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Best Oracle Solaris Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    Kali Linux Free plan AndroidLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.7
    Oracle Solaris vs Kali Linux
  2. 2
    Ubuntu Touch Android 6.8
    Oracle Solaris vs Ubuntu Touch
  3. 3
    MX Linux Free plan Linux Free6.3
    Oracle Solaris vs MX Linux
  4. 4
    OPNsense Free plan apiself-hostedWeb 6.3
    Oracle Solaris vs OPNsense
  5. 5
    pfSense Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb 6.3
    Oracle Solaris vs pfSense
  6. 6
    Ubuntu Server Free plan Linuxself-hosted $2.08/mo6.3
    Oracle Solaris vs Ubuntu Server
  7. 7
    AlmaLinux OS Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.2
    Oracle Solaris vs AlmaLinux OS
  8. 8
    CentOS Stream Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.2
    Oracle Solaris vs CentOS Stream
  9. 9
    Debian Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.2
    Oracle Solaris vs Debian
  10. 10
    Fedora Linux Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.2
    Oracle Solaris vs Fedora Linux
  11. 11
    Kubuntu Free plan Linux Free6.2
    Oracle Solaris vs Kubuntu
  12. 12
    Manjaro Linux Free plan Linux Free6.2
    Oracle Solaris vs Manjaro Linux
  13. 13
    Nix Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.2
    Oracle Solaris vs Nix
  14. 14
    Pop!_OS Free plan Linux Free6.2
    Oracle Solaris vs Pop!_OS
  15. 15
    Qubes OS Free plan Linux Free6.2
    Oracle Solaris vs Qubes OS
  16. 16
    Rocky Linux Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.2
    Oracle Solaris vs Rocky Linux
  17. 17
    Xubuntu Free plan Linux Free6.2
    Oracle Solaris vs Xubuntu
  18. 18
    SUSE Multi-Linux Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.8
    Oracle Solaris vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
  19. 19
    Wind River Conductor apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.7
    Oracle Solaris vs Wind River Conductor
  20. 20
    HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Free trial Linuxself-hostedWeb $50/mo5.6
    Oracle Solaris vs HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software

Oracle Solaris alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Kali Linux7.7Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Ubuntu Touch6.8No—Android
3MX Linux6.3Free planFreeLinux
4OPNsense6.3Free plan—API, self-hosted, Web
5pfSense6.3Free plan—Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Ubuntu Server6.3Free plan$2.08/moLinux, self-hosted
7AlmaLinux OS6.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
8CentOS Stream6.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
9Debian6.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
10Fedora Linux6.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
11Kubuntu6.2Free planFreeLinux
12Manjaro Linux6.2Free planFreeLinux
13Nix6.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Pop!_OS6.2Free planFreeLinux
15Qubes OS6.2Free planFreeLinux
16Rocky Linux6.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
17Xubuntu6.2Free planFreeLinux
18SUSE Multi-Linux Manager5.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19Wind River Conductor5.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software5.6No$50/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Oracle Solaris alternatives

What is the best alternative to Oracle Solaris?

Kali Linux, number 1 in operating systems with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: Ubuntu Touch, MX Linux, OPNsense and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Oracle Solaris?

Kali Linux is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.