Top 15 Univention Corporate Server Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Univention Corporate Server is a pre-configured Linux server operating system free of charge. It's the best fit to provide Microsoft Server-like services on the cloud or on the premises, to run and operate corporate IT environments with Windows- and Linux-based clients and to extend those environments with proven enterprise software, also either on the cloud or on the premises.

Characteristics:
Active Directory-like domain services compatible with Microsoft Active Directory; a mature and easy-to-use web-based management system for user, rights and infrastructure management; a scalable underlying concept suited for single server scenarios as well as to run and manage thousands of clients and servers for thousands of users within one single UCS domain; an app center providing single-click installation and integration of many business applications from 3rd parties and Univention; management capabilities to manage Linux- and UNIX-based clients; command line, scripting interfaces and APIs for automatization and extension ...

1. YunoHost

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9. Devuan

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10. SalineOS

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11. CrunchBang Linux

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12. Elive

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14. HandyLinux

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15. Point Linux

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