NethServer AlternativesMail Servers & Firewalls like NethServer

NethServer is described as 'CentOS-based Linux distribution for servers. The product's main feature is a modular design which makes it simple to turn the distribution into a mail server and filter, web server, groupware, firewall, web filter, IPS/IDS or VPN server' and is a Mail Server in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to NethServer for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Web-based, Windows and BSD apps. The best NethServer alternative is pfSense, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NethServer are Cloudron, Ubuntu Server, Zentyal and Univention Corporate Server (UCS).

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  1. pfSense icon
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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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    • BSD
     
    • Most users think pfSense is a great NethServer alternative.

    • pfSense is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to NethServer.

    • pfSense is Freemium and Open SourceNethServer is Free and Open Source
  2. Cloudron icon
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    Cloudron is a complete solution for managing apps & users on your own server. Easily deploy production ready apps from the app library and keep them automatically up-to-date. It even comes with a built-in email server and web clients!.

    59 Cloudron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Cloudron is the most popular Web-based, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to NethServer.

    • Cloudron is Freemium and ProprietaryNethServer is Free and Open Source
    • Cloudron is Privacy focusedNethServer is not according to our users
  3. Ubuntu Server icon
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    The leading platform for scale-out computing, Ubuntu Server helps you make the most of your infrastructure. Whether you want to deploy an OpenStack cloud, a Hadoop cluster or a 50,000-node render farm, Ubuntu Server delivers the best value scale-out performance available.

    184 Ubuntu Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  4. Zentyal icon
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    Integrates native Active Directory and all essential network services, including domain, mail, gateway, infrastructure, and security roles, for SMBs, offering web-based management, centralized authentication, file server, VPN, and firewall in a single Linux platform.

    26 Zentyal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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    Both NethServer and Zentyal are similar systems. Both are AD servers with lots of similar optional functions. Neth is based oc CentOS, Zentyal on Debian/Ubuntu

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Zentyal is the most popular commercial alternative to NethServer.

    • Zentyal is Paid and Open SourceNethServer is Free and Open Source
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    UCS is an open platform for central identity & access management, IT management, and active directory, with a web portal for easy access to applications.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
     
    • Univention Corporate Server (UCS) is the most popular SaaS alternative to NethServer.

    • Univention Corporate Server (UCS) is Freemium and Open SourceNethServer is Free and Open Source
  6. ClearOS icon
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    ClearOS is a family of operating systems for the enterprise, small business, and home. There are three editions to choose from depending on your needs and suitable to your abilities. They are: ClearOS Enterprise, ClearOS Home, and ClearOS Core.

    27 ClearOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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    Windows Server 2012, codenamed "Windows Server 8", is the sixth release of Windows Server. It is the server version of Windows 8 and succeeds Windows Server 2008 R2. Two pre-release versions, a developer preview and a beta version, were released during development.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
    • Windows Server 2012 is the most popular Windows alternative to NethServer.

    • Windows Server 2012 is Paid and ProprietaryNethServer is Free and Open Source
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  9. IDECO ICS icon
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    Linux based gateway for SMB with accent on security. With easy to use web-based configuration tool. With lots of additional features like mail server, VPN server, traffic shaping, DPI, traffic antivirus and etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. SME Server icon
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    SME Server is a leading distribution for small and medium enterprises. It stands apart from the competition by shipping with most common functionality preconfigured and features a number of popular additional enhancements in the form of downloadable contributions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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    A better solution for simpler, lower maintenance requirements.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • SME Server is Free and Open SourceNethServer is also Free and Open Source
  11. CacheGuard-OS icon
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
     
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