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24 alternatives to RancherOS

A minimalist distribution of Linux

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. RancherOS launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Eve▲79

   Better tools for thought

   2015 · witheve.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Limitless▲90

   A productivity companion for Chrome

   2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Naarchy▲69

   A little island for everything on your Linux desktop

   23d ago · michaelchurley.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   VoCore▲75

   A coin-sized Linux computer with wifi

   2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Tinycon▲197

   A small library for manipulating the favicon

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fosshub▲79

   An open source for free and open source tools

   2015 · fosshub.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Microcosm▲72

   A modern forum platform

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Cash▲4

   Cross-platform Linux without the suck

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Nix▲82

    The purely functional package manager

    2016 · nixos.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Juno▲64

    A powerful environment for the Julia language

    2014 · junolab.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    LittleBits - the bitLab▲84

    The Marketplace For User-Generated Hardware

    2014 · edu.sphero.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Orchestrate▲120

    Making databases simple again

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Boundary Free▲74

    Server and App Monitoring

    2014 · domaineasy.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Apricity OS▲8

    A Beautiful Arch Linux Distro

    2016 · apricityos.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    HummingBird▲60

    Powerful Linux Single Board Computer

    2014 · solid-run.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Innoz▲88

    Connecting the unconnected

    2014 · offlineinternet.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Selective Share▲68

    Host-proof applications made easy

    2015 · selectiveshare.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Developer Ipsum▲110

    Lorem for nerds

    2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Gondola▲69

    The web framework for Go programming language

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Nodeterm▲130

    A node-based free open source terminal manager

    Aug 2026 · nodeterm.dev · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Bower▲64

    A package manager for the web

    2014 · bower.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Ikkekernel – The Fork of Linux▲7

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →