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IPFire

IPFire is a server distribution with intended to use as a firewall.

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to IPFire

pfSense OPNsense OpenWrt FRRouting Ubuntu OpenWISP OSRM OpenRouteService.org OpenBSD FreeBSD

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to IPFire are pfSense, OPNsense, and OpenWrt. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. pfSense is a free and open source firewall and router that also features unified threat management, load balancing, multi WAN, and more
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Perimeter Security And Firewalls #Cyber Security #Network Security 10 social mentions

  2. OPNsense® you next open source firewall. Free Download. High-end Security Made Easy™. Offers Intrusion Prevention, Captive Portal, Traffic Shaping and more.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Operating Systems #Linux #Perimeter Security And Firewalls 94 social mentions

  3. OpenWrt is an open-source firmware based on Linux for wireless routers
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Operating Systems #Routers #Firmware 103 social mentions

  4. FRRouting (FRR) is an IP routing protocol suite for Linux and Unix platforms which
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Operating Systems #Linux #Network & Admin 12 social mentions

  5. 5
    Ubuntu is a Debian Linux-based open source operating system for desktop computers.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 229 social mentions

  6. A software platform to implement a complete public wifi service.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Operating Systems #Linux #Routers 11 social mentions

  7. 7
    Utilities, Application Utilities, and Mapping APIs
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    • Open Source

    #Operating Systems #Network & Admin #Maps 1 social mentions

  8. The spatial services API with plenty of features.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Operating Systems #Network & Admin #Linux 13 social mentions

  9. FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Linux #Monitoring Tools 13 social mentions

  10. 10
    FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for x86 compatible (including Pentium® and Athlon™)...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 21 social mentions

  11. 11
    Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Control Panels #System Administration #System Utility 16 social mentions

  12. OpenContrail is an Apache 2.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Operating Systems #Perimeter Security And Firewalls #Linux

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