OpenIndiana vs Void Linux
| OpenIndiana | Void Linux | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, self-hosted | Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Device types | x86 PCs; workstations; servers | PCs and laptops; ARM devices including Raspberry Pi, Pinebook Pro, Lenovo ThinkPad X13s, and Apple Silicon; containers |
| CPU architectures | 64-bit x86; SPARC is not currently available for Hipster | x86_64, i686, aarch64, armv7l, armv6l |
| Support lifecycle | Hipster is a rolling release; snapshots are published approximately every six months. No fixed support duration stated. | Rolling release; no fixed support duration specified |
| Built-in management | IPS package installation, search, and updates; boot environment management with beadm | XBPS package installation, update, removal, querying, repository management; runit service supervision |
| App compatibility | IPS repositories; supports SFE and pkgsrc repositories; legacy pkgadd/pkgrm commands | Native XBPS binary packages and source package builds; glibc and musl variants; OCI container images |
| Deployment models | Physical PC/workstation/server installation; cloud image | Physical installations via live images, rootfs tarballs, or ARM platform images; OCI containers |
Both are listed in Best Operating Systems. On Freedom251, OpenIndiana scores higher on our published basis.