IPFire AlternativesFirewalls & VPN Services like IPFire

IPFire is described as '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' and is a Firewall in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to IPFire for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, BSD, Windows and VirtualBox apps. The best IPFire alternative is OPNsense, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like IPFire are pfSense, MikroTik RouterOS, Endian Firewall Community and OpenContrail.

filter to find the best alternatives

IPFire alternatives are mainly Firewalls but may also be VPN Services or Router Custom Firmware.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of IPFire.
IPFire iconIPFire
  15
  • ...

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.

More about IPFire
IPFire alternatives page was last updated Sep 28, 2024
  1. OPNsense icon
     57 likes

    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.

    17 OPNsense alternatives
    Login

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Encrypted VPN
    2.  Two-factor Authentication
    3.  Load balancing
    4.  Geofencing
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Web filter
    OPNsense iconIPFire Icon

    OPNsense VS IPFire

    Is OPNsense a good alternative to IPFire?
     
    • OPNsense is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to IPFire.

    • OPNsense is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to IPFire.

    • OPNsense is Free and Open SourceIPFire is also Free and Open Source
    • OPNsense is Privacy focused and LightweightIPFire is not according to our users
  2. pfSense icon
     102 likes

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

    28 pfSense alternatives
    pfSense screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • BSD

    pfSense Features

    1.  OpenVPN
    2.  Integrated Virus scanner
    3.  Load balancing
    4.  DHCP Server
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Spam Filter
    7.  LDAP support
    8.  Zabbix monitoring
    9.  RADIUS Services
    10.  Content Filtering
    pfSense iconIPFire Icon

    pfSense VS IPFire

    Is pfSense a good alternative to IPFire?
     
  3. MikroTik RouterOS icon
     32 likes

    The main product of MikroTik is a Linux-based operating system known as MikroTik RouterOS. Installed on a personal computer or server computer, it turns the computer into a network router, implementing features such as firewall rules, virtual private network (VPN) server and...

    24 MikroTik RouterOS alternatives
    MikroTik RouterOS screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    MikroTik RouterOS Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Wi-Fi Direct
    3.  User Management
    MikroTik RouterOS iconIPFire Icon

    MikroTik RouterOS VS IPFire

    Is MikroTik RouterOS a good alternative to IPFire?
     
    • MikroTik RouterOS is the most popular Web-based alternative to IPFire.

    • MikroTik RouterOS is the most popular commercial alternative to IPFire.

    • MikroTik RouterOS is Paid and ProprietaryIPFire is Free and Open Source
  4. Endian Firewall Community icon
     20 likes

    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. The software has been designed with "usability in mind" and is very...

    18 Endian Firewall Community alternatives
    Endian Firewall Community screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Endian Firewall Community Features

    1.  Email security
    2.  Network activity
    3.  Gateway
    Endian Firewall Community iconIPFire Icon

    Endian Firewall Community VS IPFire

    Is this a good alternative to IPFire?
     
    • Endian Firewall Community is the most popular Linux alternative to IPFire.

    • Endian Firewall Community is Free Personal and Open SourceIPFire is Free and Open Source
  5. OpenContrail icon
     3 likes

    OpenContrail is an Apache 2.0-licensed project that is built using standards-based protocols and provides all the necessary components for network virtualization–SDN controller, virtual router, analytics engine, and published northbound APIs.

    8 OpenContrail alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    OpenContrail Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  OpenVPN
    3.  Gateway
    4.  L2TP
    5.  Content Filtering
    OpenContrail iconIPFire Icon

    OpenContrail VS IPFire

    Is OpenContrail a good alternative to IPFire?
     
  6. VyOS icon
     11 likes

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

    21 VyOS alternatives
    VyOS screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    VyOS Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  AES-256 Encryption
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  WireGuard
    5.  OpenVPN
    6.  Built-in VPN
    7.  End-to-End Encryption
    8.  Network Discovery
    VyOS iconIPFire Icon

    VyOS VS IPFire

    Is VyOS a good alternative to IPFire?
     
    Comments about VyOS as an Alternative to IPFire
     
    StormChild

    Because it's also a router OS.

    Positive commentMar 30, 2016
    0
    IPFire Icon
    VyOS icon
    • VyOS is Paid and Open SourceIPFire is Free and Open Source
  7. IPCop icon
     14 likes

    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. IPCop offers the critical functionality of an expensive network appliance using stock, or even obsolete...

    12 IPCop alternatives
    DHCP

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    IPCop Features

    1.  Gateway
    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.

    IPCop iconIPFire Icon

    IPCop VS IPFire

    Is IPCop a good alternative to IPFire?
     
  8. BSD Router Project: icon
     2 likes

    BSD Router Project (BSDRP) is an embedded free and open source software router distribution based on FreeBSD with FRRouting (Quagga fork) and Bird.

    8 BSD Router Project: alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    BSD Router Project: iconIPFire Icon

    BSD Router Project: VS IPFire

    Is BSD Router Project: a good alternative to IPFire?
     
  9. CacheGuard-OS icon
     4 likes

    All CacheGuard products and services are focused on delivering secured and optimized Web contents to our clients. To achieve that goal we made CacheGuard OS which is our core product. Once installed on a virtual or hardware machine, CacheGuard OS turns it into a powerful Web...

    138 CacheGuard-OS alternatives
    CacheGuard-OS screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
    CacheGuard-OS iconIPFire Icon

    CacheGuard-OS VS IPFire

    Is CacheGuard-OS a good alternative to IPFire?
     
    • CacheGuard-OS is the most popular Windows alternative to IPFire.

    • CacheGuard-OS is Paid and ProprietaryIPFire is Free and Open Source
  10. Rusroute icon
     Like this app

    RusRoute is a router and firewall, Internet gateway for Windows, it is the ideal solution for making Internet gateway for local area network (LAN) of any firm, the users' traffic encountering and restricting, protection against of network attacks with functions of NAT...

    7 Rusroute alternatives
    "About" page

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Rusroute Features

    1.  Gateway
    Rusroute iconIPFire Icon

    Rusroute VS IPFire

    Is Rusroute a good alternative to IPFire?
     
  11. Secure Programmable Router icon
     Like this app

    A secure, open-source WiFi router that simplifies network management with easy-to-use policies, device isolation, adblock and advanced DNS controls - customizable with plugins for added flexibility.

    13 Secure Programmable Router alternatives
    Home Dashboard

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
    • iPhone

    Secure Programmable Router Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  Block Trackers
    7.  Network-wide blocking
    8.  Dockerized
    9.  Adblocking via DNS
    10.  DNS Server
    Secure Programmable Router iconIPFire Icon

    Secure Programmable Router VS IPFire

    Is this a good alternative to IPFire?
     
    • Secure Programmable Router is the most popular iPhone alternative to IPFire.

    • Secure Programmable Router is Free and Open SourceIPFire is also Free and Open Source
  12. Zorp GPL icon
     Like this app

    Zorp GPL is a next generation, open source proxy firewall with deep protocol analysis. It allows you to inspect, control, and modify traffic on the application layer of the ISO/OSI model. Decisions can be made based on data extracted from the application-level traffic (for...

    4 Zorp GPL alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Zorp GPL Features

    1.  POP3 Support
    2.  SMTP Support
    3.  SSL
    Discontinued

    The last update is from October 2019.

    Zorp GPL iconIPFire Icon

    Zorp GPL VS IPFire

    Is Zorp GPL a good alternative to IPFire?
     
12 of 13 IPFire alternatives