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OpenBSD vs NetBSD: catalog facts
OpenBSD	NetBSD
Free Free to download and use; development is funded through donations to the OpenBSD…	Free Free and open source, with donations accepted.
Command line	Command line
Strong security record in the default install Integrated cryptography and the home of OpenSSH	Runs on a very wide range of CPU architectures and machines Signed hashes published for release media
Less focus on desktop convenience than mainstream Linux distributions Narrower hardware and software support than Linux	Less desktop-oriented out of the box than consumer operating systems Smaller software and driver ecosystem than Linux
Operating system	Operating system
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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