Almost any Linux Distro can be used as an OS to create a Router. However, there are some linux distros dedicated to routers only.
Although there are many OSes or firmware created for routers, we will publish a list of some of the most used ones. Or rather, a list of some of the software we have information on are the most used.
Mikrotik ↗
- Mikrotik router hardware
- X86.
DD-WRT ↗
- Multiple dedicated router hardware (mostly used on Linksys routers).
- X86.
OpenWRT ↗
- Multiple dedicated router hardware.
- X86.
Tomato ↗
- Broadcom based routers.
- MIPS.
Zeroshell ↗
- X86.
- ARM architecture.
Alpine Linux ↗
- x86.
- ARM.
ClearOS ↗
- x86
Endian Firewall ↗
- x86
Openwall ↗
- x86
VyOS ↗
- x86