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Endian Firewall Community

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Spec score 8.3 #20 of 81 in Firewall Software

What it is

Endian Firewall Community is a free, open-source Linux firewall for home networks, small networks, home labs, and learning environments. It provides stateful protection for network resources, with firewall rules that can apply in both directions. SSL and IPsec VPN support remote access and links between locations. Email security addresses spam, phishing, and other malicious email, while antivirus covers web and email traffic. Its intrusion prevention system analyzes traffic flows for internal and external threats. Multi-WAN can support failover or simultaneous connections, and quality of service can prioritize traffic such as VoIP, web, and email. Built-in reports cover live and historical network traffic, plus daily, weekly, and monthly web usage. The Community Edition uses an open-source GPL license and costs nothing. Its web filtering allowance is 1.8 million URLs, with one anti-spam engine and one antivirus engine. Application control, advanced content security, high availability, and centralized management are unavailable. Community users do not receive professional support.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Endian Community Firewall is a free, open-source Linux firewall designed for home networks, small networks, home labs, and learning environments.Read 7 Oct 2026 · endian.com
Intended users
Endian describes the Community Firewall as intended for home networks, small networks, home labs, and learning, testing, and protection environments.Read 7 Oct 2026 · endian.com
Supported platforms
linux,self_hostedRead 22 Sep 2026 · endian.com
Free plan
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · endian.com
Support
Community users do not receive professional support and are directed to documentation, bug-tracker information, mailing lists, and user forums.Read 7 Oct 2026 · endian.com
License
The comparison page identifies the Community Edition as using an open-source GPL license.Read 7 Oct 2026 · endian.com
Headquarters
Bolzano, South Tyrol, ItalyRead 28 Sep 2026 · endian.com
Founded
2003Read 28 Sep 2026 · endian.com
Antivirus
The Community Edition antivirus covers web and email traffic.Read 7 Oct 2026 · endian.com
Application rules
NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · endian.com
Central management
NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · endian.com
Email security
Its email security feature is described as protecting against spam, phishing, and other malicious email.Read 7 Oct 2026 · endian.com
Feature limits
The comparison lists 1.8 million URLs for Community web filtering, a single anti-spam engine, and a single antivirus engine.Read 7 Oct 2026 · endian.com
Firewall
It provides stateful firewall protection for network resources.Read 7 Oct 2026 · endian.com
Installation image
The Endian Community 3.3.25 image supports both UEFI and legacy boot options.Read 7 Oct 2026 · endian.com
Intrusion prevention
Its IPS analyzes traffic flows to protect against internal and external threats.Read 7 Oct 2026 · endian.com
Outbound control
advancedRead 22 Sep 2026 · endian.com
Reporting
Built-in reporting includes real-time and historical network traffic reports and daily, weekly, and monthly web usage reports.Read 7 Oct 2026 · endian.com
Rule direction
bothRead 22 Sep 2026 · endian.com
Unavailable features
The comparison marks application control, advanced content security, high availability, and centralized management as unavailable in the Community Edition.Read 7 Oct 2026 · endian.com
VPN
It supports SSL and IPsec VPN for remote access and connections between locations.Read 7 Oct 2026 · endian.com
WAN and traffic management
Multi-WAN supports failover or simultaneous connections, and QoS can prioritize traffic such as VoIP, web, and email.Read 7 Oct 2026 · endian.com

Plans and prices

Endian Firewall Community Free Open-source Linux firewall · no professional support · some reference-manual features unavailable in the Community Version Read 7 Oct 2026 · endian.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free, open-source GPL Linux firewall
  • SSL and IPsec VPN support
  • Multi-WAN supports failover or simultaneous connections
  • Reports include real-time and historical traffic
  • Supports web and email antivirus

Limits

  • No professional support for Community users
  • No application control or advanced content security
  • No high availability or centralized management
  • One anti-spam and one antivirus engine

Who it suits

It suits Linux users protecting a home or small network, or people working in home labs and learning environments. It is also relevant to those seeking VPN, traffic controls, and network reporting without a software charge.

Verdict

Endian Firewall Community covers core network protection, VPN, traffic management, and reporting in a free Linux edition. Its listed feature exclusions and lack of professional support are important constraints for deployments that need centralized control or higher availability.

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