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About Global organizations trust TuxCare for live patching their critical Linux hosts and OT devices across their hybrid multi-cloud environments. No reboot is required to deploy and enable the TuxCare KernelCare Enterprise solutions to live patch Linux kernels and critical system libraries, including OpenSSL and Glibc. In contrast, all hosts and devices maintain the current production level uptime while receiving all security updates. TuxCare automates the patching process and eliminates the need to wait weeks or months for reboot cycles to apply patches. TuxCare currently protects over 1 million workloads worldwide. Tight integrations with popular patch management and vulnerability scanners, including Qualys, Crowdstrike, and Rapid7, enable TuxCare to fit seamlessly into existing infrastructure. The TuxCare secure patch server, ePortal, allows operations in gated and air-gapped environments. Reduce risk by significantly reducing the mean time to patch vulnerabilities	About Better security. More packages. Newer tools. All your open source, from cloud to edge. Secure your open source apps. Patch the full stack, from kernel to library and applications, for CVE compliance. Governments and auditors certify Ubuntu for FedRAMP, FISMA and HITECH. Rethink what’s possible with Linux and open source. Companies engage Canonical to drive down open source operating costs. Automate everything: multi-cloud operations, bare metal provisioning, edge clusters and IoT. Whether you’re a mobile app developer, an engineering manager, a music or video editor or a financial analyst with large-scale models to run — in fact, anyone in need of a powerful machine for your work — Ubuntu is the ideal platform. Ubuntu is used by thousands of development teams around the world because of its versatility, reliability, constantly updated features, and extensive developer libraries.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Global organizations trust Tuxcare for live patching their critical Linux hosts and OT devices across their hybrid multi-cloud environments.	Audience Developers seeking an open source operating system solution
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $3.95 per month Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software	Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.0 / 5 ease 4.0 / 5 features 4.0 / 5 design 4.0 / 5 Read all reviews
	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Great distribution for beginners on Linux; Customized GNOME desktop environment; Supports restricted codecs. Cons Snap is enabled by default (and you can't uninstall it easily). The Snap Firefox has a problem where I can't access some banks here in Brazil that uses Warsaw (CEF, Banco Itaú, BB, etc.), as it doesn't work.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information TuxCare Founded: 2021 United States tuxcare.com/live-patching-services/kernelcare-enterprise/	Company Information Ubuntu Founded: 2004 United States ubuntu.com
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Categories Cybersecurity Supported Endpoint Protection Supported IT Security Supported Patch Management Supported Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Supported Vulnerability Management Supported	Categories Operating Systems Supported
Show More Features Endpoint Protection Features Activity Log Not Supported Antivirus Not Supported Application Security Not Supported Behavioral Analytics Not Supported Device Management Supported Encryption Not Supported Signature Matching Not Supported Web Threat Management Not Supported Whitelisting / Blacklisting Not Supported Patch Management Features Alerts/Notifications Supported Automatic Approval Not Supported Automatic Patch Deployment Supported Automatic Scans Not Supported Compliance Management Supported Custom Patches Not Supported Dashboard Not Supported Network Wide Management Supported Patch Prioritization Supported Patch Testing Supported Remote Access/Control Not Supported Vulnerability Scanning Not Supported
Integrations Budgie Clipboard Manager Not Supported Circonus Not Supported Citus Not Supported Falcon Identity Threat Detection Supported Headscale Not Supported Live Proxies Not Supported MLReef Not Supported Meshpage.org Not Supported MonoGame Not Supported NeevCloud Not Supported Overmonitor Not Supported Oxylabs Not Supported Poste.io Not Supported Progress Corticon Supported RadaeePDF SDK Not Supported SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines Not Supported Shoreline Not Supported SkySilk Not Supported SuperMap GIS Not Supported Tarantool Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 11 Integrations	Integrations Budgie Clipboard Manager Supported Circonus Supported Citus Supported Falcon Identity Threat Detection Not Supported Headscale Supported Live Proxies Supported MLReef Supported Meshpage.org Supported MonoGame Supported NeevCloud Supported Overmonitor Supported Oxylabs Supported Poste.io Supported Progress Corticon Not Supported RadaeePDF SDK Supported SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines Supported Shoreline Supported SkySilk Supported SuperMap GIS Supported Tarantool Supported Show More Integrations View All 133 Integrations
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