OPNsense

OPNsense GUI, API and systems backend observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/opnsense/core · homepage · PHP · BSD-2-Clause (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

Activity 99
Release rhythm 35
Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: n/a
age_days: 4281
days_rel: n/a
days_push: 7
n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4653 stars · 983 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

OPNsense is an open-source, FreeBSD-based firewall and routing platform with a web GUI, REST API, and extensible plugin system. It provides commercial-firewall features such as stateful filtering, VPN, intrusion prevention, traffic shaping, and high availability.

Use cases

build a home or office firewall router
set up a VPN server with WireGuard or OpenVPN
run intrusion detection and prevention on my network
manage multi-WAN load balancing and failover
create a captive portal for guest Wi-Fi
replace a pfSense or commercial firewall appliance

When to choose

you want a full-featured, actively maintained open-source firewall OS
you need VPN, IDS/IPS, shaping, and HA in one platform
you prefer a web GUI plus REST API for automation

When to avoid

you need a lightweight software firewall on generic Linux servers
you want a pure CLI/config-file firewall without a web interface
your hardware is not FreeBSD-compatible

Facets

application · maturity active

security networking vpn proxy routing api-framework gui self-hosted security networking self-hosted infrastructure-as-code bsd self-hosted php firewall router intrusion-prevention captive-portal traffic-shaping freebsd multi-wan wireguard openvpn ipsec high-availability web-server

4 sources

readme: https://github.com/opnsense/core · fetched 2026-08-28 · 262a4f83861b
homepage: https://opnsense.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 92c1aefe3aad
site_page: https://opnsense.org/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · e84b077fe78c
site_page: https://docs.opnsense.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · e53fb98e2793

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
opnsense/core	main	77
opnsense/plugins	plugin	77

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="opnsense/core")

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