# Gargoyle privacy rating

Router firmware based on OpenWrt with a web interface focused on ease of use, offering per-device bandwidth monitoring, quotas, quality of service, website blocking and VPN.

## Summary

Gargoyle scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the router firmware criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit.

- Website: https://www.gargoyle-router.com
- Source code: https://github.com/ericpaulbishop/gargoyle
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Router firmware](https://privacyratings.com/router-firmware/)
- Grade: D (50/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-2.0, with some components under LGPL-2.1, MIT and BSD-3-Clause. | https://github.com/ericpaulbishop/gargoyle/tree/master/LICENSES |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | Pages of the website, such as the donation page, load Google Analytics. | https://www.gargoyle-router.com/donate.php |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by donations and sales of routers with Gargoyle pre-installed, with no ads. | https://www.gargoyle-router.com/donate.php |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/router-firmware/gargoyle/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/router-firmware/gargoyle.md