No. 9 of 20 ·DHCP Management Software

Open DHCP Server

Linux · Self-hosted

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.3

Open DHCP Server is ranked #9 of 20 in DHCP management software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

Open DHCP Server plans and pricing

Open DHCP Server Free up to 125 DHCP ranges · open source freeware github.com · 2 Oct 2026

Purpose: Open DHCP Server provides Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol service.
Intended users: The project says it is suited to experts as well as small and home use by people without DHCP protocol knowledge.
DHCP ranges: The server supports up to 125 DHCP ranges.
Address assignment: It supports both static hosts and dynamic DHCP ranges.
Protocol support: It supports BOOTP and relay agents.
Zones: A single server can support multiple zones.
DHCP options: It supports DHCP options without requiring users to define option types, with values assignable as strings, IPs, hex strings, or byte arrays.
Filtering: DHCP ranges can be filtered using MAC ranges, vendor options, and user options.
Option scope: Options can be global, specific to a DHCP range, or specific to a client.
Resilience: The server supports replicated fail-safe DHCP operation.
Lease monitoring: Lease status is displayed on an auto-refreshing HTML page.
Security and standards: The project says it attempts to comply with various RFCs for DHCP and is released under the GNU General Public License; the repository includes a GPL-2.0 license.
Resource use: The project describes the server as having low CPU and executable size and requiring very little memory.
Price from: Free

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