TAdviser Guide for Russian Operating Systems

Against the background of growing demand for domestic software, over the past few years, there has been a dynamic development of Russian operational systems. So many solutions to this class have never before evolved in the country at the same time. In the register of domestic software as of mid-2024, there are already several dozen operating systems, including 20 general-purpose operating systems and several mobile ones. TAdviser presents a guide with basic information on the most famous systems that have declared themselves on the market.

About the company: Inferit is a Russian manufacturer of computer and server equipment and infrastructure software. The vendor offers an ecosystem of products to create a modern, high-performance and scalable IT infrastructure.

The portfolio includes: computers and laptops, servers and DSS, peripheral equipment "Inferit Technika"; MSVSPHERA operating systems based on the GNU/Linux Inferit OS kernel; Software for collecting data on the IT infrastructure "Inferit ITMen"; FinOps platform "Inferit Claudmaster"; cloud provider "Inferit Cloud"; secure computer equipment. Decisions of vendor are included registers of the Ministry of Digital Development and Minpromtorg.

"Inferit" is open for technological partnership, to cooperation with manufacturers of specialized devices that need to replace the operating system with a domestic one, be it interactive technologies, unmanned systems or cash register equipment.

Since 2023, Inferit has been responsible for the full cycle of development and development of MSVSFERA OS, ensuring that the product meets the needs of Russian users and provides technical support in the country. A team of specialists with extensive experience in creating Linux distributions is working on the project, who participated in the projects Alma Linux OS, CloudLinux OS, ASPLinux, RFRemix and Black Cat Linux.

The MSVFERA OS, included in the register of Russian software, is a trusted solution for import substitution. In the spring of 2024, MSVSFER version 9 was released, which is highly compatible with applications and services running on RHEL, CentOS and Oracle Linux. This simplifies migration and allows organizations to maintain their familiar infrastructure when switching to domestic software.

MSVSphera serves as a full-fledged alternative to foreign Enterprise Linux operating systems, providing an easy transition from RHEL, CentOS, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Enterprise Linux. To date, MSVSfer OS has been confirmed to be compatible with more than 50 of the most popular solutions of Russian developers, covering a wide range of tasks: from office packages to virtualization systems, infrastructure management, backup and DBMS.

Operating System Name : "MSVSPHERA"
Basic Technology: Red Hat Linux Distribution

OS Configurations:

"MSVSphera Server"

A high-performance and flexible operating system to support high-load IT infrastructures. Equipped with a set of integrated services and applications. Suitable for both the public sector and commercial organizations.

Built-in tools provide fast and seamless migration from Enterprise Linux (7 and 8) operating systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Enterprise Linux.

Efficiently processes large amounts of data and many requests in real time. It has low resource requirements, is compatible with any x86_64-v2 architecture equipment.

Offers cloud-ready images for popular cloud platforms, including Yandex Cloud, OpenStack, Inferit Cloud, GenCloud. Supports modern container technologies by providing a basic container image and a lightweight OS version for container loads.

"MSVSphera AWS"

Operating system for workstations with a modern ergonomic interface. Optimized for office tasks, integrates Russian cloud services and a single Application Center.

Provides a stable platform for safe and comfortable work of employees, adapted to a wide range of user tasks.

"Inferit" develops software and hardware complexes for various industries on the basis of its own computer and server equipment. In cooperation with Barrier JSCB, trusted complexes are created on the basis of MSVSPHERA AWS 9 OS for processing confidential information and state secrets.

The company offers the possibility of customizing the OS for specific industry requirements and tasks of the customer.

OS development is a lot of work. You need to refine the product for Russian users and work on compatibility with the software products they use. We are focused on both directions. Undoubtedly, a narrow circle of leaders will be determined on the market, and it is hardly possible to say that the picture that is now is final. I think everything is still ahead. The penetration rate of domestic OSs is still quite low now, and it is good that the customer now has a choice. Competition is always good for both the user and the manufacturer. The presence of competitors helps to develop the product, increasing its quality, - notes Alexandra Zalmanova, head of the product development department of the OS "MSVSphera in OS Inferit."

Examples of customers: enterprises of the aviation industry (Sukhoi, Azimut CJSC, State Air Traffic Management Corporation in the Russian Federation), telecommunications companies (Voentelecom OJSC), the transport sector (Russian Railways OJSC), scientific and educational institutions (Moscow Energy Institute, FSAU GNII ITT Informica), state structures (Roshydromet), as well as numerous medical institutions in various regions of the country.

About: Astra Group"" - one of the leaders Russian IT market in the field of software development () ON and tools. As information protection of 2024, the team employs about 2.5 thousand highly professional employees, and Astra Group software products are used in all: in industries economies leading power oil and gas and companies, in sector organizations financial , in, and. state-owned companies and state corporations to medicine education

Astra Group creates system and application software, as well as services used in the creation and design of IT infrastructures. The group portfolio includes more than 22 IT solutions: virtualization tools, domain management, backup, virtual desktop infrastructure creation, infrastructure platforms, corporate mail and mobile workplace. All solutions of the company are included in the "Unified Register of Russian Programs for Computers and Databases" Ministry of Digital Development.

