Smoothwall Express
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Smoothwall Express, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Smoothwall Express's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Smoothwall Express | Free | Free to use, download and distribute · 32-bit i586 or 64-bit x86 · hardware compatibility may vary |
The facts
Each one read from Smoothwall Express's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Architecture
- The listed downloads support Intel i586 32-bit and AMD/Intel 64-bit processors.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Current listed download
- The download page lists Smoothwall Express 3.1 SP6/Update 12, released 3 March 2025, as the sixth stable GPL release.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Download editions
- The page offers Standard, USB flash, Offroad compatibility-check, and Developer release types.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hardware limit
- The project says Express 3.1 should install on nearly all 32-bit and 64-bit x86 hardware older than one or two years, while leading-edge hardware may be too new.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Included software
- The 3.1 release announcement lists Snort, ClamAV, Squid, and OpenSWAN among its runtime software.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Network features
- The project describes Smoothwall Express as a firewall and lists integrated URL filtering and a DHCP lease table.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Operating system and interface
- It includes a security-hardened GNU/Linux operating system and a web interface for configuration and administration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Project governance
- The project says Smoothwall Limited funds and supports it, while the project belongs to its contributing community.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Smoothwall Express is a free, open-source network firewall intended for home and small-business users.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Rule direction
- bothchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Security update
- The homepage says Update 13, released 25 March 2026, corrected several CVEs and updated CA certificates.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The download page recommends a my.smoothwall profile for manuals and patch or update email notifications, and directs users to the community for help and feedback.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support limitation
- The project team asks users not to inundate volunteer contributors with support requests.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Target users
- The project says Express is designed for home and small-business users and aims to run efficiently on older, cheaper hardware.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Virtualization
- The 3.1 release announcement says installation is supported on KVM, VirtualBox, VMware, Hyper-V, and Xen.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2000checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Linux; 32-bit and 64-bit x86checked 22 Sep 2026
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