harvey
The premium Open Source alternative to Plan 9 from Bell Labs
🎯 Best for:Developers experimenting with distributed computing and non-POSIX environments.
What is harvey?
A modern distributed operating system that evolves the Plan 9 architecture for modern hardware and compilers. It implements the 9P protocol to treat all system resources as files across a network.
Tech Stack
COS & Utilities
Why harvey?
- • Modern toolchain support
- • Native distributed design
- • Clean C codebase
Limitations
- • Limited hardware drivers
- • Small ecosystem
- • High learning curve
2/26/2026
Last Update
112
Forks
2
Issues
MIT
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Plan 9 from Bell Labs)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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