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ROOter VS AdvancedTomato

Compare ROOter VS AdvancedTomato and see what are their differences

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ROOter logo ROOter

THE ROOTER PROJECT, OPEN SOURCE FIRMWARE FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED DIFFERENT ROUTERS THAT PROVIDES EXTENSIVE SUPPORT FOR THE USE OF USB CELLULAR MODEMS IN ROUTERS THAT DON'T SUPPORT THIS FROM THE FACTORY.

AdvancedTomato logo AdvancedTomato

A Tomato by Shibby fork with intuitive and modern flat design GUI.
  • ROOter Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-10-04
  • AdvancedTomato Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-10-20

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to ROOter and AdvancedTomato)

ROOter

AdvancedTomato

Routers
22 22%
Routers
78% 78
Operating Systems
18 18%
Operating Systems
82% 82
Linux
0 0%
Linux
100% 100
Firmware
40 40%
Firmware
60% 60

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Reviews

These are some of the external sources and on-site user reviews we've used to compare ROOter and AdvancedTomato

ROOter Reviews

7 Free Alternative Router Firmware – Unlock Hidden Features
ROOter has been available since April 2013 and has proved to be a popular download for improving routers. In 2016 there were 252,000 firmware downloads of ROOter images. Since its inception there have been over 500,000 firmware downloads of all the different ROOter versions.
Source: www.geckoandfly.com

AdvancedTomato Reviews

7 Free Alternative Router Firmware – Unlock Hidden Features
Tomato is a system based on Linux, dedicated for routers with Broadcom chipset and distributed on the GPL license. Its development was started by Jonathan Zarate. This advanced system consists of an especially user-friendly interface, thanks to which even inexperienced users can work with it easily. The most important functions are:
Source: www.geckoandfly.com
DD-WRT vs. Tomato vs. OpenWRT: Which Router Firmware Is the Best?
More recently, the AdvancedTomato project has taken the classic Tomato firmware by Shibby and created a sleek and modern GUI that allows real-time monitoring of vital stats through animated graphs. The AdvancedTomato interface is one of its best selling points, making network management simpler and providing a more visually pleasing experience.
Source: www.maketecheasier.com

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, AdvancedTomato seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 8 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

ROOter mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of ROOter yet. Tracking of ROOter recommendations started around Jul 2022.

AdvancedTomato mentions (8)

  • Remote connectivity issues with x32 #troubleshooting
    Additonally, you can use the Asus RT-AC3200 and a range of other great Asus routers to run Advanced Tomato. As good as the Asus firmware is, it's not nearly as good as Advanced Tomato, which offers a lot of great features to scan your network environment along with a host of other things. If you're interested in delving a bit further into networking and wireless network communication, then it's a great tool to... Source: over 1 year ago
  • I don't understand netgears business plan?
    There is also FreshTomato, Advanced Tomato, OpenWRT and Asus Merlin for instance you could try. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Create second Wifi interface from same WiFi device
    You need a Wi-Fi AP that supports VLAN tagging. Check, if your old router that you are currently using for Wi-Fi, can be flashed to use https://advancedtomato.com or https://openwrt.org. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Best way to secure this?
    If you can flash either Tomoto (FreshTomato or AdvancedTomato), Gargoyle, OpenWrt, or DD-WRT on it then it will be secure. It will not be as performant as a newer router obviously, but it will be secure as you have asked, so ignore the rest of the ignorant comments. Source: over 1 year ago
  • a program like Netcut , but free for pc
    Check if there is Openwrt or AdvancedTomato support for you TPlink router, which you could install and replace the original firmware. https://openwrt.org/ Https://advancedtomato.com/. Source: over 2 years ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing ROOter and AdvancedTomato, you can also consider the following products

OpenWrt - OpenWrt is an open-source firmware based on Linux for wireless routers

libreCMC - The libre Embedded GNU/Linux Distro.

Gargoyle - Gargoyle Router Firmware home page

MikroTik RouterOS - The main product of MikroTik is a Linux-based operating system known as MikroTik RouterOS.

pfSense - pfSense is a free and open source firewall and router that also features unified threat management, load balancing, multi WAN, and more

Tomato - A simple pomodoro app designed for Elementary OS.

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