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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
    pfSense Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb 7.6
    Oracle Solaris vs pfSense
  2. 2
    Ubuntu Server Free plan Linuxself-hosted $2.08/mo7.6
    Oracle Solaris vs Ubuntu Server
  3. 3
    Rocky Linux Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Oracle Solaris vs Rocky Linux
  4. 4
    HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Free trial Linuxself-hostedWeb $50/mo6.9
    Oracle Solaris vs HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
  5. 5
    Kali Linux Free plan AndroidLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Oracle Solaris vs Kali Linux
  6. 6
    Manjaro Linux Free plan Linux Free6.9
    Oracle Solaris vs Manjaro Linux
  7. 7
    Nix Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Oracle Solaris vs Nix
  8. 8
    OmniOS Free plan Linuxself-hosted $41.67/mo6.9
    Oracle Solaris vs OmniOS
  9. 9
    postmarketOS Free plan AndroidLinux Free6.9
    Oracle Solaris vs postmarketOS
  10. 10
    Xubuntu Free plan Linux Free6.9
    Oracle Solaris vs Xubuntu
  11. 11
    MX Linux Free plan Linux Free6.8
    Oracle Solaris vs MX Linux
  12. 12
    Raspberry Pi Imager Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.8
    Oracle Solaris vs Raspberry Pi Imager
  13. 13
    AlmaLinux OS Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.7
    Oracle Solaris vs AlmaLinux OS
  14. 14
    Amazon Linux Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.7
    Oracle Solaris vs Amazon Linux
  15. 15
    Debian Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.7
    Oracle Solaris vs Debian
  16. 16
    OPNsense Free plan apiself-hostedWeb 6.7
    Oracle Solaris vs OPNsense
  17. 17
    CentOS Stream Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Oracle Solaris vs CentOS Stream
  18. 18
    Fedora Linux Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Oracle Solaris vs Fedora Linux
  19. 19
    Kubuntu Free plan Linux Free6.6
    Oracle Solaris vs Kubuntu
  20. 20
    OpenIndiana Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Oracle Solaris vs OpenIndiana

Oracle Solaris alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1pfSense7.6Free plan—Linux, self-hosted, Web
2Ubuntu Server7.6Free plan$2.08/moLinux, self-hosted
3Rocky Linux7.0Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
4HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software6.9No$50/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
5Kali Linux6.9Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Manjaro Linux6.9Free planFreeLinux
7Nix6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8OmniOS6.9Free plan$41.67/moLinux, self-hosted
9postmarketOS6.9Free planFreeAndroid, Linux
10Xubuntu6.9Free planFreeLinux
11MX Linux6.8Free planFreeLinux
12Raspberry Pi Imager6.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
13AlmaLinux OS6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
14Amazon Linux6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
15Debian6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
16OPNsense6.7Free plan—API, self-hosted, Web
17CentOS Stream6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
18Fedora Linux6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
19Kubuntu6.6Free planFreeLinux
20OpenIndiana6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
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Questions about Oracle Solaris alternatives

What is the best alternative to Oracle Solaris?

pfSense, number 1 in operating systems with a score of 7.6 out of 10. The others here: Ubuntu Server, Rocky Linux, HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Oracle Solaris?

pfSense is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.