Tomato Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Tomato for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is OpenWrt, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Tomato and ten of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Tomato are DD-WRT, Freshtomato, Gargoyle and Tomato by Shibby.

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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. DD-WRT icon
     166 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
     
  3. Freshtomato icon
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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.

    10 Freshtomato alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Gargoyle icon
     19 likes

    Gargoyle is a free firmware upgrade for your wireless router, based on OpenWRT but with an enhanced interface (not LUCI) focused on ease of use. Some enhanced features of Gargoyle include MONITORING BANDWIDTH per connected computer, SET QUOTAS AND THROTTLE to ensure that...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • OpenWrt
     
  5. 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 by Shibby vs Tomato Comments
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    easy to use, great features.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Tomato by Shibby is Free and Open SourceTomato is Free and Proprietary
  6. X-wrt icon
     2 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. TomatoUSB icon
     4 likes

    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
     
  8. libreCMC icon
     2 likes

    The libre Embedded GNU/Linux Distro.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. ROOTer icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Liminix icon
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    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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