What is FreeBSD?
An operating system for a variety of platforms which focuses on features, speed, and stability. It is derived from BSD, the version of UNIX® developed at the University of California, Berkeley. It is developed and maintained by a large community.
FreeBSD is a tool in the Operating Systems category of a tech stack.
FreeBSD is an open source tool with GitHub stars and GitHub forks. Here’s a link to FreeBSD's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses FreeBSD?
Companies
87 companies reportedly use FreeBSD in their tech stacks, including trivago, Zscaler, and Fraunhofer.
Developers
160 developers on StackShare have stated that they use FreeBSD.
FreeBSD Integrations
PhantomJS, LiteSpeed, Pylint, Netdata, and OCaml are some of the popular tools that integrate with FreeBSD. Here's a list of all 38 tools that integrate with FreeBSD.
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FreeBSD's Features
- KMS And New drm2 Video Drivers
- Capsicum Enabled By Default
- New Binary Packaging System
- Unmapped I/O
FreeBSD Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to FreeBSD?
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.
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.
OpenBSD
It is a free and secure UNIX-like operating system that emphasizes portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security & integrated cryptography.
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.
FreeNAS
It is the simplest way to create a centralized and easily accessible place for your data. Use it with ZFS to protect, store, backup, all of your data. It is used everywhere, for the home, small business, and the enterprise.
