Welcome to the Distro Transparency Index

The DTI measures and compares the transparency of Linux distributions.

Important Notice: DTI Update in Progress

We are currently in the process of gathering additional information from various Linux distributions to enhance the accuracy and completeness of our Distro Transparency Index (DTI).

The final update of the DTI will be published on September 9, 2024.

This deadline allows ample time for distributions to respond to our information requests and for our team to thoroughly analyze and incorporate the new data. The updated index will reflect the most current state of transparency across Linux distributions.

We appreciate your patience and invite you to check back on or after September 3, 2025, for the most up-to-date and comprehensive DTI rankings.

Thank you for your interest in promoting transparency in the Linux community.

Governance Model	Decision Making Model	Governance Transparency	Finance Transparency	Code Transparency
CD - Community-Driven	C - Centralized	H - High	H - High	H - High
FS - Foundation-Supported	D - Distributed	M - Medium	M - Medium	M - Medium
CC - Corporate-Controlled	H - Hybrid	L - Low	L - Low	L - Low
MG - Mixed Governance

Distribution	Score	Governance Model	Decision Making Model	Governance Transparency	Finance Transparency	Code Transparency
Debian	100.00	CD	D	H	H	H
Gentoo	97.22	CD	D	H	H	H
FreeBSD	97.06	FS	D	H	H	H
Arch Linux	94.44	CD	D	H	H	H
Fedora	88.24	FS	D	H	H	H
AlmaLinux	88.24	FS	D	H	H	H
openSUSE	80 (66.76)	MG	H	M	H	H
Alpine Linux	73.53	CD	D	L	H	H
Mageia	70.59	CD	D	L	H	H
NixOS	64.71	FS	D	L	H	H
Linux Mint	64.71	MG	H	H	M	H
Tuxedo	55.88	CC	C	M	M	H
Ubuntu	55.88	CC	C	L	L	H
Kali OS	52.94	MG	H	L	L	H
Void Linux	52.78	CD	D	L	L	H
EndeavourOS	47.22	CD	D	L	L	H
elementary OS	47.06	MG	H	L	L	H
Nobara	47.06	MG	H	L	M	M
Solus OS	35.29	CC	C	L	L	M
Puppy Linux	33.33	CD	D	L	L	M
Manjaro	33.33	MG	H	L	L	M
MX Linux	32.35	MG	H	L	L	M
antiX	29.41	CC	C	L	L	M
Pop!_OS	26.47	CC	C	L	L	M
ArcoLinux	26.47	MG	H	L	L	M
Vanilla OS	23.53	MG	H	L	L	M
SparkyLinux	20.59	MG	H	L	L	M
Linux Lite	14.71	CC	C	L	L	L
Zorin OS	5.88	CC	C	L	L	L

Note: Scores are based on evaluations of governance models, decision-making models, and transparency levels across governance, finance, and code.

Legend:

Governance:

👥 Community-driven 🏢 Corporate with community input 👤 Core team with community input 🏛️ Foundation-led 👑 Benevolent dictator 🔀 Mixed governance

Decision Making:

🗳️ Democratic voting 👑 Core team/Corporate decisions 🤝 Mixed (core team and community input) 📊 Consensus-based

Financial Structure:

🤲 Non-profit organization 💼 For-profit company 🎗️ Community-sponsored 🏦 Foundation-backed 🔄 Mixed funding model

Transparency Categories:

🏛️ Governance Transparency 💰 Economic Transparency 💻 Code Accessibility and Development

Ratings:

🟢 High 🟡 Medium 🔴 Low

Others:

🚫 Impossible to contact them: no email/no online form/no forum form ✉️❗️Further information requested waiting answer