FreeBSD is described as 'Operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. A large community has continually developed it for more than thirty years. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of' and is a very popular operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to FreeBSD for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, BSD, Mac and Windows apps. The best FreeBSD alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FreeBSD are Ubuntu, Debian, Arch Linux and Fedora.