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Who runs Ubuntu, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest Linux distribution alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Part of canonical.com
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
SUSE

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Ubuntu

Ubuntu ubuntu.com

Ubuntu is the modern, enterprise Linux operating system for servers, desktop, cloud, and IoT. Supported for up to 15 years

Wikidata: Linux distribution developed by Canonical

Company
No imprint we could read
Part of
canonical.com Runs this domain’s DNS
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Ubuntu tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

tracker that follows visitors

12 of the 20 alternatives below have fewer, 3 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found
US company
1 tool

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Ubuntu

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Ubuntu, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Fewer trackers than UbuntuNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    SUSE suse.com English 2 trackers

    Open Source Software Solutions for Enterprise Servers & Cloud | SUSE

    Modernize your infrastructure with SUSE Linux Enterprise servers, cloud technology for IaaS, and SUSE's software-defined storage.

    Compare SUSE with Ubuntu →
  2. 02
    Debian debian.org Top 1K English No trackers

    Debian -- The Universal Operating System

    Debian is an operating system and a distribution of Free Software. It is maintained and updated through the work of many users who volunteer their time and effort.

    Compare Debian with Ubuntu →
  3. 03
    Linux Mint linuxmint.com English No trackers

    Home - Linux Mint

    Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable desktop operating system.

    Compare Linux Mint with Ubuntu →
  4. 04
    Manjaro manjaro.org No trackers

    Manjaro – The Linux for People and Organizations

    This page provides an overview of Manjaro Linux, an open source operating system designed for ease of use. Learn about its features, installation, and support options. Get the most out of Manjaro Linux with the latest news, downloads, and tips from our helpful community.

    Compare Manjaro with Ubuntu →
  5. 05
    Fedora Project fedoraproject.org Top 10K No trackers

    Fedora Linux | The Fedora Project

    An innovative platform for hardware, clouds, and containers, built with love by you.

    Compare Fedora Project with Ubuntu →
  6. 06
    Red Hat redhat.com Top 1K English No trackers

    Red Hat - We make open source technologies for the enterprise

    Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source solutions, including high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies.

    Compare Red Hat with Ubuntu →
  7. 07
    elementary OS elementary.io English 1 tracker

    Thoughtful, capable, and ethical computing ⋅ elementary OS

    Thoughtful, capable, and ethical computing

    Compare elementary OS with Ubuntu →
  8. 08
    AlmaLinux almalinux.org English 1 tracker

    AlmaLinux OS - Forever-Free Enterprise-Grade Operating System

    An Open Source, community owned and governed, forever-free enterprise Linux distribution.

    Compare AlmaLinux with Ubuntu →
  9. 09
    centos.org Top 10K English No trackers

    The CentOS Project

    Linux distribution

    Compare centos.org with Ubuntu →
  10. 10
    Gentoo Linux gentoo.org Top 10K English No trackers

    Welcome – Gentoo Linux

    The website of Gentoo, a flexible Linux distribution.

    Compare Gentoo Linux with Ubuntu →
  11. 11
    Arch Linux archlinux.org Top 10K English No trackers

    Arch Linux

    Linux distribution

    Compare Arch Linux with Ubuntu →
  12. 12
    ChromeOS chromeos.google German 1 tracker

    ChromeOS – das sichere Cloud-First-Betriebssystem für Ihr Unternehmen

    Kennen Sie schon ChromeOS, das sichere Cloud-First-Betriebssystem, mit dem Sie Ihr Unternehmen voranbringen und die Erwartungen Ihrer Mitarbeitenden an moderne Arbeitsumgebungen erfüllen können?

    Compare ChromeOS with Ubuntu →
  13. 13
    Podman podman.io English No trackers

    Podman

    daemonless OCI-compliant container runtime

    Compare Podman with Ubuntu →
  14. 14
    openSUSE opensuse.org Top 10K English 1 tracker

    openSUSE - Free Linux operating systems for desktops, servers and containers

    openSUSE makes open source Linux operating systems, available for free in several flavors.

    Compare openSUSE with Ubuntu →
  15. 15
    Rocky Linux rockylinux.org English No trackers

    Rocky Linux

    Rocky Linux is an open enterprise Operating System designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Enterprise Linux.

    Compare Rocky Linux with Ubuntu →
  16. 16
    FreeBSD freebsd.org Top 10K English No trackers

    The FreeBSD Project

    free Unix-like operating system

    Compare FreeBSD with Ubuntu →
  17. 17
    HAProxy Technologies haproxy.com English 2 trackers

    HAProxy Technologies | Powering the World's Busiest Applications

    Simplify, scale, and secure modern applications, APIs, and AI services in any environment. HAProxy Technologies is the company behind HAProxy.

    Compare HAProxy Technologies with Ubuntu →
  18. 18
    Flathub flathub.org English No trackers

    Flathub - Apps for Linux | Flathub

    Find and install hundreds of apps and games for Linux. Enjoy Firefox, Telegram, RetroArch, GIMP and many more!

    Compare Flathub with Ubuntu →
  19. 19
    Proxmox proxmox.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Proxmox - Powerful open-source server solutions

    Proxmox develops powerful and efficient open-source server solutions like the Proxmox VE platform, Proxmox Backup Server, and Proxmox Mail Gateway.

    Compare Proxmox with Ubuntu →
  20. 20
    ScreenConnect screenconnect.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Remote Support & Access Solutions | ScreenConnect

    Instantly access any device, fix IT issues faster and increase productivity with ScreenConnect's remote support solutions. Start a free trial today.

    Compare ScreenConnect with Ubuntu →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Ubuntu’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Ubuntu uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Ubuntu adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 3 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
44 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Ubuntu’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

Gentoo Linuxcentos.orgAlmaLinuxelementary OSRed HatFedora ProjectManjaroLinux MintDebianSUSE