⚡ Operating Systems in Estonia

Server operating systems are designed for computers that provide network services, such as hosting websites or storing data.

Estonia is a Northern European country with a population of around 1.3 million people.

According to our research, operating systems are detected on 6.6% of websites from Estonia.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top operating systems on websites in Estonia in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Linux, which dominates the market with a substantial 86.8% share.
It is followed by Ubuntu with 42.2% and Debian with 20.4%.

Linux 86.8%
Ubuntu 42.2%
Debian 20.4%
Windows 10.5%
CentOS 4.2%
Unix 1.8%
AlmaLinux 1.2%
FreeBSD 1.2%
Rocky Linux 0.9%
Oracle Linux 0.6%
Amazon Linux 0.3%
OpenBSD 0.3%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top systems that are more popular in Estonia than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

2. Ubuntu ^(-1)
3. Debian ^(-1)
7. AlmaLinux ^(-1)
8. FreeBSD ^(-1)
9. Rocky Linux ^(-1)
10. Oracle Linux ^(-4)
12. OpenBSD ^(-5)

✨ Best Operating Systems

Below is a more detailed list of 12 operating systems used on sites from Estonia, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Linux San Francisco, California, United States A family of open-source, Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, originally created by Linus Torvalds and now maintained by a global community of contributors. FreeOpen source	86.8%
2	Ubuntu London, United Kingdom A free operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux, designed for use on desktops, laptops, servers, and mobile devices. FreeOpen source$500+/year	42.2%
3	Debian New York, United States A free and open source Linux distribution. FreeOpen source	20.4%
4	Windows Redmond, Washington, United States A family of proprietary operating systems from Microsoft used on personal computers, servers, and virtualized environments. $1,176+	10.5%
5	CentOS Raleigh, North Carolina, United States A discontinued open-source Linux distribution compatible with RHEL. Legacy	4.2%
6	Unix San Francisco, California, United States A family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating systems.	1.8%
7	AlmaLinux Estero, Florida, United States An open-source, community owned and governed, free enterprise Linux distribution focused on long-term stability. FreeOpen source	1.2%
8	FreeBSD Boulder, Colorado, United States An open source Unix-like operating system designed for reliability, performance, and advanced networking across servers, desktops, and embedded systems. FreeOpen source	1.2%
9	Rocky Linux Albany, California, United States An open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. FreeOpen source	0.9%
10	Oracle Linux Austin, Texas, United States A Linux distribution based on RHEL source code, freely distributed by Oracle.	0.6%
11	Amazon Linux Seattle, Washington, United States A supported and maintained Linux image provided by Amazon Web Services for use on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud. Free	0.3%
12	OpenBSD Edmonton, Alberta, Canada A security-focused open-source operating system based on the Berkeley Software Distribution.	0.3%

👉 See Also

🌎 Operating Systems in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 5,049 websites from Estonia.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.