Best postmarketOS Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from operating systems ranked against postmarketOS on the same published basis.
- 1postmarketOS vs OPNsense
- 2postmarketOS vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
- 3postmarketOS vs MX Linux
- 4postmarketOS vs pfSense
- 5postmarketOS vs Ubuntu Server
- 6postmarketOS vs AlmaLinux OS
- 7postmarketOS vs CentOS Stream
- 8postmarketOS vs Debian
- 9postmarketOS vs Fedora Linux
- 10postmarketOS vs Kali Linux
- 11postmarketOS vs Kubuntu
- 12postmarketOS vs Manjaro Linux
- 13postmarketOS vs Nix
- 14postmarketOS vs Pop!_OS
- 15postmarketOS vs Rocky Linux
- 16postmarketOS vs HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
- 17postmarketOS vs Raspberry Pi Imager
- 18postmarketOS vs Amazon Linux
- 19postmarketOS vs Apache NuttX
- 20postmarketOS vs ChromeOS
postmarketOS alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OPNsense | 7.3 | Free plan | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | SUSE Multi-Linux Manager | 6.9 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | MX Linux | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 4 | pfSense | 5.9 | Free plan | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | Ubuntu Server | 5.9 | Free plan | $2.08/mo | Linux, self-hosted |
| 6 | AlmaLinux OS | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | CentOS Stream | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 8 | Debian | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 9 | Fedora Linux | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | Kali Linux | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | Kubuntu | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 12 | Manjaro Linux | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 13 | Nix | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | Pop!_OS | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 15 | Rocky Linux | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 16 | HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software | 5.4 | No | $50/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | Raspberry Pi Imager | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | Amazon Linux | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | Apache NuttX | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 20 | ChromeOS | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about postmarketOS alternatives
What is the best alternative to postmarketOS?
OPNsense, number 1 in operating systems with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: SUSE Multi-Linux Manager, MX Linux, pfSense and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to postmarketOS?
OPNsense is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 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.