firehol
The premium Open Source alternative to pfSense
🎯 Best for:Managing complex firewall rules with simple configuration files.
What is firehol?
An alternative to complex iptables scripting and proprietary hardware firewalls. It uses a declarative, human-readable language to generate sophisticated stateful firewall rules for the Linux kernel.
Tech Stack
ShellVPN & Network
Why firehol?
- • Simple configuration syntax
- • Stateful packet inspection
- • Modular and extensible
Limitations
- • Shell script dependency
- • Steep learning curve
- • Older codebase
3/2/2026
Last Update
191
Forks
231
Issues
GPL-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on pfSense)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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