9 open-source Network & Firewall Management vendors
Open-source software for Network & Firewall Management that you can self-host, with auditable source code — regardless of the developer's headquarters.
- vendors scored
- 9
- European
- 5
- last checked
- 11 October 2026
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Score per vendor: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign
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- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100BIRD Internet Routing DaemonCzechia · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen-source dynamic IP routing daemon for Linux and BSD, developed and maintained by CZ.NIC under the GNU GPL. From Prague, Czech Republic.
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100Deciso OPNsenseNetherlands · Self-hosted / open sourceDutch; open source firewall and routing platform (OPNsense), with commercial appliances and support.
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100Endian UTMItaly · Self-hosted / open sourceItalian; Unified Threat Management firewalls with open source origins (Endian Firewall).
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100IPFireGermany · Self-hosted / open sourceGerman; open source Linux firewall, developed with commercial support from Lightning Wire Labs.
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100SKUDONETSpain · Self-hosted / open sourceSpanish; open source and commercial load balancer / application delivery controller (formerly Zevenet).
- Sovereignty score 71 out of 100HAProxyUnited States · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen-source load balancer and reverse proxy (GPL-2/LGPL); commercial editions and support by HAProxy Technologies (Newton, MA, French origin). Self-hostable.
- Sovereignty score 69 out of 100Netgate pfSenseUnited States · Self-hosted / open sourceFirewall and routing platform with Apache 2.0 open source code, developed and sponsored by Netgate of Austin, Texas; commercial Plus edition also sold.
- Sovereignty score 69 out of 100Open vSwitchUnited States · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen-source multilayer virtual switch for software-defined networking, maintained as a Linux Foundation project; self-hosted and actively maintained (latest release 3.5.2, November 2025).
- Sovereignty score 69 out of 100OpenWrtUnited States · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen source Linux distribution for routers and embedded devices, developed by a community; legally represented by a US non-profit.
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