Debian 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Debian

4.6

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Pricing

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About Debian

Debian is a Linux-based operating system that helps businesses run free and open-source applications including LibreOffice, VLC media player, Evince document viewer and more. It offers a bug tracking system, which enables software developers to report, resolve and track bugs.

It allows users to download and install external applications from Debian repositories. It lets IT professionals to streamline file and memory management operations, handle FTP site administration and track system updates. Additionally, Debian helps administrators manage software licenses and maintain a layout of the Linux file system.

Debian enables IT teams to maintain software packages and configure network booting systems. The platform is available to users for free and support is extended via email, FAQs, forums and other online measures.

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Debian Features

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App Management
Data Security
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Desktop Interface
File Management
Memory Management
User Interface

Debian User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.6

Ratings Breakdown

58%

42%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.3

Value for money

4.9

Customer support

3.7

Functionality

4.6

Nabin P.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

51-200 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

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Reviewed August 2021

Open-source Linux OS that will be always free

Debian is a lightweight, robust, and fully customizable Linux OS that is also free and open-source.

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Pros:

The best part about Debian is that it's a free and open-source Linux-based operating system that is being developed and maintained by a community of people like us. New versions of Debian are released approximately every two years with five years of LTS. It is a good choice for web servers, personal computers, and IoT devices. It comes with extensive hardware support and 59000 installable packages. Many popular Linux distros like Ubuntu, Devuan, and Deepin are based on the Debian Linux system.

Cons:

Debian LTS versions may not be always uptodate with security patches. Nonfree hardware drivers have to be downloaded from third-party websites. Limited enterprise-level support.

Reasons for choosing Debian

We choose Debian over other Linux alternatives for its transparent source code and potential customization for a wide range of software solutions.

Reasons for switching to Debian

We made a switch to Debian Linux OS because it is a fully community-driven project. It is best suited for our IoT projects.

Dave B.

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Graphic Design

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Reviewed January 2026

An excellent Linux distro choice when switching from Windows 11.

I'm very impressed with this Linux Distro. Coming from Windows 11 and decades of Windows versions behind me, I first tried Linux Mint, which was good, but had compatibility problems with a specific laptop (An Acer Nitro 5). I stuck with Mint for a while but I was unable to fix some display issues. In contrast, Debian worked very smoothly as soon as it was installed and I prefer it to Mint. Debian features various options of desktop environment, including Cinnamon (also available for other distros, like Mint), and is a great choice for those migrating from Windows 11, and also Gnome. I like both and will try various options until I settle on one. Debian still had some glitches on initial set-up, but nothing that I wasn't eventually able to overcome. It's a very smooth, enjoyable experience and far nicer than the sadly bloated, intrusive experience Windows 11 has become.

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Pros:

Debian 13 is a very smooth, well designed distribution of the Linux operating system. It's had many years of development and it shows. It's highly customisable and easy to use for both experienced and novice users.

Cons:

This isn't really a fault of Debian, but as with all Linux OS distros, some software just isn't created for Linux, which is a huge shame, and is honestly the only reason many haven't switched yet.

Reasons for choosing Debian

Display issues encountered in Linux Mint that I couldn't fix after many attempts (screen tearing), but never had any issues of that nature in Debian.

Reasons for switching to Debian

Sadly, like many other long-term windows users, I have become tired of Microsoft's insistence on forcing 'features', products and advertising on their loyal user-base. It's become buggy, bloated and intrusive in recent years, which is a huge shame.

santiago m.

Verified reviewer

Entertainment

Self-Employed

Used weekly for less than 12 months

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Reviewed September 2021

Debian is multipurpose

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Pros:

The best of Debian are: very adapted for different hardware, customizable and safe.

Cons:

The worst of Debian are: Buggy updates and more difficult to install than other distributions.

Evandro M.

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Accounting

2-10 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

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Reviewed November 2024

Debian great distro for beginners

I started using Debian in 2020 when but as a beginner coming from using windows but it's a great first time Linux distro

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Pros:

Great distro was my first Linux distro u used in 2020 when I was obsessed in learning linux

Cons:

Everything is great expect learning command at first but with time and practice. It is possible

Reasons for switching to Debian

For development purposes at that time I wanted to learn Linux to have an advantage in software development.

Eltari T.

Verified reviewer

Retail

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

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Reviewed May 2022

why debian and the benefit that you will get when use it

I have been using the Debian since the potato version. compare to other Linux distros like the RPM-based (Redhat, centos), based on my personal experience Debian is the best. It really suit my need for a powerful server service on the cloud base or on premise

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Pros:

- stable, debian only release the stable package, means that only if the app has been tested it will be deploy /reelease. - powerful, time has proved that debian is the most powerful linux distro - a lot of other distro using debian as the based, example ubuntu - off course its free, no charge at all when you used it

Cons:

- no official support only community - no long time support - late on release the new version

Reasons for choosing Debian

besides it stable Operating system, even no official support but Debian have great community that will help to solve the issue

Reasons for switching to Debian

- Redhat is costly, quite expensive - a lot of buggy package that came with Redhat ( at that time when decided to switch to Debian)

Eric M.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

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Reviewed April 2022

For your servers

I've used a LOT of different distros over a lot of years - starting with Slack when it first came out, and Redhat (before it was Fedora), Arch, CentOS, and OpenSUSE to name a few. Debian stands out as the no-nonsense distro for production systems.

