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.
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VyOS Alternatives
VyOS is described as 'Community fork of Vyatta , a Linux-based network operating system that provides software-based network routing, firewall, and VPN functionality' and is a Firewall in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to VyOS for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, BSD, VirtualBox and GNS3 apps. The best VyOS alternative is OpenWrt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like VyOS are OPNsense, pfSense, DD-WRT and IPFire.
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Junos OS is the FreeBSD-based operating system used in Juniper Networks hardware routers. It is an operating system that is used in Juniper's routing, switching and security devices.
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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- VirtualBox
- Self-Hosted
- VMware Workstation
- GNS3
- VMware Player
Quagga is a network routing software suite providing implementations of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and IS-IS for Unix-like platforms, particularly Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD and NetBSD.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
Cisco IOS (originally Internetwork Operating System) is a family of software used on most Cisco Systems routers and current Cisco network switches. (Earlier switches ran CatOS.) IOS is a package of routing, switching, internetworking and telecommunications functions integrated...
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
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
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Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Raspberry Pi
- Docker
- iPhone
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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.
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
Contrail Networking is a software-defined networking (SDN) platform based on the open-source network virtualization project, OpenContrail. The Juniper platform automates and orchestrates the creation of highly scalable virtual networks.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
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