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Best Virtual Routers Software in 2026

25 apps
Research read 28 Sept 2026
How the order is worked out

1

IPFire

Free plan Open source APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

IPFire brings firewalling, VPN, intrusion prevention, and proxy functions together in a free, open-source platform.

9.0 Free plan Visit site
2

OpenWrt
by OpenWrt
Free plan Open source AndroidAPILinux+2

Choose OpenWrt if you want a free Linux system for an embedded device and are comfortable checking compatibility and configuring it.

8.7 Open source Visit site
3

OPNsense
by OPNsense
Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+2

OPNsense combines firewall, routing, VPN, failover, and intrusion-prevention features in a self-hosted platform.

8.7 Free plan Visit site
4

FRRouting

Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted

FRRouting provides a wide range of routing protocols and distribution options for Linux and Unix environments.

7.2 Free plan Visit site
5

MikroTik RouterOS
by MikroTik RouterOS
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

RouterOS offers several supported interfaces and three paid tiers with differing tunnel limits. Compare the listed limits and unsupported SSO/SCIM and device posture against your requirements.

7.2 From $45 · 1-day trial Visit site
6

TNSR
by TNSR
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted

TNSR offers extensive routing, VPN, management, and monitoring capabilities for Linux deployments.

6.8 Pricing on request Visit site
7

VyOS
by VyOS
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted

Choose VyOS if you need an open-source networking operating system with extensive routing, firewall, VPN, and automation options.

6.8 Free plan Visit site
8

BIRD Internet Routing Daemon

Free plan Linux

6.3 Free plan Visit site
9

Juniper vJunos-router

Free plan Linux

5.8 Free plan Visit site
10

NVIDIA DSX Air

Free trial APIWeb

DSX Air provides a cloud environment for simulating and validating complex NVIDIA-based infrastructure before hardware is installed.

5.8 Visit site
11

FortiGate
by FortiGate
Free trial Self-hosted

FortiGate combines firewall security, networking, centralized management, and cloud deployment options across hybrid environments.

5.7 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
12

pfSense Software

Free plan Web

5.5 Free plan Visit site
13

Juniper Security Director
by Juniper Security Director
Paid Self-hostedWeb

Choose Juniper Security Director if your organization manages Juniper SRX security policies across on-premises and cloud environments and needs centralized policy analysis.

5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
14

6WIND Virtual Service Router

Paid LinuxWeb

4.8 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
15

IP Infusion OcNOS-DC

Paid LinuxMacWeb+1

4.8 Pricing on request Visit site
16

Arista CloudEOS

Paid Linux

4.6 Visit site
17

Arrcus ArcOS

Paid Linux

4.6 Pricing on request Visit site
18

Check Point CloudGuard Network Security

Paid Web

4.6 Pricing on request Visit site
19

Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router

Paid LinuxWeb

4.5 Pricing on request Visit site
20

H3C vSR1000

Paid

4.3 Pricing on request Visit site
21

Juniper vMX

Paid Linux

4.1 Pricing on request · 60-day trial Visit site
22

Nokia Virtualized Service Router

Paid Linux

4.1 Pricing on request Visit site
23

RtBrick RBFS

Paid Linux

4.0 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
24

R&S LANCOM vRouter

Paid Web

3.9 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
25

VM-Series
by Palo Alto Networks
Paid LinuxOn_premise

3.9 Pricing on request Visit site

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