# Router firmware privacy ratings

Open firmware for home routers.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [OpenWrt](https://privacyratings.com/router-firmware/openwrt/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Linux distribution for routers and embedded network devices, with a writable file system, a package manager with thousands of add-on packages, and a web interface. |
| [FreshTomato](https://privacyratings.com/router-firmware/freshtomato/) | C (65/100) | Unknown | Linux-based replacement firmware for Broadcom-based routers, with a web interface for VPN, bandwidth monitoring, quality of service and access control. |
| [Gargoyle](https://privacyratings.com/router-firmware/gargoyle/) | D (50/100) | Unknown | 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. |
| [DD-WRT](https://privacyratings.com/router-firmware/dd-wrt/) | D (40/100) | Switzerland | Linux-based replacement firmware for wireless routers, with a web interface for VPN, access control, bandwidth monitoring and quality of service. |
| [Asuswrt-Merlin](https://privacyratings.com/router-firmware/asuswrt-merlin/) | F (35/100) | Unknown | Customized version of the stock Asus router firmware that fixes known issues and adds features such as user scripts and extended VPN options, while keeping Asus features and hardware acceleration. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/router-firmware/