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24 alternatives to Gatekeeper, a hobbyist DHCP server written Go

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Gatekeeper, a hobbyist DHCP server written Go launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   VoCore▲75

   A coin-sized Linux computer with wifi

   2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   bawkterm: an open-source SSH/sFTP client▲66

   A desktop client for SSH, SFTP, Docker over SSH

   24d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Boundary Free▲74

   Server and App Monitoring

   2014 · domaineasy.com · its alternatives →

4. 4ED
   Event-driven, user-space and highly-scalable TCP/IP stack [pdf]▲29

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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

   2018 · blackholecloud.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   FaaS-netes – Porting Serverless FaaS to K8s▲5

   2017 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

7. 7SC
   Server configuration made easy▲9

   2014 · manageacloud.com · its alternatives →

8. 8ES
   Etherpoke – scriptable network session monitor▲9

   2015 · codeward.org · its alternatives →

9. 9FM
   Fog Machine – Making hosting servers from home more accessible▲5

   2020 · fogmachine.io · its alternatives →

10. 10SN
    SSH Now – a terminal into any machine▲9

    2022 · ssh-now.com · its alternatives →

11. 11TA
    TinySSE, an SSE server programmable with Lua▲5

    2025 · tinysse.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    An Useful MCP Server▲8

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    A cross platform SOCKS5 proxy for TLS traffic inspection & manipulation▲5

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Dispy▲8

    A python module for distributed and parallel computing

    2017 · dispy.sourceforge.net · its alternatives →

15. 15
    borgmatic – simple, configuration-driven backup software for servers▲6

    2019 · torsion.org · its alternatives →

16. 16RA
    Ranvier, a Node.js based telnet MUD codebase▲5

    2017 · ranviermud.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    A distributed computing Linux distro with batteries included▲7

    2022 · old.reddit.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Gravitational Teleport▲4

    Modern SSH server for managing distributed infrastructure

    2016 · goteleport.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Slon – A Mastodon-compatible Fediverse server for TempleOS▲5

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20EA
    Ebbflow – A Multi-Cloud Load Balancer and SSH Proxy. Host from Anywhere▲7

    2020 · ebbflow.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Butler – a tool for people too lazy to remeber long shell commands▲5

    2015 · michaelallen.io · its alternatives →

22. 22BA
    Built a secure 100% serverless WeTransfer replica in one day using AWS▲6

    2021 · zansfer.io · its alternatives →

23. 23SA
    Sorcia – a Federated Git hosting engine▲7

    2020 · sorcia.org · its alternatives →

24. 24VM
    Volatile messaging (self hosted and open source)▲5

    2014 · volatile-msg.herokuapp.com · 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 →