pfSense
pfsense/pfsense
An open-source alternative to Sophos Firewall and UniFi Security Gateway.
Main repository for pfSense (from the repository)
- Stars
- 5,757
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Last push
- 2026-03-31
- Written in
- PHP
Is it alive?
Four readings from the repository, each with the rule behind it. No blended score.
Activity
Slowing
Last push 7 months ago
Active: pushed within 90 days. Slowing: within a year. Quiet: longer.
Releases
Ships untagged
No tagged release
Recent: a tagged release within six months. Some projects ship from the main branch and never tag.
Issues
Too few to say
0 open · 0 closed
Share of all issues ever filed that are now closed. Under 20 issues is too few to read.
Momentum
+9 in 9 days
5,757 stars
Change in stars across our daily readings, over up to 30 days. Needs a week of readings.
What a business may do with it
PermissiveApache-2.0
Use, change and sell it, including inside a closed product. Keep the copyright notice.
This describes the licence family GitHub identified, not legal advice about this project. The repository’s own LICENSE file is what binds you.
Run it yourself
pfSense’s README does not show a docker run, docker compose up or helm install in a code block, so this page will not guess one. It may be a desktop app, a library, or documented on its website.
pfSense against the other open-source options
Every project offered against Sophos Firewall and UniFi Security Gateway, most-starred first.
| Project | Stars | Activity | Licence | Self-host | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 pfSense (this page) | 5,757 | Slowing | Permissive | ○ | PHP |
 Opnsense | 4,741 | Active | Permissive | ○ | PHP |
Where this page comes from
- Stars, licence, activity, issues, releases and the self-host command are read from the repository. 2026-10-19
- The pairing with Sophos Firewall and UniFi Security Gateway and the category come from opensourcealternative.to, a community directory of open-source alternatives. We re-read it weekly.
- Star momentum comes from our own daily readings of the repository. How we collect data