Free Alternatives Business Edition

4th July 2024

The selections will favor the minimalist client. Ideally thru a browser

Firewall: PfSense, uses any x86 hardware, req’s 2 nics. lots of plug-ins including Wireguard.

VPN: I’m going to recommend you expose nothing to the internet. Use Tailscale overlay networking. Installs on most operating systems, create an exit node to access a whole subnet. Works with ANY firewall.

Email Spam Filter; 80% of breaches via email. rSpamD SpamAssassin(Old), Sublime (free <500)

Email Server+Calendar+Contacts: Sogo access thru a browser or M$ Outlook. Easy Install via Docker Compose

File storage: NextCloud/TrueNas. Easy Install via Docker Compose

Chat: Mattermost / RocketChat. Easy Install via Docker Compose

VoIP: 3cx has a pre-configured .ISO to install an onsite controller VM. have a customer ~20users, seems decent. The SIP service this uses is not free.

Email Client: Microsoft Mail, MailSpring supports Exchange. Otherwise Thunderbird is open source

RMM TacticalRmm

NVR, Synology video station isn’t free but it’s our best bang for the buck until the open source stuff gets reliable + easy