Comparison of DHCP server software
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Template:Short description Template:Only primary sources The following comparison of DHCP and DHCPv6 server compares general and technical information for several DHCP server software programs.
General
| 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 | Template:LSR[1] | free software | GPLv2 or GPLv3 | C |
| ISC DHCP | Internet Systems Consortium | 1999 | Extended Support Version: Template:LSR[2] Current-stable: Template:LSR[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 Template:LSR | free software | GPLv2 | C |
| Kea DHCP[kea 1] | Internet Systems Consortium | 2014 | Kea 3.0.3 [6] (March 25, 2026) | free software | MPL 2.0 | C++ |
| udhcpd | Matthew Ramsay | 1999 | busybox Template:LSR[7] | free software | GNU GPLv2 only | C |
Operating system requirement
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
| 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[8][9] | Yes | Yes |
| Kea | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dynamic DNS[10] | Yes | Yes |
| FreeRADIUS | No | Yes | Yes | RADIUS, VMPS | Yes | Yes |
| udhcpd | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
See also
References
General
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kelley, Simon (14 Jan 2026). "Dnsmasq download page".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Downloads - ISC". isc.org. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ISC DHCP Server has reached EOL". Internet Systems Consortium. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kea 3.0.3, Mar 2026, Release Notes". Internet Systems Consortium. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Release history". Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ISC DHCP 4.4 Manual Pages - dhcpd.conf". kb.isc.org. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ISC DHCP support for Standard DDNS". kb.isc.org. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."13. The DHCP-DDNS Server — Kea 2.3.4 documentation". kea.readthedocs.io. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
dhcpy6d
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About: dhcpy6d". dhcpy6d.de. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
FreeRADIUS
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."DHCP". www.freeradius.org. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
Kea DHCP
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kea". isc.org. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
