Fedora CoreOS vs Gentoo Linux
| Fedora CoreOS | Gentoo Linux | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux | Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Device types | servers; bare-metal systems; virtual machines; cloud instances | desktop PCs, servers, embedded and small systems, single-board computers |
| CPU architectures | x86_64; aarch64; s390x; ppc64le | Alpha, AMD64 (x86_64), ARM, ARM64, HPPA (PA-RISC), IA64, MIPS, PPC, PPC64, RISC-V 64-bit, SPARC64, x86 (i486/i686) |
| Built-in management | automatic operating system updates; Ignition configuration | Portage/emerge package installation and updates; repository synchronization; profile and USE flag configuration |
| App compatibility | containerized applications; container images | Gentoo ebuild repository; source builds and binary package installation |
| Deployment models | bare metal; cloud images; virtual machines | physical computer installation; embedded and single-board computer installation |
Both are listed in Best Operating Systems. On Freedom251, Fedora CoreOS scores higher on our published basis.