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We've compiled a list of 5 free and paid alternatives to U-Boot. The primary competitors include petitboot, Libreboot. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between U-Boot and SeaBios, XTIDE Universal BIOS, coreboot. Also you can look at other similar options here: About.


petitboot
Free Open Source

Petitboot is a platform independent bootloader based on the Linux kexec warm reboot mechanism.

SeaBios
Free Open Source

Open Source implementation of 16-bit x86 BIOS for use with CoreBoot

XTIDE Universal BIOS
Free Open Source

XTIDE Universal BIOS makes it possible to use modern large ATA hard disks or Compact Flash cards on...

coreboot
Free Open Source

coreboot is an extended firmware platform that delivers a lightning fast and secure boot experience...

Das U-Boot (the Universal Bootloader) and Embedded Linux

U-Boot Platforms

tick-square Linux

U-Boot Overview

The "Universal Bootloader" ("Das U-Boot") is a monitor program.
Free Software: full source code under GPL
hosted on SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/u-boot
production quality: used as default boot loader by several board vendors
portable and easy to port and to debug
many supported architectures: PPC, ARM, MIPS, x86, m68k, NIOS, Microblaze
more than 216 boards supported by public source tree
many, many features

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