Best Operating Systems

Products Buyer's Guide
9.0
macOS Sierra
★★★★★

macOS Sierra

macOS Sierra helps you rediscover your best photos, shop fast and conveniently online, and work between devices. It can also help free up storage space.

Great Operating System, but it is time to upgrade - Jon V.

Ease of use
9.4
Support
8.6
Ease of Setup
0.0
8.8
Fedora
★★★★★

Fedora

Fedora is a Linux-based operating system, a collection of software that makes your computer run.

Most reliable, great uptime and very secured operating system - Anees a.

Ease of use
8.1
Support
8.9
Ease of Setup
7.7
8.2
BlackArch
★★★★★

BlackArch

BlackArch Linux is an Arch Linux-based penetration testing distribution for penetration testers and security researchers.

My hands on experience with BlackArch - anshajanth y.

Ease of use
8.0
Support
8.0
Ease of Setup
0.0
7.8
Mageia
★★★★★

Mageia

Mageia community project develops and maintains a Free Software, GNU/Linux-based operating system for PCs and servers, for developers, businesses and individuals.

Mageia new to market review - Swaraj D.

Ease of use
7.0
Support
7.8
Ease of Setup
8.3
7.4
Apple OS X Mavericks
★★★★★

Apple OS X Mavericks

With more than 200 new features, OS X Mavericks brings iBooks and Maps to the Mac, includes a new version of Safari, enhances multi-display support, introduces Finder Tabs and Tags and delivers new core technologies for breakthrough power efficiency and performance.

Free upgrade and better stability - Benjamin P.

Ease of use
9.2
Support
10.0
Ease of Setup
8.3
8.4
Oracle Linux
★★★★★

Oracle Linux

Oracle Linux brings the latest Linux innovations to market, delivering extreme performance, advanced scalability, and reliability for enterprise applications and systems along with worldwide, enterprise-class, low-cost support. Optimized for enterprise workloads, Oracle Linux is the only operating system to offer zero-downtime updates.

What are my views on oracle Linux. - Amritpal K.

Ease of use
8.0
Support
8.5
Ease of Setup
6.3
8.6
BlackBerry QNX
★★★★★

BlackBerry QNX

The QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment is a proven, full-featured software stack designed to help automotive manufacturers build graphically-rich, connected infotainment systems that incorporate leading automotive technologies.

Blackberry QNX Review - JosГ© C.

Ease of use
8.3
Support
8.4
Ease of Setup
0.0
8.2
Deepin
★★★★★

Deepin

deepin is a Linux distribution committed to providing an elegant, user-friendly, safe and stable operating system for users all over the world.

Beautiful and efficient OS - Valentina Y.

Ease of use
9.7
Support
10.0
Ease of Setup
8.7
7.4
Scientific Linux
★★★★★

Scientific Linux

Scientific Linux is a stable, scalable, and extensible operating system for scientific computing.

How using Linux can change your research works! - Consultant in Pharmaceuticals

Ease of use
5.8
Support
9.0
Ease of Setup
4.7
9.0
KernelCare
★★★★★

KernelCare

KernelCare live patches Linux kernels & shared libraries without reboots and does note create downtime or service interruptions.

A must for a hosting provider - Filip H.

Ease of use
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Languages supported: English

9.0
OpenMandriva
★★★★★

OpenMandriva

OpenMandriva Association manages OpenMandriva Lxa GNU/Linux operating system. OpenMandriva is a worldwide community of passionate people about free software.

Efficient and total control of my files. - Nevil B.

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9.0
Bodhi
★★★★★

Bodhi

Bodhi is a whole suite of libraries to help you create beautiful user interfaces with much less work than doing it the old fashioned way and fighting with traditional toolkits, not to mention a traditional window manager.

One of best distro for old systems - Puru P.

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8.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service
★★★★★

SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service

SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service is an enterprise class, secure open source operating system for the point of service client devices. Client devices need to be used for running typical point of service applications and services or supporting client applications (for example, a web browser). These client devices require SLEPOS Client subscriptions.

easy install - User in Hospital & Health Care

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8.0
Netrunner
★★★★★

Netrunner

Netrunner is a Linux operating system for desktop computers, netbooks and ARM microcomputers.It uses the Plasma desktop environment.

Netrunner is a Stable OS very concise and Functional - Juan P.

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8.0
LynxOS 178 RTOS
★★★★★

LynxOS 178 RTOS

The software industry is concerned with safety and is facing big challenges to make the process of certification (to any standard) more repeatable, more efficient, and more cost effective. The general software industry has been working on software re-use and modularity for many years but these concepts only touched the surface of the DO-178B industry.

The best off the shelf OS that can be reused. - Larnell M.

Ease of use
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8.0
OpenIndiana
★★★★★

OpenIndiana

OpenIndiana is a community fork of the OpenSolaris operating system.

Looking for an Open Source continuation of OpenSolaris? - Roger M.

Ease of use
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8.0
GemOS
★★★★★

GemOS

GemOS is a blockchain operating system.

I can say that it is a company that does its job. - Salih k.

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7.0
Black Lab
★★★★★

Black Lab

Black Lab Linux is based on Ubuntu Linux tailored both for general desktop use and for the more technical user. It is commercially made available by PC/OpenSystems LLC for business desktops, education facilities, as well as parallel computing.

Black Lab Linux review - Consultant in Biotechnology

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7.0
VyOS
★★★★★

VyOS

VyOS is a community-driven Linux-based network operating system for routers and firewalls.

All core functionality in place - Industry Analyst / Tech Writer in Computer Networking

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6.0
SystemRescueCD
★★★★★

SystemRescueCD

SystemRescueCd is a Linux system rescue disk available as a bootable CD-ROM or USB stick for administrating or repairing your system and data after a crash. It aims to provide an easy way to carry out admin tasks on your computer, such as creating and editing the hard disk partitions.

SystemRescueCD Review - Shane W.

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6.0
Slax
★★★★★

Slax

Slax is a modern, portable, small and fast Linux operating system with modular approach and outstanding design. It runs directly from your USB flash drive without installing, so you can carry it everywhere you go in your pocket.

You dont really need it. - User in Information Technology and Services

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5.0
CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux
★★★★★

CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux

CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux offers an objective, consensus-driven security guideline for the Red Hat Linux Operating Systems.

protein ligand binding can be programmed in linux- ideal for drug discovery! - Angeliki L.

Ease of use
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10.0
LynxOSВ®-178 RTOS
★★★★★

LynxOSВ®-178 RTOS

The software industry is concerned with safety and is facing big challenges to make the process of certification (to any standard) more repeatable, more efficient, and more cost effective. The general software industry has been working on software re-use and modularity for many years but these concepts only touched the surface of the DO-178B industry.

The Beast! - Administrator in Entertainment

Ease of use
Support
Ease of Setup
10.0
NAS4Free
★★★★★

NAS4Free

NAS4Free is an embedded Open Source Storage distribution and supports sharing across Windows, Apple, and UNIX-like systems.

Great Open Source SAN/NAS System - Administrator in Computer Networking

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