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Best Oracle Solaris Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    OPNsense Free plan apiself-hostedWeb 7.3
    Oracle Solaris vs OPNsense
  2. 2
    SUSE Multi-Linux Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.9
    Oracle Solaris vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
  3. 3
    Wind River Conductor apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.8
    Oracle Solaris vs Wind River Conductor
  4. 4
    MX Linux Free plan Linux Free5.9
    Oracle Solaris vs MX Linux
  5. 5
    pfSense Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb 5.9
    Oracle Solaris vs pfSense
  6. 6
    Ubuntu Server Free plan Linuxself-hosted $2.08/mo5.9
    Oracle Solaris vs Ubuntu Server
  7. 7
    AlmaLinux OS Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free5.8
    Oracle Solaris vs AlmaLinux OS
  8. 8
    CentOS Stream Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free5.8
    Oracle Solaris vs CentOS Stream
  9. 9
    Debian Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free5.8
    Oracle Solaris vs Debian
  10. 10
    Fedora Linux Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free5.8
    Oracle Solaris vs Fedora Linux
  11. 11
    Kali Linux Free plan AndroidLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free5.8
    Oracle Solaris vs Kali Linux
  12. 12
    Kubuntu Free plan Linux Free5.8
    Oracle Solaris vs Kubuntu
  13. 13
    Manjaro Linux Free plan Linux Free5.8
    Oracle Solaris vs Manjaro Linux
  14. 14
    Nix Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free5.8
    Oracle Solaris vs Nix
  15. 15
    Pop!_OS Free plan Linux Free5.8
    Oracle Solaris vs Pop!_OS
  16. 16
    Qubes OS Free plan Linux Free5.8
    Oracle Solaris vs Qubes OS
  17. 17
    Rocky Linux Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free5.8
    Oracle Solaris vs Rocky Linux
  18. 18
    Xubuntu Free plan Linux Free5.8
    Oracle Solaris vs Xubuntu
  19. 19
    HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Free trial Linuxself-hostedWeb $50/mo5.4
    Oracle Solaris vs HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
  20. 20
    Raspberry Pi Imager Free plan LinuxMacWin Free5.2
    Oracle Solaris vs Raspberry Pi Imager

Oracle Solaris alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1OPNsense7.3Free plan—API, self-hosted, Web
2SUSE Multi-Linux Manager6.9No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3Wind River Conductor6.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4MX Linux5.9Free planFreeLinux
5pfSense5.9Free plan—Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Ubuntu Server5.9Free plan$2.08/moLinux, self-hosted
7AlmaLinux OS5.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
8CentOS Stream5.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
9Debian5.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
10Fedora Linux5.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
11Kali Linux5.8Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12Kubuntu5.8Free planFreeLinux
13Manjaro Linux5.8Free planFreeLinux
14Nix5.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15Pop!_OS5.8Free planFreeLinux
16Qubes OS5.8Free planFreeLinux
17Rocky Linux5.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
18Xubuntu5.8Free planFreeLinux
19HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software5.4No$50/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
20Raspberry Pi Imager5.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about Oracle Solaris alternatives

What is the best alternative to Oracle Solaris?

OPNsense, number 1 in operating systems with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: SUSE Multi-Linux Manager, Wind River Conductor, MX Linux and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Oracle Solaris?

OPNsense 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, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.