Operating System Name : Astra Linux
Basic Technology: Linux Debian

OS Configurations:

Astra Linux Special Edition

Certified OS with built-in information protection tools (IPS) for stable and safe operation of IT infrastructures of any scale and processing of information of various degrees of confidentiality. Versions are available for server, desktop, mobile and embedded application scenarios.

Astra Linux Server

The basis for building the company's secure IT infrastructure. It is adapted for the creation of high-load and fault-tolerant systems with a wide range of tasks to be solved.

Astra Linux Desktop

Secure Workplace Operating System-Includes a suite of software for everyday office and multimedia tasks.

Astra Linux Mobile

Astra Linux operating system adapted for tablets and other mobile devices. Enables the implementation of mobile use scenarios in a secure corporate IT infrastructure, as well as the functioning of the required mobile technologies, hardware and software components.

Astra Linux Embedded

OS version for fixed-purpose devices: payment terminals, POS systems, info kiosks, checkpoints, industrial controllers and others. Provides increased reliability requirements when performing specialized tasks.

Ecosystem of compatible solutions in 2024: Compatibility with Astra Linux software has been confirmed for more than 3.5 thousand software and hardware products.

Examples of customers: Rosatom, VTB Bank, Bank of Russia, Russian Post, Roscosmos, RSHB, TGK-1, Mosenergo, Federal Grid Company - Rosseti, State ATM Corporation, Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, Roskadastre.

Astra Linux is distinguished by maturity, security and versatility. The product has a huge experience of implementations: from the simplest to ultra-complex projects in federal-distributed infrastructures with high loads and strict reliability requirements. The experience of a large number of implementations allows you to constantly improve the product, make it scalable and fault tolerant, suitable for a wide variety of configurations. Our distribution always uses stable versions of packages, - said Alexey Fomenko, Astra Group.

About the company: BaseALT is a Russian developer of Alt operating systems for the public sector, business, education and private users. The company's products are included in the unified register of Russian programs, have built-in software information protection tools, and are certified by the FSTEC of Russia.

In addition to the Alt family of operating systems for workstations, servers, building virtual and cloud resources, BASEALT offers built-in Alt OS solutions for smooth transition from Windows and group policies in a mixed infrastructure, for managing an enterprise virtualization environment, for building a cloud infrastructure, for working with containers. In addition, Alt Platform is available to customers - the first technological complex in Russia that allows companies to create a full-scale digital infrastructure from Russian components: from simple applications to OS with a set of application programs.

Operating System Name : "Alt"
Basic technology: Linux, Sisyphus ("Sisyphus"). The core of BASEALT 's own development infrastructure is the storage of free software of the Sisif project. All source code for free programs in the repository is open.

OS Configurations:

Alt SP

FSTEC certified workstation and server distribution.

Alt Workstation

Operating system for workstations with any processor.

Alt Workstation K

An operating system with an elegant KDE PLasma environment, where innovation meets creativity.

Alt Server

A complete server solution for your IT infrastructure.

Alt Education

Operating system for those who learn and teach.

Alt Virtualization

Operating system for installation on a server with a set of services for virtualization.

Simply Linux

An operating system for private users who value speed with limited computer power.

Ecosystem of compatible solutions in 2024: over 6 thousand Russian software products and hardware systems, as well as 11 hardware platforms are compatible with Alt OS.

Examples of customers: Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, Federal Tax Service of Russia, Goznak, Rosseti, Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Government of the Rostov Region, Government of the Stavropol Territory, Gazprom Transgaz Surgut.

"BaseALT" strives to create products that meet the needs of users. We are not limited to OS development and are developing technologies to manage the corporate IT infrastructure and create our own IT solutions. In early 2024, Alt Platform was released for software assembly. With its help, customers can create both application programs compatible with Alt OS and operating systems for their own needs, for example, localized or intended for specialized equipment. At the end of August, we launched licensing and technical support for our Alt Domain solution for unified management of computers and user accounts in infrastructures with different operating systems. The solution is already built into the Alt OS and is widely implemented among customers, - said Sergey Trandin, General Director of BASEALT. - All products are created on the basis of their own development infrastructure - the Sisif project. It includes one of the world's largest and oldest repositories, and has been developed and maintained by the company since 2001.

About: Red Software is a Russian provider of information management solutions based on open source software. The Red Software product portfolio includes Red OS, DBMS Red Database, Red Platform, Red Virtualization, Red Gateway and others. Products are included in the register of domestic software. The company creates and implements comprehensive projects in the field of data storage and management based on its own industrial application software.

Operating System Name: RED OS
Basic technology: Linux kernel and RPM package base

OS Configurations:

"Workstation"

Distribution of the RED OS operating system with a set of applications for full user experience and an intuitive graphical interface.

