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We've compiled a list of 8 free and paid alternatives to runit. The primary competitors include systemd, OpenRC. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between runit and Supervisor, finit, Chaperone Process Manager. Also you can look at other similar options here: About.


systemd
Free Open Source

systemd is a replacement for the init daemon for Linux (either System V or BSD-style).

OpenRC
Free Open Source

OpenRC is a dependency-based init system that works with the system provided init program, normally...

Supervisor
Free Open Source

Supervisor is a client/server system that allows its users to monitor and control a number of...

finit
Free Open Source

Finit is a small SysV init replacement with process supervision similar to that of daemontools and...

Chaperone is a lightweight alternative to process environment managers like systemd or upstart.

sysvinit
Free Open Source

The Sysvinit package contains programs for controlling the startup, running, and shutdown of the...

Upstart
Free Open Source

Upstart is an event-based replacement for the /sbin/init daemon which handles starting of tasks and...

nosh
Free

The nosh package is a suite of system-level utilities for initializing and running a BSD or Linux...

runit is a cross-platform Unix init scheme with service supervision, a replacement for sysvinit...

runit Platforms

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runit Overview

runit is a cross-platform Unix init scheme with service supervision, a replacement for sysvinit, and other init schemes. It runs on GNU/Linux, *BSD, MacOSX, Solaris, and can easily be adapted to other Unix operating systems.

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