Alpine Linux vs Mac OS X

Overview

Mac OS X

Stacks288

Followers196

Votes2

Alpine Linux

Stacks2.3K

Followers397

Votes37

Alpine Linux vs Mac OS X: What are the differences?

Alpine Linux: Security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox. Alpine Linux is a security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox; Mac OS X: A desktop operating system for Macintosh computers. It brings new features inspired by its most powerful users, but designed for everyone. Stay better focused on your work in Dark Mode. Automatically organize files using Stacks.

Alpine Linux and Mac OS X belong to "Operating Systems" category of the tech stack.

CircleCI, Decision6, and elabftw are some of the popular companies that use Alpine Linux, whereas Mac OS X is used by Liztum, EXANTE, and iPhady. Alpine Linux has a broader approval, being mentioned in 50 company stacks & 62 developers stacks; compared to Mac OS X, which is listed in 4 company stacks and 30 developer stacks.

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Detailed Comparison

Mac OS X	Alpine Linux
It brings new features inspired by its most powerful users, but designed for everyone. Stay better focused on your work in Dark Mode. Automatically organize files using Stacks.	Alpine Linux is a security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox.
Statistics
Stacks 288	Stacks 2.3K
Followers 196	Followers 397
Votes 2	Votes 37
Pros & Cons
Pros 1 Elegant, Minimalist look 1 Stability Cons 2 Expensive if you don't want to break the EULA 1 Even less customization	Pros 10 Secure 9 Good in containers 8 Fast 1 Choice of init system 1 Musl based Cons 2 Cannot install metasploit 1 Not for inexperienced users 1 Does not run glibc binaries

What are some alternatives to Mac OS X, Alpine Linux?

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning ‘humanity to others’. It also means ‘I am what I am because of who we all are’. The Ubuntu operating system brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the world of computers.

Debian

Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel or the FreeBSD kernel. Linux is a piece of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide. FreeBSD is an operating system including a kernel and other software.

Arch Linux

A lightweight and flexible Linux distribution that tries to Keep It Simple.

Fedora

Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that provides users with access to the latest free and open source software, in a stable, secure and easy to manage form. Fedora is the largest of many free software creations of the Fedora Project. Because of its predominance, the word "Fedora" is often used interchangeably to mean both the Fedora Project and the Fedora operating system.

Linux Mint

The purpose of Linux Mint is to produce a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use.

CentOS

The CentOS Project is a community-driven free software effort focused on delivering a robust open source ecosystem. For users, we offer a consistent manageable platform that suits a wide variety of deployments. For open source communities, we offer a solid, predictable base to build upon, along with extensive resources to build, test, release, and maintain their code.

Linux

A clone of the operating system Unix, written from scratch by Linus Torvalds with assistance from a loosely-knit team of hackers across the Net. It aims towards POSIX and Single UNIX Specification compliance.

CoreOS

It is designed for security, consistency, and reliability. Instead of installing packages via yum or apt, it uses Linux containers to manage your services at a higher level of abstraction. A single service's code and all dependencies are packaged within a container that can be run on one or many machines.

Gentoo Linux

It is a free operating system based on either Linux or FreeBSD that can be automatically optimized and customized for just about any application or need.

Manjaro

It is an accessible, friendly, open-source Linux distribution and community. Based on Arch Linux, it provides all the benefits of cutting-edge software combined with a focus on getting started quickly, automated tools to require less manual intervention, and help readily available when needed.