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OPNsense vs IPFire: catalog facts
OPNsense	IPFire
Free Free and open source, with donations accepted and an official shop.	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Stateful firewall and routing managed through a web interface Regular releases with a public roadmap	WireGuard, OpenVPN and IPsec supported out of the box Network segmentation into DMZ, guest and trusted zones
Needs a dedicated machine or virtual machine to run Assumes some networking knowledge to configure well	Needs a dedicated machine or virtual machine Configuring zones and VPNs assumes networking knowledge
Operating system	Operating system
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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