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pfSense vs runit

A side-by-side look at pfSense and runit. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

pfSense

pfSense

Network & Admin

pfSense is a free, open source firewall and router platform based on FreeBSD. It has a wide range of features including traffic shaping, captive portal, VPN capabilities, and packages that add functionality.

firewallrouternetworkingopen-source
runit

runit

System & Hardware

runit is a service supervision suite used to control processes and services on Unix-like operating systems. It is lightweight, customizable, and follows a simple yet robust process supervision scheme.

process-controlservice-managementunix

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