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24 alternatives to Flter: OpenVPN, adblocking, and Tor all at the router level

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Flter: OpenVPN, adblocking, and Tor all at the router level launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Anonabox▲120

   Tor hardware router: Anonymize Everything You Do Online

   2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   OnHub▲249

   A new router from Google

   2015 · on.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Blockstack▲128

   A new internet for decentralized apps

   2016 · blockstack.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   VoCore▲75

   A coin-sized Linux computer with wifi

   2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TinyHardwareFirewall▲78

   When a VPN Alone Is Not Enough

   2014 · tinyhardwarefirewall.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Liquid Inference▲84

   LLM router where providers compete for every prompt

   17d ago · liquidinference.ai · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Ember Weekend - The rule of least power▲71

   Routing RFC, slow JS on Android, HTMLBars, and page objects

   2015 · suara89.org · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Linksys WRT 1900AC▲57

   The classic hacker's open-source firmware router, now w AC.

   2014 · engadget.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Boundary Free▲74

   Server and App Monitoring

   2014 · domaineasy.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    WireEdit▲68

    A Full Stack WYSIWYG Editor for Network Packets

    2014 · omnipacket.com · its alternatives →

11. 11DV
    Dedicated VPN Server(s) with Tor Bridges and a Tiny Hardware Client▲5

    2018 · blackholecloud.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Freenom▲7

    A fast and anonymous Public DNS resolver

    2017 · freenom.world · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Domain Blocker▲12

    hide ads, avoid tracking, load pages faster, fight procrast

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14DA
    DN42 – a free, BGP-routed VPN▲7

    2023 · dn42.dev · its alternatives →

15. 15
    New PHP router wich is up to 20 times faster then Aura Router▲8

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Gatekeeper, a hobbyist DHCP server written Go▲7

    2022 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

17. 17CA
    CapacitorJS – a webcomponent based client side router▲9

    2020 · capacitor.non.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Nodio▲8

    A secured, blockchain-based router

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    rack-bouncer▲7

    A Rack middleware that expels undesirable browsers out of your website.

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Tunnelblick▲7

    free software for OpenVPN on OS X and macOS

    2016 · tunnelblick.net · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pi-hole▲7

    Network-wide ad blocking via your own Linux hardware

    2017 · pi-hole.net · its alternatives →

22. 22
    DNS Watch▲5

    No censorship. No Bullsh*t. Just DNS.

    2015 · dns.watch · its alternatives →

23. 23AT
    A tool to purchase and monetize internet connectivity▲5

    2020 · trekknet.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AV
    A very simple http “proxy” on runkit▲5

    2017 · runkit.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →