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 several 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 | 1.6.0
27 July 2024 |
free software | GPLv2 | Python |
| dnsmasq | Simon Kelley | 2001 | 2.90 (February 13, 2024) [±][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 MPL 2.0 for ver 4.4.x | C |
| FreeRADIUS[freeradius 1] | FreeRADIUS Development Team | 2012 (First stable release including DHCPv4 support) | FreeRADIUS 3.2.6[6] (August 24, 2024[7]) [±] | free software | GPLv2 | C |
| Kea DHCP[kea 1] | Internet Systems Consortium | 2014 | Kea 2.6.1 [8] (July 31, 2024) | 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 (13 Feb 2024). "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 30 September 2024.
- ^ "FreeRADIUS - Release Notes". FreeRADIUS. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Kea 2.6.1, Jul 2024, Release Notes". Internet Systems Consortium. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "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.