BSD Router Project: Alternatives
BSD Router Project: is described as 'BSD Router Project (BSDRP) is an embedded free and open source software router distribution based on FreeBSD with FRRouting (Quagga fork) and Bird' and is an app. There are eight alternatives to BSD Router Project: for Linux, Self-Hosted solutions and BSD. The best alternative is pfSense, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BSD Router Project: are OPNsense, Endian Firewall Community, ZeroShell and IPFire.
BSD Router Project: alternatives are mainly Firewalls but may also be VPN Services or VPN Clients. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of BSD Router Project:.
pfSense is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD tailored for use as a firewall, and router.
- Free • Open Source
- Self-Hosted
OPNsense includes most of the features available in expensive commercial firewalls, and more in many cases. It brings the rich feature set of commercial offerings with the benefits of open and verifiable sources.
- Free Personal • Open Source
- Linux
Endian Firewall Community (EFW) is a "turn-key" linux security distribution that turns every system into a full featured security appliance with Unified Threat Management (UTM) functionality.
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
Zeroshell is a Linux distribution for servers and embedded devices aimed at providing the main network services a LAN requires. It is available in the form of Live CD or Compact Flash image and you can configure and administer it using your web browser.
Discontinued
From the Zeroshell website (translated from Italian to English)Disposal of the Zeroshell projectThe project has now reached the end of its life. Zeroshell was born in June 2006 and has over 200,000 installations worldwide. Any security updates will be guaranteed until September 30, 2021. I thank everyone who believed and contributed in various ways to improving the project. The zeroshell.org domain will be divested or sold on September 30, 2021
IPFire is a server distribution with intended to use as a firewall. It focuses on flexibility, and scales from small to middle sized business networks and home networks.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Linux
Untangle is a platform for deploying network based applications. The platform unites these applications around a common GUI, database and reporting.
The SmoothWall Open Source Project was set up to develop and maintain SmoothWall Express - a Free firewall that includes its own security-hardened GNU/Linux operating system and an easy-to-use web interface.
Discontinued
The site says the last release was October 2014.
IPCop Firewall is a Linux firewall distribution geared towards home and SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) users. The IPCop interface is very user-friendly and task-based.
Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 2.1.9, released in February 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.
