🆚 Debian vs. Ubuntu
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 Ubuntu is three times more popular than Debian.
- 🌎 Ubuntu is more popular in the United States, Germany, and Russia.
- 🌍 Debian is more popular in France, the Czech Republic, and Austria.
Type
Operating system
Operating system
About
Debian is a free and open source Linux distribution.
Ubuntu is a free operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux, designed for use on desktops, laptops, servers, and mobile devices.
Headquarters
New York, United States
London, United Kingdom
Pricing
Free ✔️Open source
Free version ✔️Open source
Ubuntu Pro Server$500+/year
Categories
Operating Systems › Rank #4
Operating Systems › Rank #3
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
The Ubuntu operating system is 2.6 times more popular than Debian.
Total websites
Market share
Operating Systems
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
Ubuntu is more popular in the United States, Germany, and Russia, while Debian is more popular in France, the Czech Republic, and Austria.
United States
Germany
Russia
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Czech Republic
India
Netherlands
Spain
Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in France in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Austria in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Hungary in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Cote D'Ivoire in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the Czech Republic in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Germany in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Russia in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Poland in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Ukraine in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Finland in the Operating Systems category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
Ubuntu is more popular among sites focused on business, education and reference, and marketing and merchandising, while Debian is more commonly used on travel, real estate, and government and military sites.
Business
Education/Reference
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Internet Services
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Software/Hardware
General News
Sports
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
Compare alternatives
Technologies with similar characteristics.
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