opnsense.org
OPNsense
Who runs OPNsense, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest network firewall software alternatives.
- Who’s behind it
- Not stated
- Online since
- Unknown
- Trackers
- Prices
- No pricing page
- Last price change
- –
- Closest alternative
- Netgate
Measured from OPNsense’s own pages, the Internet Archive and public records. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.
Visit OPNsense01 · Who’s behind it
Who runs OPNsense
OPNsense opnsense.org
We’ve made digital security accessible to everyone. With our free OPNsense® platform, you get all the features of expensive commercial firewalls and more. Enjoy open and verifiable sources in a product developed with and for a large user community.
Wikidata: open-source firewall
- Company
- No imprint we could read
- Online since
- Not in the Internet Archive
- Audience
- In English
02 · Privacy
What OPNsense tracks
What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.
tracker that follows visitors
4 of the 18 alternatives below have fewer, 9 have more.
Privacy-friendly alternatives →- Cookie banner
- None found
- US company
- 2 tools
Visitor analytics
Counts and follows visits, usually with cookies.
Third-party embeds
Videos, maps or fonts from other companies, which receive the visitor’s IP address.
03 · Alternatives
Alternatives to OPNsense
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to OPNsense, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
Netgate | Firewall, VPN and Routing Solutions
Netgate is an open-source driven secure networking company that provides appliance and software-based firewall, VPN and routing solutions including pfSense
Very close - 02
Sophos: Cyber Resilience for the Agentic AI Era
Sophos Fusion is the industry’s most complete cyber defense system. It sees everything, connects everything, and enables your defenses to respond as one.
Very close - 03
NetBird - Open Source Zero Trust Networking
WireGuard®-based overlay network and Zero Trust Network Access in one platform for reliable and secure connectivity
Very close - 04
WatchGuard | Comprehensive Cybersecurity Solutions
Award-winning solutions that are easy to deploy and manage, making enterprise-grade security accessible to any organization regardless of size or expertise.
Very close - 05
Cybersecurity Solutions: Email, Apps, Network, Data | Barracuda Networks
Barracuda Networks is the worldwide leader in Email Protection, Application Protection, Network Security, and Data Protection Solutions
Very close - 06
Nmap: the Network Mapper - Free Security Scanner
Nmap Free Security Scanner, Port Scanner, & Network Exploration Tool. Download open source software for Linux, Windows, UNIX, FreeBSD, etc.
Very close - 07
Open Web Protocol - Mysterium Network
An open-source ecosystem of protocols, tools and infrastructure to liberate the web. Our node network empowers both builders and users to access free information.
Very close - 08
Home
Boost subscriber performance by up to 25% for less than 1% of your overall 5G network investment.
Very close - 09
Cloudflare: Build for the agent era
Welcome to Cloudflare - Powering the next generation of applications
Very close - 10
Advanced Website Protection for Unmatched Cyber Defense
Safeguard your devices with Comodo's advanced endpoint protection and protect your websites from malware and cyber threats. Secure your site now!
Close - 11
Laravel - The clean stack for Artisans and agents
Laravel is a framework for building modern web apps and AI agents. Expressive syntax, built-in tools, and everything you need to ship fast.
Very close - 12
Tailscale | Secure Connectivity for AI, IoT & Multi-Cloud
The connectivity platform for devs, IT, and security teams. Zero Trust identity-based access that deploys in minutes and scales to every resource. Start free.
Very close - 13
Compare B2B Software, Download, & Develop Open Source & Business Software - SourceForge
SourceForge is the complete software discovery platform. SourceForge is the largest B2B software review and comparison site in the world, and features the largest business software directory, as well as free & fast open source software downloads and development.
Very close - 14
Mullvad VPN - Privacy is for the people
Free the internet from mass surveillance and censorship. Fight for privacy with Mullvad VPN and Mullvad Browser.
Very close - 15
Netmaker: Zero Trust Platform for Secure Networking
Securely connect your devices, clouds, and sites with Netmaker's Zero Trust platform. Fast WireGuard tunnels combined with granular access controls for true ZTNA.
Very close - 16
Enlightenment Main
window manager for Unix-like operating systems
Very close - 17
AI Infrastructure, Secure Networking, and Software Solutions - Cisco
Cisco is a worldwide technology leader powering an inclusive future for all. Learn more about our products, services, solutions, and innovations.
Very close - 18
Auvik Networks: Best Network Management Software Solution
Auvik is cloud-based network management software for today’s changing workforce. Gain true network visibility and control. Use Auvik free for 14 days.
Very close - 19
Sonar: Unified OSS/BSS Software for Broadband ISPs
Sonar is the unified OSS/BSS platform for broadband ISPs. Billing, CRM, network monitoring, field service, and inventory in one system. Built for operators since 2015.
Very close - 20
ZeroTier | Software-Defined and Post-Quantum Networking
Next-generation connectivity and cybersecurity. ZeroTier One connects any device, anywhere. ZeroTier Quantum delivers post-quantum, CNSA 2.0-aligned networks.
Very close
Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles OPNsense’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones OPNsense uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.
04 · History
What changed
Price and policy history →No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what OPNsense adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.
05 · Details
How we measure
Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.
The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 9 technologies
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 9,196
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 25 ms
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to OPNsense’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
Built with
- CMS
- WordPress page source: /wp-content/
- JavaScript libraries
- jQuery asset https://opnsense.org/wp-content/themes/template/assets/scripts/jquery.js
- CSS & UI
- Bootstrap asset https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css
- Fonts
- Adobe Fonts asset https://use.typekit.net/asa5fpa.css
- Analytics
- Google Analytics page source: googletagmanager.com/gtag/js
- CDN
- jsDelivr asset https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/select2@4.1.0-rc.0/dist/js/select2.min.js
- Web servers
- Apache HTTP Server header server: Apache
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by WordPress (page source: /wp-content/)
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 TXT v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console · not on opnsense.org 17/20
- Google Workspace · not on opnsense.org 11/20
- Cloudflare · not on opnsense.org 9/20
- Atlassian · not on opnsense.org 9/20
- Microsoft 365 8/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on opnsense.org 7/20
- HubSpot · not on opnsense.org 7/20
- Apple Business · not on opnsense.org 6/20
- OneTrust · not on opnsense.org 5/20
- Google Analytics 4/20
- jQuery 4/20
- Miro · not on opnsense.org 4/20
- OpenAI · not on opnsense.org 4/20
- React · not on opnsense.org 4/20
- Salesforce · not on opnsense.org 4/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on opnsense.org 4/20