Alpine Linux vs Manjaro Linux
| Alpine Linux | Manjaro Linux | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux | Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Device types | Physical computers, Raspberry Pi, routers, servers, virtual machines, cloud images, containers and chroots | Workstations, laptops, phones and selected embedded devices |
| CPU architectures | aarch64, armhf, armv7, loongarch64, ppc64le, riscv64, s390x, x86, x86_64 | x86; ARM |
| Support lifecycle | Main repository typically supported for 2 years; community repository until the next stable release | No fixed OS lifecycle duration found; kernel support varies by kernel branch, and stable kernels reach end of life when the next mainline becomes stable, roughly every two months. |
| Deployment models | Physical installation images, cloud images, virtual-system images, container and chroot root filesystems, netboot, Raspberry Pi and Xen Dom0 | Installable live ISO images for x86 PCs; device-specific or generic images for supported ARM devices |
| Built-in management | — | Pamac package management and updates; Manjaro Settings Manager for kernels, graphics drivers, languages and keyboard layout; Manjaro Hardware Detection for hardware and driver configuration |
| App compatibility | — | Manjaro repositories; Arch User Repository access is available as an unofficial community source |
Both are listed in Best Operating Systems. On Freedom251, Manjaro Linux scores higher on our published basis.