Gentoo Linux vs OmniOS
| Gentoo Linux | OmniOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux | Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Device types | desktop PCs, servers, embedded and small systems, single-board computers | Servers; virtual machines |
| CPU architectures | Alpha, AMD64 (x86_64), ARM, ARM64, HPPA (PA-RISC), IA64, MIPS, PPC, PPC64, RISC-V 64-bit, SPARC64, x86 (i486/i686) | x86 |
| Built-in management | Portage/emerge package installation and updates; repository synchronization; profile and USE flag configuration | IPS package manager; digitally signed package updates; stable and LTS release tracks |
| App compatibility | Gentoo ebuild repository; source builds and binary package installation | IPS package repositories; Linux zones; bhyve and KVM guest virtualization |
| Deployment models | physical computer installation; embedded and single-board computer installation | Physical servers; virtual machines; AWS EC2 cloud images |
| Support lifecycle | — | Stable releases are supported for one year; LTS releases are supported for three years. |
Both are listed in Best Operating Systems. On Specifiction, OmniOS scores higher on our published basis.