · Self-hosted8.1 Visit Specs
- 04 Amazon Linux
It suits teams deploying Linux on Amazon EC2 or in Docker-compatible environments, including local development.
Free plan Linux · Self-hosted8.0 Visit Specs - 05 Debian
Debian suits people and organizations seeking a free operating system for personal computers or cloud virtual machines.
Free plan Linux · Self-hosted8.0 Visit Specs - 06 OmniOS From $41.67/mo Free plan Linux · Self-hosted7.9 Visit Specs
- 07 CentOS Stream Free plan Linux · Self-hosted7.8 Visit Specs
- 08 Fedora CoreOS Free plan Linux · Self-hosted7.7 Visit Specs
- 09 Photon OS Free plan Linux · Self-hosted7.6 Visit Specs
- 10 Ubuntu Server
Ubuntu Server suits people deploying Linux on physical or virtual servers, cloud infrastructure or IoT and edge devices.
From $2.08/mo Free plan Linux · Self-hosted7.6 Visit Specs - 11 NetBSD Free plan Self-hosted7.5 Visit Specs
- 12 Rocky Linux
Rocky Linux suits organizations and administrators seeking a free enterprise operating system compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Free plan Windows · Linux · Self-hosted7.5 Visit Specs - 13 OpenIndiana Free plan Linux · Self-hosted7.4 Visit Specs
- 14 Oracle Solaris Free plan Self-hosted7.1 Visit Specs
- 15 Bottlerocket Linux5.9 Visit Specs
- 16 DragonFly BSD Linux5.8 Visit Specs
- 17
Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager Web · Linux5.8 Visit Specs - 18 Google Container-Optimized OS Linux5.7 Visit Specs
- 19 Kairos Web · Linux5.7 Visit Specs
- 20 HP-UX 5.6 Visit Specs
- 21 illumos Linux5.6 Visit Specs
- 22 IBM AIX 5.5 Visit Specs
- 23 openEuler Linux5.5 Visit Specs
- 24 Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift Web · Linux5.5 Visit Specs
- 25 OpenBSD httpd 5.4 Visit Specs
- 26 openSUSE MicroOS Linux5.4 Visit Specs
- 27 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Linux5.3 Visit Specs
- 28 SUSE Linux Micro Linux5.1 Visit Specs