Where is Debian located?

Debian is headquartered in United States. It is registered at Svatoborská 854 69701 Kyjov.

How many employees does Debian have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Debian is 499.

Where does Debian rank among its competitors?

Debian ranks 3rd amongst 127 active competitors, of which 5 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Neverware, which secured $3.67M in Oct, 2017.

Who are the top competitors of Debian?

Debian's top competitors include Ubuntu, Gentoo and Insyde Software. Among them, Neverware secured the most recent funding round in October, 2017.

Debian - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

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Debian is a Unix-like open-source operating system for desktops. It comes with over 51000 packages, precompiled software bundled up for easy installation. It supports a larger number of computer architectures such as 64-bit PC (amd64), 32-bit PC (i386), EABI ARM (armel), IBM System z, and 64-bit ARM (AArch64). Partners include Bytemark, Conova Communications, Eaton, and DG-i.

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Registered Address: Svatoborská 854 69701 Kyjov

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Founded Year

1993

Location

United States

Stage

Unfunded

Ranked

3^rd among 127 active competitors

Employee Count

499 as on Jul 31, 2026

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Debian is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
DENBIA s.r.o. CIN: 05662427 , Czech Republic, Active	Dec 29, 2016	-	-

Debian has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Debian is Ian Murdock.

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Ian Murdock: Founder of Debian.

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Debian's employee count trend

Debian has 499 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Debian's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Debian include Ubuntu, Gentoo and Insyde Software. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Debian, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Ubuntu 2004, London (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Open source desktop operating system	-	Porto Social	51/100
2nd	Gentoo 1999, Sanford (United States), Unfunded	Flexible, source-based Linux distribution, customizable for diverse applications and needs	-	-	48/100
3rd	Debian 1993, United States, Unfunded	Unix-like open source operating system for desktop	-	-	46/100
4th	Insyde Software 1998, Westborough (United States), Public	Manufacturer of UEFI firmware solution for embedded applications	-	Intel Capital, Fuel Capital	46/100
5th	FreeBSD 1993, Berkeley (United States), Unfunded	Open-source operating system powering servers, desktops, and embedded platforms	-	-	45/100
6th	GNU 1983, United States, Unfunded	Operating systems for computing control	-	-	45/100
7th	Arch Linux 2002, Canada, Unfunded	Linux-based open source operating system for desktops	-	-	45/100
8th	openSUSE Project 2005, Nuremberg (Germany), Unfunded	Linux-based operating system for PC, laptop and server	-	-	45/100
9th	Fedora 2003, Raleigh (United States), Unfunded	Linux-based general purpose operating system	-	-	44/100
10th	Neverware 2011, New York City (United States), Acquired	Upgrade PCs/Macs with ChromeOS Flex: secure, cloud-based, and easy to manage	$14.2M	Rethink Capital Partners, Seavest Investment Group ... & 10 others	44/100