ZeroShell AlternativesFirewalls & VPN Services like ZeroShell

ZeroShell is described as 'Zeroshell is a Linux distribution for servers and embedded devices aimed at providing the main network services a LAN requires. It is available in the form of Live CD or Compact Flash image and you can configure and administer it using your web browser' and is a Firewall in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ZeroShell for Self-Hosted, Linux, BSD and Windows. The best ZeroShell alternative is OPNsense, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ZeroShell are pfSense, DynFi Firewall, Smoothwall and IPCop.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
ZeroShell alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. OPNsense icon
     64 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

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

    • OPNsense is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ZeroShell.

    • OPNsense is Free and Open SourceZeroShell is also Free and Open Source
    • OPNsense is Privacy focused and LightweightZeroShell is not according to our users
  2. pfSense icon
     109 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • BSD
     
  3. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    DynFi® Firewall is the first French Open Source firewall. The system integrates many filtering features and allows for the first time to manage a large number of your appliances. Available for free, DynFi Firewall has two images (with VGA or Serial return) compatible with...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Smoothwall icon
     13 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    The SmoothWall Open Source Project was set up to develop and maintain SmoothWall Express - a Free firewall that includes its own security-hardened GNU/Linux operating system and an easy-to-use web interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • Smoothwall is the most popular Linux alternative to ZeroShell.

    • Smoothwall is Free and Open SourceZeroShell is also Free and Open Source
  5. IPCop icon
     14 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    IPCop Firewall is a Linux firewall distribution geared towards home and SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) users. The IPCop interface is very user-friendly and task-based. IPCop offers the critical functionality of an expensive network appliance using stock, or even obsolete...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    BSD Router Project (BSDRP) is an embedded free and open source software router distribution based on FreeBSD with FRRouting (Quagga fork) and Bird.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Kerio Control icon
     4 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Protect your network from viruses, malware and malicious activity with Kerio Control, the easy-to-administer yet powerful all-in-one security solution.

    13 Kerio Control alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • Kerio Control is the most popular commercial alternative to ZeroShell.

    • Kerio Control is Paid and ProprietaryZeroShell is Free and Open Source
  8. Rusroute icon
     Like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    RusRoute is a router and firewall, Internet gateway for Windows, it is the ideal solution for making Internet gateway for local area network (LAN) of any firm, the users' traffic encountering and restricting, protection against of network attacks with functions of NAT...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Rusroute is the most popular Windows alternative to ZeroShell.

    • Rusroute is Free Personal and ProprietaryZeroShell is Free and Open Source
  9. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (Forefront TMG), formerly known as Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA Server), is a network security and protection solution for Microsoft Windows, described by Microsoft as "enables businesses by allowing...

    10 Forefront Threat Management Gateway alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Vilfo OS icon
     Like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Vilfo OS is an easy and powerful software enabling multiple simultaneous connections to VPN servers. It contains firewall, split tunneling, DNS leak protection, VPN killswitch, notifications and much more.

    10 Vilfo OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
10 of 10 ZeroShell alternatives