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How is Tomato compared to the typical x86 choices PfSense or Opnsense?
by mysteria 2y ago
How is Tomato compared to the typical x86 choices PfSense or Opnsense?
- slipheen 2y agoHaving used both at home, Tomato is much easier for doing standard home WiFi things. You can change wireless power levels, setup guest networks, etc easily within the UI. Pfsense/opensense is easier when you have complicated routing needs, like multiple vlans with various split tunnels, etc. It’s not 100% accurate, but imo if you want a short-hand you could say tomato is WiFi focused with routing support, and opensense is routing focused with WiFi support.
- ComputerGuru 2y agoIt’s first and foremost a WiFi router OS and it’s aimed at home users. PfSense is very much a “big guns” solution and is typically not installed directly on WiFi routers, rather it is the gateway that everything runs through.
- tracker1 2y agoIt's pretty great for home router/wifi usage or SOHO... not as advanced/flexible as pfsense/opnsense though. I miss Tomato a lot myself, but switched to separate router/ap a few years ago, and haven't had a device that could run tomato in close to a decade now.