Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to MikroTik RouterOS

MikroTik RouterOS

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

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The top open-source alternatives to MikroTik RouterOS are OpenWrt, pfSense, and OPNsense. 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.

OpenWrt Landing Page
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OpenWrt

OpenWrt is an open-source firmware based on Linux for wireless routers
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Operating Systems #Linux #Routers 103 social mentions
pfSense Landing Page
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pfSense

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
#Network Security #Perimeter Security And Firewalls #Cyber Security 10 social mentions
OPNsense Landing Page
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OPNsense

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 #Perimeter Security And Firewalls #Linux 95 social mentions
FRRouting Landing Page
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FRRouting

FRRouting (FRR) is an IP routing protocol suite for Linux and Unix platforms which
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Operating Systems #Network & Admin #Linux 12 social mentions
OpenWISP Landing Page
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OpenWISP

A software platform to implement a complete public wifi service.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Operating Systems #Perimeter Security And Firewalls #Linux 13 social mentions
Linux Mint Landing Page
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Linux Mint

Linux Mint is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions and used by millions of people.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Open Source #Operating Systems #Linux 423 social mentions
project-osrm.org
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OSRM

Utilities, Application Utilities, and Mapping APIs
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Operating Systems #Maps #Network & Admin 1 social mentions
BSD Router Project: Landing Page
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BSD Router Project:

Home page of BSD Router Project: Free open source software router distribution based on embedded FreeBSD
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Operating Systems #Perimeter Security And Firewalls #Cyber Security 5 social mentions
Babel (protocol) Landing Page
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Babel (protocol)

A routing protocol suitable both for wireless mesh networks and ordinary wired networks.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Operating Systems #VPN #Linux
OpenRouteService.org Landing Page
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OpenRouteService.org

The spatial services API with plenty of features.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Operating Systems #Maps #Network & Admin 15 social mentions
Arch Linux Landing Page
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Arch Linux

You've reached the website for Arch Linux, a lightweight and flexible Linux® distribution that tries to Keep It Simple. Currently we have official packages optimized for the x86-64 architecture.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Open Source #Operating Systems #Linux 258 social mentions
Ubuntu Landing Page
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Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a Debian Linux-based open source operating system for desktop computers.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Open Source #Operating Systems #Linux 236 social mentions