MikroTik RouterOS AlternativesRouter Custom Firmwares & Firewalls like MikroTik RouterOS

MikroTik RouterOS is described as 'Linux-based OS for transforming PCs into customizable routers with advanced firewall, VPN support, bandwidth control, wireless features, and flexible licensing' and is a router custom firmware in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MikroTik RouterOS for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, BSD, Mac and OpenWrt apps. The best MikroTik RouterOS alternative is OpenWrt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MikroTik RouterOS are OPNsense, pfSense, DD-WRT and IPFire.

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  1. OpenWrt icon

    OpenWrt

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    OpenWrt Project is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. Instead of trying to create a single, static firmware, OpenWrt provides a fully writable filesystem with package management. This frees you from the application selection and configuration provided by the...

    21 OpenWrt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    • Almost everyone thinks OpenWrt is a great MikroTik RouterOS alternative.

    • OpenWrt is the most popular Linux alternative to MikroTik RouterOS.

    • OpenWrt is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MikroTik RouterOS.

    • OpenWrt is Free and Open SourceMikroTik RouterOS is Paid and Proprietary
    • OpenWrt is Security-focused and Privacy focusedMikroTik RouterOS is not according to our users
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    OPNsense

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    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.

    18 OPNsense alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    • OPNsense is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to MikroTik RouterOS.

    • OPNsense is Free and Open SourceMikroTik RouterOS is Paid and Proprietary
    • OPNsense is Privacy focused and LightweightMikroTik RouterOS is not according to our users
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    pfSense

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

    29 pfSense alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • BSD
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  5. DD-WRT icon

    DD-WRT

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    DD-WRT is a Linux based alternative OpenSource firmware suitable for a great variety of WLAN routers and embedded systems.

    18 DD-WRT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. IPFire icon

    IPFire

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. Freshtomato icon

    Freshtomato

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    FreshTomato firmware project is a system based on Linux, dedicated for routers with Broadcom chipset and distributed on the GPL license. This advanced system consists of a particularly friendly interface, thanks to which even inexperienced users can easily work with it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    RadiusDesk

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    RADIUSdesk is a powerful and user-friendly RADIUS network management platform designed to simplify the administration of network authentication and accounting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • OpenWrt
    • Docker
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    • RadiusDesk is the most popular Web-based alternative to MikroTik RouterOS.

    • RadiusDesk is Free and Open SourceMikroTik RouterOS is Paid and Proprietary
    • RadiusDesk is Privacy focusedMikroTik RouterOS is not according to our users
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    OpenWISP

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    OpenWISP is a free and open-source platform for efficient IT network deployment, monitoring & management. It allows automation of many aspects of networks: from configuration to monitoring, RADIUS, hotspots, mesh and firmware upgrades, all backed by the reliability of the...

    16 OpenWISP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. VyOS icon

    VyOS

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

    23 VyOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    • Almost everyone thinks VyOS is a great MikroTik RouterOS alternative.

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

    • VyOS is Paid and Open SourceMikroTik RouterOS is Paid and Proprietary
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    OpenContrail

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Tomato

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    Tomato is a small, lean and simple replacement firmware for Linksys' WRT54G/GL/GS, Buffalo WHR-G54S/WHR-HP-G54 and other Broadcom-based routers. It features a new easy to use GUI, a new bandwidth usage monitor, more advanced QOS and access restrictions, enables new wireless...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Tomato is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to MikroTik RouterOS.

    • Tomato is Free and ProprietaryMikroTik RouterOS is Paid and Proprietary
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    LibreMesh

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    LibreMesh is a set of modules extending the OpenWrt router distribution to create self-configuring wireless and wired mesh networks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • OpenWrt
    • LEDE - Linux Embedded Development Environment
     
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