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Best Oracle Solaris Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from operating systems ranked against Oracle Solaris on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    pfSense Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb 7.4
    Oracle Solaris vs pfSense
  2. 2
    Ubuntu Server Free plan Linuxself-hosted $2.08/mo7.3
    Oracle Solaris vs Ubuntu Server
  3. 3
    Kali Linux Free plan AndroidLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Oracle Solaris vs Kali Linux
  4. 4
    HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Free trial Linuxself-hostedWeb $50/mo7.0
    Oracle Solaris vs HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
  5. 5
    Nix Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Oracle Solaris vs Nix
  6. 6
    Rocky Linux Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Oracle Solaris vs Rocky Linux
  7. 7
    AlmaLinux OS Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.8
    Oracle Solaris vs AlmaLinux OS
  8. 8
    Manjaro Linux Free plan Linux Free6.8
    Oracle Solaris vs Manjaro Linux
  9. 9
    MX Linux Free plan Linux Free6.8
    Oracle Solaris vs MX Linux
  10. 10
    Debian Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.7
    Oracle Solaris vs Debian
  11. 11
    OPNsense Free plan apiself-hostedWeb 6.7
    Oracle Solaris vs OPNsense
  12. 12
    SUSE Multi-Linux Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.7
    Oracle Solaris vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
  13. 13
    Wind River Conductor apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.7
    Oracle Solaris vs Wind River Conductor
  14. 14
    Xubuntu Free plan Linux Free6.7
    Oracle Solaris vs Xubuntu
  15. 15
    CentOS Stream Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Oracle Solaris vs CentOS Stream
  16. 16
    Fedora Linux Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Oracle Solaris vs Fedora Linux
  17. 17
    Kubuntu Free plan Linux Free6.6
    Oracle Solaris vs Kubuntu
  18. 18
    Pop!_OS Free plan Linux Free6.6
    Oracle Solaris vs Pop!_OS
  19. 19
    Qubes OS Free plan Linux Free6.6
    Oracle Solaris vs Qubes OS
  20. 20
    OmniOS Free plan Linuxself-hosted $41.67/mo5.9
    Oracle Solaris vs OmniOS

Oracle Solaris alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1pfSense7.4Free plan—Linux, 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
6Rocky Linux7.0Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
7AlmaLinux OS6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
8Manjaro Linux6.8Free planFreeLinux
9MX Linux6.8Free planFreeLinux
10Debian6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
11OPNsense6.7Free plan—API, self-hosted, Web
12SUSE Multi-Linux Manager6.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Wind River Conductor6.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Xubuntu6.7Free planFreeLinux
15CentOS Stream6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
16Fedora Linux6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
17Kubuntu6.6Free planFreeLinux
18Pop!_OS6.6Free planFreeLinux
19Qubes OS6.6Free planFreeLinux
20OmniOS5.9Free plan$41.67/moLinux, self-hosted
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Questions about Oracle Solaris alternatives

What is the best alternative to Oracle Solaris?

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 Oracle Solaris?

pfSense is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 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.