Open Source MikroTik RouterOS AlternativesRouter Custom Firmwares & Firewalls like MikroTik RouterOS

The best open source alternative to MikroTik RouterOS is OpenWrt. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to MikroTik RouterOS and 18 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to MikroTik RouterOS are OPNsense, pfSense, DD-WRT and IPFire.

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  1. OpenWrt icon
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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
     
  2. OPNsense icon
     65 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.

    19 OPNsense alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. pfSense icon
     110 likes

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

    30 pfSense alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • BSD
     
  4. DD-WRT icon
     164 likes

    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
     
  5. IPFire icon
     19 likes

    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.

    14 IPFire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Freshtomato icon
     8 likes

    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
     
  7. RadiusDesk icon
     3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • OpenWrt
    • Docker
     
  8. OpenWISP icon
     10 likes

    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
     
  9. 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 types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. OpenContrail icon
     4 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.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. 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.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
    • iPhone
     
  12. TomatoUSB fork.

    • Torrent client integration (Transmission) with user-friendly GUI for configuration.
    • NFS server integration
    • Support for USB 3G modems (thx @LDevil)
    • Support MultiWAN.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Tomato
     
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