OpenWrt Alternatives
OpenWrt is described as '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' and is a very popular router custom firmware in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to OpenWrt for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, OpenWrt, Tomato and Raspberry Pi apps. The best OpenWrt alternative is pfSense, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OpenWrt are DD-WRT, OPNsense, MikroTik RouterOS and ClearOS.
Alternatives list
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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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
Tomato USB is an alternative Linux-based firmware for powering Broadcom-based ethernet routers. It is a modification of the famous Tomato firmware, with additional built-in support for USB port, wireless-N mode support, support for several newer router models, and various...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Linux
- Tomato
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.
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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