"Server"

A platform for building an IT infrastructure with a complete set of tools for centralized management and monitoring.

Red OS M

Mobile operating system. Multiplayer, multitasking. Provides a unified, functional, universal trusted environment platform for application software execution.

Ecosystem of compatible solutions in 2024: Red Software products are compatible with various software and hardware solutions from more than 500 Russian developers.

Examples of customers: FSSP, Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, Federal Antimonopoly Service, FSIN Service, FSTEC, Rosatom.

About the company: STC IT ROSA is developing system software, including one that meets the requirements of Russian legislation in the field of information protection. The product portfolio includes operating systems, the ROSA Virtualization platform, management and automation software. STC IT ROSA partner programs include cooperation with equipment manufacturers, system integrators and developers of complex software and hardware solutions. The company's partner network has more than 300 partners and covers all regions of the Russian Federation.

Operating System Name: "ROSA"
Basic technology: the OS is based on the developments of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Mandriva and CentOS, as well as the technologies of Rosa's own repository

OS Configurations:

ROSA Chrome Workstation

The operating system is designed to equip user workplaces without special information security requirements.

ROSA Chrome Server

An operating system for servers that is highly stable.

ROSA Cobalt Workstation

A universal general-purpose operating system, suitable for equipping user workplaces in an enterprise environment where information protection is important.

ROSA Cobalt Server

A software product with support for server hardware platforms and storage systems and protected from external threats. When creating a solution, developers took into account the experience of many years of operation of similar solutions in Europe.

"ROSA Fresh"

The modern domestic Linux operating system, created by the community and legally available to everyone completely free of charge and without registration. Aimed at home users.

ROSA Mobile

Mobile operating system based on Linux, which has become a continuation of the line of server and desktop solutions "ROSA Chrome." The solution is universal: suitable for both personal and corporate use.

Ecosystem of compatible solutions in 2024: ROSA OS is compatible with more than 90 partner Russian software products and with more than 52 Russian devices.

Examples of customers: FTS, Gazprom Processing, Gazprom Transgaz Tchaikovsky, National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology named after V.P. Serbsky, Administration of the municipality of the city district of Sochi, Krasnodar Territory, "Regional Electric Networks," GBU of the Republic of Crimea "Crimean Medical Information and Analytical Center."

About the Company: ALMIS Group of Companies has been on the IT market for more than 20 years and provides a full range of services in the IT sector, which is constantly expanding. As part of the implementation of the import substitution strategy, ALMIS develop and implements its own domestic software, which includes: an operating system; office suite; Information system for joint project management, including task planning, meetings, and management a product from the classic IT-Business segment, which is a content collaboration and management server.

The AlterOS operating system, which is being developed by ALMIS Partner, is positioned as combining "the convenience of the Windows operating system, the stability of the MacOS system and the security of the Linux OS."

Operating System Name: AlterOS
Core Technology: CentOS

OS Configurations:

AlterOS Server

Server OS with minimal system requirements (64-bit processor, 512 MB of RAM, 3 GB of free disk space and 800 x 600-dot display resolution).

AlterOS Desktop

Designed for user workplaces taking into account specific aspects of the work of commercial and government organizations.

AlterOS Center

A next-generation OS that provides the ability to create and interact with cloud solutions and large amounts of data.

Ecosystem of compatible solutions in 2024 : compatible with 219 partner software products and 20 Russian devices.

Examples of customers: FTS, RusHydro, Transneft, DIT of Moscow, Ministry of Property and Land Relations of the Republic of Crimea

About the company: Open Mobile Platform, founded in 2016, is part of Rostelecom. Its main activity is the development and promotion of the Aurora mobile OS (for smartphones and tablets) and the Aurora Center corporate mobile device management platform, as well as other solutions that allow building a trusted mobile environment, guaranteeing increased performance and protection of sensitive information.

One of the company's tasks is to cooperate with leading system integrators, software developers and mobile device manufacturers to create a stack of domestic hardware and software solutions.

Operating System Name: Aurora
Basic technology: Linux/Sailfish OS

OS Configurations:

OS "Aurora"

Russian mobile trusted operating system for the corporate market. Allows you to create and use trusted solutions, information protection technologies and communications for mobile workplaces in various organizations. OS functionality includes centralized management of the fleet of devices, the ability to adapt to design requirements, data protection using domestic cryptography.

Ecosystem of compatible solutions in 2024: according to the software catalog on the developer's website, as of mid-2024, about a hundred applications for the Aurora OS are available. Earlier, in 2023, the Russian developer Avroid, which is part of the Fplus IT holding, developed a platform that also allows running Android applications in the Aurora OS. Due to this, hundreds of thousands of existing mobile applications for Android have become available to owners of Aurora devices.

As for the devices, as of mid-2024, the Aurora OS website contains 12 devices that come with it. And in July, Russian developers presented a prototype of the first game console that runs on the Aurora OS.

Examples of customers: Russian Railways, government agencies. As of the end of 2023, Aurora had a total of about 700 thousand users, according to the developer company.