IPFire AlternativesFirewalls & VPN Services like IPFire

IPFire is described as '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' and is a Firewall in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to IPFire for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, BSD, VirtualBox and Web-based apps. The best IPFire alternative is OPNsense, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like IPFire are pfSense, MikroTik RouterOS, Endian Firewall Community and OpenContrail.

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  1. OPNsense icon
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    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
     
    • OPNsense is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to IPFire.

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

    • OPNsense is Free and Open SourceIPFire is also Free and Open Source
    • OPNsense is Privacy focused and LightweightIPFire is not according to our users
  2. 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.

    30 pfSense alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • BSD
     
  3. Linux-based system converts standard PCs into customizable routers, featuring advanced firewall, VPN server and client, bandwidth control, QoS, wireless AP, captive portal, remote management, industry protocol support, automation, and scalable licensing for network needs.

    27 MikroTik RouterOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • MikroTik RouterOS is the most popular Web-based alternative to IPFire.

    • MikroTik RouterOS is the most popular commercial alternative to IPFire.

    • MikroTik RouterOS is Paid and ProprietaryIPFire is Free and Open Source
  4. 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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • Endian Firewall Community is the most popular Linux alternative to IPFire.

    • Endian Firewall Community is Free Personal and Open SourceIPFire is Free and Open Source
    • Endian Firewall Community is Security-focusedIPFire is not according to our users
  5. OpenContrail icon
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    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
     
  6. VyOS icon
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    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

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Comments about VyOS as an Alternative to IPFire
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    Because it's also a router OS.

    IPFire Icon
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    • VyOS is Paid and Open SourceIPFire is Free and Open Source
  7. CacheGuard Gateway is a free and open-source Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution, a Web Application Firewall (WAF), and a Quality of Service (QoS) platform designed to optimize WAN traffic. To obtain a CacheGuard Gateway appliance, download CacheGuard-OS and install it on...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • VirtualBox
    • Self-Hosted
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
     
  8. IPCop icon
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    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...

    11 IPCop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. 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
     
  10. Rusroute icon
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    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 IPFire.

    • Rusroute is Free Personal and ProprietaryIPFire is Free and Open Source
  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
     
    • Secure Programmable Router is the most popular iPhone alternative to IPFire.

    • Secure Programmable Router is Free and Open SourceIPFire is also Free and Open Source
  12. Zorp GPL icon
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    Zorp GPL is a next generation, open source proxy firewall with deep protocol analysis. It allows you to inspect, control, and modify traffic on the application layer of the ISO/OSI model. Decisions can be made based on data extracted from the application-level traffic (for...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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