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Pros:

Debian strikes the perfect balance between new-package availability and system stability... which is exactly what's needed for a production application environment. In my opinion, Debian (and Debian-based distros) have the best package manager: apt (and apt get).

Cons:

Debian outshines other distros as a production server, but it falls behind other distros as a desktop distro, like Ubuntu, that trade a bit of stability for more cutting-edge applications and application versions. That said, you can usually strike your own balance between new versions and stability by using Personal Package Archives (PPAs).

Reasons for switching to Debian

Debian is the best mix of 1) ease of use, 2) stability, 3) package availability, and 4) distribution upgrades.

Ali L.

Verified reviewer

Computer & Network Security

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

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Reviewed January 2022

Debian Linux is one of the biggest last standing real Open Source projects.

Debian has always been stable, widely supported very popular works on any type of processors or devises. even if there isn't an official release from Debian that support certain devises there would a community forked distribution based on Debian that support it.

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Pros:

Debian Linux is one of the oldest last real Open source projects still standing, supported developed and driven by the community, unlike many other open source projects that has already given up and got infiltrated by big tech money or influence. Debian is still a real free open source project as in freedom. Debian is also the base and seed for alot of other widely used Linux distributions and open source projects specially Ubuntu Linux, and speaking of Ubuntu I always recommend Debian over Ubuntu Ubuntu is not a real open source project, Ubuntu is just one those many other commercial companies that tries to profit from the open source community projects, which threatens the open source world more than it may benefit it, For stability long term support and to avoid surprises that a company may decide to kill one version to sell you the next release or their newest product. sticking with Debian it's much safe for that regard. because if it benefits the community that a project stays alive forever it will stay alive forever, supported and driven by the community that use it and that's exactly what Debian has been.

Cons:

There is nothing i can think of that's wrong with Debian, other than commercially supported projects like Ubuntu trying to overlap with Debian and keep it off the picture, to build their commercial brand that will be selling later. Debian Linux has a new release every 2 years with long term support limited to 5 years compared to projects tied or dependant on commercial Linux specially RedHat Enterprise based distribution which offer long term support for up to 9 years. with a release every 3 to 4 years.

Reasons for choosing Debian

Debian is much more stable insured by the huge community that supports it, Debian is more like a public service always guaranteed to be there as long as the community exists.

Jorge Guardiola M.

Verified reviewer

International Trade and Development

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

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Reviewed October 2021

Debian is a solid, stable, highly customisable and a totally free Linux distribution

Debian is still one of the three most traditional and respected Linux distributions. It is totally free and has more than 55,000 also free applications available to install. Being the base for the development of several of the most popular distributions worldwide is indeed a solid testimony of its quality and design.

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Pros:

Although Debian may look like a simple and not fancy system it is done on purpose so each user can tailor it according to his preferences and eventually even according to its hardware limitations. Memory management and kernel stability are indeed remarkable on Debian allowing the use of obsolete hardware.

Cons:

Debian is not a new users friendly type of distribution. It requires some time to get acquainted with it. Debian's default application package may again look and feel skinny for new users but the objective is to allow more customization depending on the machine use. For example, there is no reason to prepare and use a fancy interface with plenty of graphical effects on a network server. A simple nevertheless totally functional interface can be used instead. This type of customization requires some degree of knowledge which may look intimidating for new users.

Ahmed S.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

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Reviewed December 2021

The easiest Linux OS

Very good experience and I am happy with it

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Pros:

Security, Software updates Memory Management File system Management. Free with no price.

Cons:

Links of sources that you use in package manager needs to be updated.

Ronald C.

Verified reviewer

Hospital & Health Care

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

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Reviewed July 2022

A Linux distribution with a friendly interface, good performance and above all secure

I started to use this operating system as I had mentioned because of its great interface for the benefits of being able to develop and test services in an efficient way, this being favorable and helping me meet those efficiency and performance goals.

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Pros:

What I like the most about this distribution is that it has a great user interface and as a developer it was what caught my attention the most when choosing it, being one of the first distributions used together with CentOS. It is also a very well service-oriented distribution of Linux, making it a great laboratory for scenarios to try out.

Cons:

The only weakness that I have been able to find is that it needs many dependencies to be able to install any other tool within the operating system, I imagine that this must be for compatibility issues and to ensure the best use

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