🆚 Debian vs. Windows
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 Windows is five times more popular than Debian.
- 🌎 Windows is more popular in the United States, China, and the United Kingdom.
- 🌍 Debian is more popular in Germany, France, and Russia.
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Operating system
Operating system
About
Debian is a free and open source Linux distribution.
Windows is a family of proprietary operating systems from Microsoft.
Headquarters
New York, United States
Redmond, Washington, United States
Pricing
Free ✔️Open source
Free version ❌
Windows Server 2025
Standard edition$1,176
Datacenter edition$6,771
Categories
Operating Systems › Rank #4
Operating Systems › Rank #2
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
The Windows operating system is 5 times more popular than Debian.
Total websites
Market share
Operating Systems
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
Windows is more popular in the United States, China, and the United Kingdom, while Debian is more popular in Germany, France, and Russia.
United States
China
United Kingdom
Italy
Germany
Turkey
India
France
Czech Republic
Netherlands
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.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the Czech Republic in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Russia in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥇 Most popular in China in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Turkey in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Hong Kong in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Denmark in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Vietnam in the Operating Systems category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
Windows is more popular than Debian in all market segments.
Business
Education/Reference
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Internet Services
Travel
Health
Software/Hardware
Sports
Public Information
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
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