FRRouting/frr
The FRRouting Protocol Suite observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
96/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 91
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 3548
- days_rel: 63
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 42
Adoption not part of the score
4268 stars · 1597 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
FRRouting (FRR) is a free, open-source IP routing protocol suite for Linux and Unix platforms, descended from Quagga. It implements and manages IPv4/IPv6 routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, RIP, IS-IS, PIM, LDP, BFD, Babel, PBR, VRRP, and more, integrating with the native kernel networking stack.
Use cases
- run a BGP route reflector or Internet peering router on Linux
- turn a Linux box into an OSPF or IS-IS core router
- advertise network services and anycast prefixes with BGP
- connect hosts, VMs, and containers to the network with dynamic routing
- implement VRRP failover for LAN gateways
- set up multicast routing with PIM and MSDP
- build MPLS/EVPN fabrics with LDP and BGP EVPN
- replace commercial router software with an open-source routing stack
When to choose
- you need a full-featured, actively maintained open-source routing suite on Linux/BSD
- you want BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, PIM, and MPLS support in one package
- you need RFC-compliant routing daemons with YANG-based centralized configuration
- you are building ISP, datacenter, or cloud network infrastructure on commodity hardware
When to avoid
- you only need simple static routing, which the OS can handle natively
- you need EIGRP or NHRP as first-class, production-grade features (still alpha)
- you require a GUI-driven network management platform rather than a CLI/config-based daemon suite
- you need routing on non-Unix platforms like Windows
Facets
application · maturity stable
networking routing cli self-hosted networking infrastructure-as-code self-hosted operating-systems bsd cross-platform bgp ospf routing-protocols mpls vrrp network-operations quagga-successor linux docker
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/FRRouting/frr · fetched 2026-08-28 · db9646b0ee12
- homepage: https://frrouting.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · eb01dce2f261
- site_page: https://frrouting.org/release · fetched 2026-08-29 · bdbbb1960a32
- site_page: https://frrouting.org/doc · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3d2f7942fd76
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| FRRouting/frr | main | 96 |
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