# resinOS Reviews **Vendor:** balena **Category:** [Container Engine Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-engine) **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 10 ## About resinOS resinOS is an operating system tailored for containers and designed for the unique realities of the embedded world. resinOS supports almost 20 distinct device types, has a robust networking and provisioning story, emphasizes reliability over long periods of operation, and enables a productive developer workflow. We’ve been running resinOS as part of the resin.io platform for years and are now releasing it as an independent operating system, so that others can benefit and contribute to running containers on connected devices. ## resinOS Reviews ### 1. Best operating System for Internet of Things **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kaushlendra S. | Software Engineer, Computer Software, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 13, 2023 **What do you like best about resinOS?** resinOS is best operating System designed commonly for Internet of Things.It is secure and minimal and open-source operating system.It runs on variety of devices like Intel NUC, Raspberry Pi and x86 device.This tool have the primary goal to provide container applications at edge means applications with their dependencies. **What do you dislike about resinOS?** resinOS is best oerating system and I have not seen any issue tll now for this product.It provides update request for Remotely connected devices and Developers do not need extra efforts for this.it handles all the Problems very effectively. **What problems is resinOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** resinOS is best operating system for Applications transfer with their dependencies in secure way and their is no issue comes along the way.And its over the Air feature to provide real time update requirement for Devices connected with it reduces the efforts of Developers very much. ### 2. Thin client for the quick contenerization ! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vijay K. | Architect, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 22, 2023 **What do you like best about resinOS?** resinOS has been on fore front on quick easy setup and configurable startups making it one to standout of rest. Consistent updates backed by balena is a good start **What do you dislike about resinOS?** resinOS has one persistent feature - although useful does take a huge load during development. May want this to have a speed up version with multi threaded / tenated solution **What problems is resinOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Brings a lightweight start quickly - for demos and such frequent sandboxing experience. Helped in rapid prototyping of the solutions, other specific one considered are native ubuntu light weight os needed lot of stripping off the kernel and modules. Where as this comes handy in such rapid modularized tiny shipping sandboxed environment for experiments and development purposes ### 3. Very usesful OS for IoT devices **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 21, 2023 **What do you like best about resinOS?** The standout feature for our organization is ResinOS's excellent support for Docker containers. It easily handles multiple IoT devices, a crucial requirement in our trade. The read-only root filesystem is another significant advantage for us. The integrated VPN and OTA updates are also convenient tools to use. **What do you dislike about resinOS?** The learning curve here is a bit steeper than other tools. But once the Users get accustomed to the features, it becomes easier to use. Also, customizations have limitations, but that is understandable since the OS is mainly focused on being lightweight and secure. **What problems is resinOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** For us, the main problem it resolved was the ability to deploy software across multiple types of devices, including but not limited to desktops, mobile phones etc. The security offered by Resin OS helped us get reassured about the software we were deploying. We were skepticle at first, but after a few runs, we knew this was the right tool. ### 4. resinOS **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ankit D. | Data Analyst, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 20, 2023 **What do you like best about resinOS?** The resinOS is best among the OS and it is open source operating system and it helps in accelarating the thigs and hence for the same i like this thigs about the resinOS **What do you dislike about resinOS?** resinOS is much difficult in the setting up which consumes a lot of time. Apart from that there is nothing much to comment upon as everything else looks fine waiting **What problems is resinOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is easy to merge and connect with the linux server and easy to handle the things. Also it is easy to integrate and connect with the other device and easy to manage. ### 5. ResinOS is the latest open-source tool built by resin.io to enable the future of hardware **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sameer S. | Quality Assurance Specialist, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 23, 2023 **What do you like best about resinOS?** resinOS is a simple yet powerful operating system that brings standard Docker containers to embedded devices and works on a wide variety of device types and architectures **What do you dislike about resinOS?** Featured update on resinOS is not stable initially. upgraded for devices with lower storage is a cumbersome task **What problems is resinOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are creating the secure IOT devices ### 6. resinOS open source operating system **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Aravind K. | Application Support Specialist, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 27, 2023 **What do you like best about resinOS?** resinOS is a open source operating system and works on different verieties of system and architecture. It satisfies the needs of modern computing. This is one of the OS developed for containers and build for the embadded world, with yocto, systems, and Docker. **What do you dislike about resinOS?** Overall a good option to choose, did not find any complications as a normal user. Also there was a proper updates provided for the feedback given in the resinOS beta 0.1 **What problems is resinOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Application based platform, applicable for Linux users ### 7. Review for resinOS. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** JUAN DAVID G. | Content Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 23, 2021 **What do you like best about resinOS?** It is a good choice of host operating system for running embedded device containers. It is intuitive and accessible for users, it is easy to use. **What do you dislike about resinOS?** It has many useful features, however, it could be better if some other features that other operating systems have could be added, thus broadening its functionality. **Recommendations to others considering resinOS:** Use the platform according to the instructions for a better user experience. **What problems is resinOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** The problem solved with resinOS is mainly running containers on embedded devices, it functions as a host for this, therefore allowing us to do it without any issues. ### 8. resinOS review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Networking | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 29, 2022 **What do you like best about resinOS?** 1. resinOS built for container. 2 resinOs support variety of devices. 3 Very quick and good Customer Support. 4 Very easy to adapt and use in daily life. 5 Open source very less price **What do you dislike about resinOS?** Setting up Resin os is bit difficult. Can extend to other embedded device as well. Waiting Dont have much negative comments at this point of time need to collect more data. **Recommendations to others considering resinOS:** Good choice **What problems is resinOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Using resinOs building, deploying, and managing fleets of connected Linux devices. Easy to set up and very less cost.Can be easily integrated with many other devices. ### 9. Best host OS to run containers for embedded **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Saurabh A. | Senior Consultant, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 29, 2022 **What do you like best about resinOS?** Everything is best. Fast and quick OS. User management is best. Executing tasks is easy. **What do you dislike about resinOS?** Nothing to dislike. I love it. Just keep on improving it **Recommendations to others considering resinOS:** Don't think twice . Just go for it. It is the best in the market **What problems is resinOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Executing containers for embedded devices ### 10. Acceptable and practical **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Adrián R. | A, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 29, 2022 **What do you like best about resinOS?** That when it comes to being able to install it, everything is easier to locate **What do you dislike about resinOS?** That could have more access to find what you are looking for **What problems is resinOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** May working on it be much easier to resolve doubts and issues that arise in some other systems. ## resinOS Discussions - [How could i be satisfied](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-could-i-be-satisfied) - 2 comments - [View resinOS pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/resinos/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-14+22%3A42%3A41+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=aaded698-a553-401a-bd12-3593812bf497&secure%5Btoken%5D=b2700694aa560be7462cb3756a1543cb75e98527c5035c578556b948cc9d4b4f&format=llm_user) ## resinOS Features **Application Support** - Deployment - Interface support - Processor support - Application Support **System Capability** - Self Healing High Availability - Orchestration - Scalability **Security** - Automatic Security Updates - Security updates ## Top resinOS Alternatives - [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (2,315 reviews) - [Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (928 reviews) - [Docker](https://www.g2.com/products/docker-inc-docker/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (288 reviews)