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Serva vs Kea DHCP: catalog facts
Serva	Kea DHCP
Freemium Offered as a download from the developer's site; check the download page for edition…	Free Free and open source; ISC sells optional support subscriptions.
Windows	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Several network boot services in one portable program Supports both UEFI and BIOS PXE clients	Supports both DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 Configuration reloads without restarting the server
Runs on Windows only Website and documentation are dense and dated in style	No Windows support JSON configuration takes time to learn for small networks
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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