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Froxlor vs GraphHopper

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Froxlor and GraphHopper — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Shared themes:security-fixes

Froxlor vs GraphHopper: at a glance

FeatureFroxlorGraphHopper
SectorDevOpsDevOps
Velocity score5.02.5
Sparks · 30d00
Top themeshosting-panel, open-source, security-fixes, phprouting, openstreetmap, navigation, security-fixes
Last editorial update1h ago1h ago
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What is Froxlor?

Froxlor's bugfix releases now describe their changes, and most are security fixes.

Froxlor is an open-source server administration panel. After two bugfix tags with nothing but a compare link, 2.3.14 to 2.3.16 carry real notes: 2.3.14 has four security fixes (theme allowlisting, control characters in FTP members, permission checks on MySQL server and cron reads, admin-scoped mail templates), 2.3.15 fixes database, nginx and SSH-key issues, and 2.3.16 adds PHP 8.5 compatibility and honours a hidden-traffic setting in the API.

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What is GraphHopper?

GraphHopper 11.1 is a security release, and 12.0 prerelease tags have started.

GraphHopper published 11.1 in October as a security release fixing what it calls critical vulnerabilities, without describing them; the attached change list largely repeats 11.0's OSM tag work, plus items such as trip-based public transit routing, scriptable turn penalties and POST /navigate. Alongside it, 12.0-pre1 and 12.0-pre3 tags and an odd 11.0-alpha1 tag appeared with only commit messages. The roughly yearly major cadence (10.0 in late 2024, 11.0 in October 2025) points at 12.0 as the next major.

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Froxlor vs GraphHopper: editorial side-by-side

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Froxlor
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5.0

Froxlor's bugfix releases now describe their changes, and most are security fixes.

◆ Current state

Froxlor is an open-source server administration panel. After two bugfix tags with nothing but a compare link, 2.3.14 to 2.3.16 carry real notes: 2.3.14 has four security fixes (theme allowlisting, control characters in FTP members, permission checks on MySQL server and cron reads, admin-scoped mail templates), 2.3.15 fixes database, nginx and SSH-key issues, and 2.3.16 adds PHP 8.5 compatibility and honours a hidden-traffic setting in the API.

◆ Where it's heading

Security fixes now arrive in the regular bugfix releases rather than only in separate security releases, and the notes have returned. The issues are mostly authorization scoping inside the admin and customer API, the same class as the 2.3.11 2FA bypass. PHP 8.5 support keeps the panel installable on current distributions.

◆ Prediction

Expect further 2.3.x releases with authorization fixes in the API, given the four in 2.3.14 and another in 2.3.16.

G2.5

GraphHopper 11.1 is a security release, and 12.0 prerelease tags have started.

◆ Current state

GraphHopper published 11.1 in October as a security release fixing what it calls critical vulnerabilities, without describing them; the attached change list largely repeats 11.0's OSM tag work, plus items such as trip-based public transit routing, scriptable turn penalties and POST /navigate. Alongside it, 12.0-pre1 and 12.0-pre3 tags and an odd 11.0-alpha1 tag appeared with only commit messages. The roughly yearly major cadence (10.0 in late 2024, 11.0 in October 2025) points at 12.0 as the next major.

◆ Where it's heading

The engine's recent work is routing quality, reading OSM tags more faithfully per mode, and that continues in the 11.x list. The 12.0 prereleases suggest the next major is in preparation, but their notes give no content. Security disclosure is thin: 11.1 is labelled critical without naming the issue.

◆ Prediction

A 12.0 release is the next likely major entry given the prerelease tags; its contents can't be read from these entries.

Alternatives to Froxlor and GraphHopper

Other DevOps products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Froxlor or GraphHopper.

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Recent activity from Froxlor and GraphHopper

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 11d agoGraphHopper11.1 security release for undisclosed critical vulnerabilities
  2. 13d agoFroxlorfroxlor bugfix release 2.3.16
  3. 29d agoFroxlorfroxlor bugfix release 2.3.15
  4. 1mo agoGraphHopper12.0-pre3 prerelease tag (no notes)
  5. 1mo agoGraphHopperRelease tag adapting to Sonatype publishing
  6. 1mo agoGraphHopper12.0-pre1 prerelease tag (no notes)
  7. 1mo agoFroxlorfroxlor bugfix release 2.3.14
  8. 2mo agoFroxlorfroxlor bugfix release 2.3.13
  9. 2mo agoFroxlorFroxlor bugfix release 2.3.12
  10. 2mo agoFroxlor2FA bypass, DKIM key exposure and acme.sh argument injection all fixed
  11. 1y agoGraphHopper11.0 refines mode-specific OSM tag handling and adds POST /navigate
  12. 1y agoGraphHopper10.2 fixes an import failure on recent OSM turn restriction data

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Froxlor and GraphHopper?

Both compete on the same themes — security-fixes — within DevOps. Froxlor is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is Froxlor better than GraphHopper?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Froxlor is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other DevOps products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to Froxlor?

Top Froxlor alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Froxlor alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/froxlor for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to GraphHopper?

Top GraphHopper alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "GraphHopper alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/graphhopper for the full list with editorial commentary on each.