🆚 OpenBSD vs. Unix

Type

Operating system
Operating system

About

OpenBSD is a security-focused open-source operating system based on the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD).

Unix is a family of multitasking, multi-user operating systems originally developed at Bell Labs that became one of the foundations of modern server, networking, and enterprise computing.

It introduced portable C-based system architecture, hierarchical file systems, command-line shells, pipelines, user permissions, background processes, and a modular design philosophy built around combining small utilities through standard text-based interfaces.

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Headquarters

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
San Francisco, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️ Open source

Categories

Operating Systems › Rank #17
Operating Systems › Rank #5

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Unix operating system is 140 times more popular than OpenBSD.
Total websites

Market share

Operating Systems

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Unix is more popular than OpenBSD in all countries.
Germany
Japan
United States
Korea
Netherlands
Spain
United Kingdom
Russia
France
India

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Unix is more popular than OpenBSD in all market segments.
Business
Education/Reference
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Online Shopping
Entertainment
Software/Hardware
Blogs/Wiki
Travel
General News

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#108,103
#182,731
#282,302
#445,316
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Name
Rank
#1,870
#2,128
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See also

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