Comparison of DHCP server software
 | This article only references primary sources. (October 2022) |
The following comparison of DHCP and DHCPv6 server compares general and technical information for a number of DHCP server software programs.
General[edit]
| Name | Author | First public release | latest stable version | Cost | Software license | Written in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dhcpy6d[dhcpy6d 1] | Henri Wahl | 2012 | 1.4.0
2 July 2023 |
free software | GPLv2 | Python |
| dnsmasq | Simon Kelley | 2001 | 2.89 (February 2, 2023) [±][1] | free software | GPLv2 or GPLv3 | C |
| ISC DHCP | Internet Systems Consortium | 1999 | Extended Support Version: 4.1-ESV-R16-P1 (May 26, 2021) [±][2] Current-stable: 4.4.3-P1 (EOL December 2022) (October 5, 2022) [±][3]
[4] |
free software | ISC License MPL 2.0 for ver 4.4.x | C |
| FreeRADIUS[freeradius 1] | FreeRADIUS Development Team | 2012 (First stable release including DHCPv4 support) | FreeRADIUS 3.2.2[6] (February 16, 2023[7]) [±] | free software | GPLv2 | C |
| Kea DHCP[kea 1] | Internet Systems Consortium | 2014 | Kea 2.4.1 [8] (November 1, 2023) | free software | MPL 2.0 | C++ |
| udhcpd | Matthew Ramsay | 1999 | busybox 1.36.1 (May 19, 2023) [±][9] | free software | GNU GPLv2 only | C |
Operating system requirement[edit]
In this overview of operating system support for the discussed DHCP server, the following terms indicate the level of support:
- No indicates that it does not exist or was never released.
- Yes indicates that it has been officially released in a fully functional, stable version.
This compilation is not exhaustive, but rather reflects the most common platforms today.
| Server | BSD | Solaris | Linux | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dhcpy6d | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| dnsmasq | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| ISC DHCP | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| FreeRADIUS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Kea DHCP | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| udhcpd | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Feature matrix[edit]
| Server | BOOTP | DHCP | DHCPv6 | Other | Load balancing | Failover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dhcpy6d | No | No | Yes | PXE, Dynamic DNS | Yes | Yes |
| dnsmasq | Yes | Yes | Yes | PXE, TFTP | No | No |
| ISC DHCP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dynamic DNS[10][11] | Yes | Yes |
| Kea | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dynamic DNS[12] | Yes | Yes |
| FreeRADIUS | No | Yes | Yes | RADIUS, VMPS | Yes | Yes |
| udhcpd | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
General[edit]
- ^ Kelley, Simon (25 Feb 2021). "Dnsmasq download page".
- ^ "New releases of ISC DHCP are available (DHCP 4.4.2-P1, DHCP 4.1-ESV-R16-P1)". 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "New releases of ISC DHCP are available (DHCP 4.4.3-P1, DHCP 4.1-ESV-R16-P2)". 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Downloads - ISC". isc.org. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ "ISC DHCP Server has reached EOL". Internet Systems Consortium. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Releases". Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "FreeRADIUS - Release Notes". FreeRADIUS. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Kea 2.4.1, Nov 2023, Release Notes". Internet Systems Consortium. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Release history". Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "ISC DHCP 4.4 Manual Pages - dhcpd.conf". kb.isc.org. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "ISC DHCP support for Standard DDNS". kb.isc.org. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "13. The DHCP-DDNS Server — Kea 2.3.4 documentation". kea.readthedocs.io. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
dhcpy6d[edit]
- ^ "About - dhcpy6d". dhcpy6d.de. Retrieved 2021-04-21.