OmniOS vs Void Linux
| OmniOS | Void Linux | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux | Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Device types | Servers; virtual machines | PCs and laptops; ARM devices including Raspberry Pi, Pinebook Pro, Lenovo ThinkPad X13s, and Apple Silicon; containers |
| CPU architectures | x86 | x86_64, i686, aarch64, armv7l, armv6l |
| Support lifecycle | Stable releases are supported for one year; LTS releases are supported for three years. | Rolling release; no fixed support duration specified |
| Built-in management | IPS package manager; digitally signed package updates; stable and LTS release tracks | XBPS package installation, update, removal, querying, repository management; runit service supervision |
| App compatibility | IPS package repositories; Linux zones; bhyve and KVM guest virtualization | Native XBPS binary packages and source package builds; glibc and musl variants; OCI container images |
| Deployment models | Physical servers; virtual machines; AWS EC2 cloud images | Physical installations via live images, rootfs tarballs, or ARM platform images; OCI containers |
Both are listed in Best Operating Systems. On Specifiction, OmniOS scores higher on our published basis.