Top 15 DD-WRT Alternative and Similar Softwares | Nov 2024

DD-WRT is a Linux based alternative OpenSource firmware suitable for a great variety of WLAN routers and embedded systems. The main emphasis lies on providing the easiest possible handling while at the same time supporting a great number of functionalities within the framework of the respective hardware platform used.

1. EasyTomato

EasyTomato EasyTomato is a powerful, easy-to-use, free bandwidth manager that is perfect for schools, hospitals, and nonprofits with slow internet connections and limited IT knowledge.......

2. Tomato

Tomato Tomato is a small, lean and simple replacement firmware for Linksys' WRT54G/GL/GS, Buffalo WHR-G54S/WHR-HP-G54 and other Broadcom-based routers. It features a new easy to use GUI, a new bandwidth usage monitor, more advanced QOS and access restrictions, enables new wireless features such as WDS and wireless client modes, raises the......

3. Gargoyle

Gargoyle Gargoyle is a free firmware upgrade for your wireless router, based on OpenWRT but with an enhanced interface (not LUCI) focused on ease of use. Some enhanced features of Gargoyle include MONITORING BANDWIDTH per connected computer, SET QUOTAS AND THROTTLE to ensure that network resources are allocated fairly; BLOCK FORBIDDEN......

4. LEDE - Linux Embedded Development Environment

LEDE - Linux Embedded Development Environment Linux Embedded Development Environment, an embedded Linux distribution that makes it easy for developers, system administrators or other Linux enthusiasts to build and customize software for embedded devices, especially wireless routers.The LEDE project was set up in a different way compared to OpenWrt:1. All our communication channels are public, some......

5. OpenWrt

OpenWrt OpenWrt is a niche Linux distribution mainly installed on embedded devices, e.g. residential gateways. It is built on top of the Linux kernel and consists of a collection of diverse software packages. For easy installation and deinstallation of packages it relies on the opkg Package management system. OpenWrt primarily uses......

6. libreCMC

libreCMC Now merged with LibreWRT, libreCMC is the libre Embedded GNU/Linux Distro.libreCMC is a set of fully free embedded Operating Systems for general purpose computers. It aims to give its users freedom and control over the software that runs on their hardware. Most of the hardware that libreCMC supports includes a......

7. Wi-Fi Scanner (LizardSystems)

Wi-Fi Scanner (LizardSystems) Wi-Fi Scanner shows you detailed information about wireless networks in their vicinity, as well as its parameters and signal strength. To improve network signal quality, Wi-Fi Scanner shows busy channels and thus helps users find a free channel for their access point.Wi-Fi Scanner shows wireless connection statistics in the form......

8. NetSurveyor

NetSurveyor NetSurveyor is a diagnostic tool that falls under the category of WiFi Scanners or 802.11 Network Discovery Tools. The best known in this category is NetStumbler . A discovery tool reports the Service Set Identifier (SSID) for each wireless network it detects, along with the channel used by the access......

9. WiFi2HiFi

WiFi2HiFi With WiFi2HiFi you can wirelessly stream music from your computer to your hi-fi and audio-dock, with the iPhone plugged into your hi-fi acting as an audio receiver.Whether streaming services on your computer or songs on your hard drive they can all be enjoyed from the comfort of your couch. No......

10. WiFi Monster

WiFi Monster WiFi Monster is a Wi-Fi discovery tool for PocketPC and Windows Mobile. * Connects open or private networks * It shows current WiFi status * It shows a list of nearby networks * It filters and sorts found networks * it allows you to connect selected network manually * It......

11. Whisher

Whisher Use Whisher to share your WiFi with others and get free access wherever you find other Whisher members. Residential WiFi connections are everywhere. If only a small share of these connections would be shared, it would create a universal network.This is what Whisher is doing: by aggregating all WiFi connections......

12. PlatformIO IDE

PlatformIO IDE PlatformIO IDE is the next generation integrated development environment for IoT:- Cross-platform build system without external dependencies to the OS software: 200+ embedded boards, 15+ development platforms, 10+ frameworks- C/C++ Intelligent Code Completion and Smart Code Linter for rapid professional development- Multi-projects workflow with multiple panes and Themes support with......

13. VirtualWiFi

VirtualWiFi VirtualWiFi (previously known as MultiNet) is a virtualization architecture for wireless LAN (WLAN) cards. It abstracts a single WLAN card to appear as multiple virtual WLAN cards to the user. The user can then configure each virtual card to connect to a different wireless network. Therefore, VirtualWiFi allows a user......

14. Broadcom-STA

Broadcom-STA These packages contain Broadcom's IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n hybrid Linux device driver for use with Broadcom-based hardware. The hybrid binary file is agnostic to the specific version of the Linux kernel because it is designed to perform all interactions with the operating system through operating-system-specific files and an operating system abstraction layer......

15. ethstatus

ethstatus Ethstatus is a console-based monitoring utility for displaying statistical data of the ethernet interface on a quantity basis. It is similar to iptraf but is meant to run as a permanent console task to monitor the network load.......