The Best 15 LEDE - Linux Embedded Development Environment Alternatives

  • DD-WRT icon

    DD-WRT

    DD-WRT is a Linux based alternative OpenSource firmware suitable for a great variety of WLAN routers and embedded systems.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • OpenWrt

    OpenWRT ( open - wireless receiver transmitter ) is a niche Linux distribution mainly installed on embedded devices, e.g. residential gateways.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • ClearOS

    ClearOS is a family of operating systems for the enterprise, small business, and home. There are three editions to choose from depending on your needs and suitable to your abilities.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • MikroTik RouterOS

    The main product of MikroTik is a Linux-based operating system known as MikroTik RouterOS.

    Commercial Web Self-Hosted

  • 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.

    Free Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Untangle

    Untangle is a platform for deploying network based applications. The platform unites these applications around a common GUI, database and reporting.

    Freemium Linux

  • LibreMesh

    LibreMesh is a set of modules extending the OpenWrt router distribution to create self-configuring wireless and wired mesh networks. By default it uses ad-hoc wifi networking and batman-adv, BMX as the routing daemons.

    Free Linux OpenWrt LEDE - Linux Embedded Development Environment

  • 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.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux OpenWrt

  • Tomato by Shibby

    TomatoUSB fork. - Torrent client integration (Transmission) with user-friendly GUI for configuration. - NFS server integration - Support for USB 3G modems (thx @LDevil) - Support MultiWAN.

    Free Open Source Linux Tomato

  • 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.

    Free Web Tomato

  • TomatoUSB

    Tomato USB is an alternative Linux-based firmware for powering Broadcom-based ethernet routers. It is a modification of the famous Tomato firmware, with additional...

    Free Open Source Linux Tomato

  • OpenWISP

    OpenWISP is a software platform that can be used to implement a complete public wifi service. The suite includes applications derived from tools used to offer public...

    Free Open Source Linux Self-Hosted

  • 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.

    Free Linux