firehol

The premium Open Source alternative to pfSense

🎯 Best for:Managing complex firewall rules with simple configuration files.
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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
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231
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GPL-2.0
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
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$0
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Team Size10 Users
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