DD-WRT Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to DD-WRT is OpenWrt, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are pfSense, MikroTik RouterOS, Freshtomato and Secure Programmable Router. You can choose from more than 10 Router Custom Firmware like DD-WRT for Linux, self-hosting, Mac, Windows and the web.

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  1. Gargoyle icon
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    Gargoyle is a free firmware upgrade for your wireless router, based on OpenWRT but with an enhanced interface (not LUCI) focused on ease of use. Some enhanced features of Gargoyle include MONITORING BANDWIDTH per connected computer, SET QUOTAS AND THROTTLE to ensure that...

    15 Gargoyle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • OpenWrt
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  2. VyOS icon
     12 likes

    VyOS is a community fork of Vyatta , a Linux-based network operating system that provides software-based network routing, firewall, and VPN functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  3. Smoothwall icon
     13 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. ROOTer icon
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    The ROOter Project was created to allow the use of USB, PCie and M.2 Cellular modems in routers that don't have this capability using factory firmware.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. libreCMC icon
     2 likes

    The libre Embedded GNU/Linux Distro.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6.  1 like

    ImmortalWrt is a Linux-based embedded operating system for network devices such as routers and access points. It is a fork of OpenWrt. ImmortalWrt includes additional packages, expanded device support, and optimized default profiles.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. RaspAP icon
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    RaspAP is feature-rich wireless router software that just works on many popular Debian-based devices, including the Raspberry Pi.

    22 RaspAP alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Debian
    • Docker
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Kali Linux
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Linux
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  8. Liminix icon
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    Liminix is a Nix-based OpenWrt-style embedded Linux system for configuring consumer wifi routers. We use the Nix language for congruent configuration management, and packages from the Nix package system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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