Firewalld Alternatives

Firewalld is described as 'Provides a dynamically managed firewall with support for network/firewall zones that define the trust level of network connections or interfaces. It has support for IPv4, IPv6 firewall settings, ethernet bridges and IP sets' and is a Firewall in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Firewalld for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and Web-based apps. The best Firewalld alternative is Portmaster, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Firewalld are simplewall, RethinkDNS, Fort Firewall and NetGuard.

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  1. Little Snitch Mini icon

    Little Snitch Mini

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    As soon as you’re connected to the Internet, your apps can send whatever they want to wherever they want, unnoticed by you, because all of this happens invisibly under the hood.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Bouncer App icon

    Bouncer App

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    Bouncer is an application to help you choose the correct firewall zone for wireless connections. When you connect to a new network, Bouncer will open a window prompting you for what kind of network (eg home, public, work) it is.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4. NethSecurity icon

    NethSecurity

     1 like

    All the functionalities of a modern Next-Gen firewall in few clicks: MultiWAN, Deep Packet Inspection, VPNs, Threat Protection.

    34 NethSecurity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. CacheGuard Gateway icon

    CacheGuard Gateway

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    CacheGuard Gateway is a free and open-source Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution, a Web Application Firewall (WAF), and a Quality of Service (QoS) platform designed to optimize WAN traffic. To obtain a CacheGuard Gateway appliance, download CacheGuard-OS and install it on...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • VirtualBox
    • Self-Hosted
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
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  6. Plasma Firewall icon

    Plasma Firewall

     1 like

    Control Panel for your system firewall.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. Firestarter icon

    Firestarter

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    Firestarter is an Open Source visual firewall program. The software aims to combine ease of use with powerful features, therefore serving both Linux desktop users and system administrators.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    The Firestarter status pageThe Firestarter status interface shows the state of the firewall and the network at a glance.The active connections list shows all the connections tracked by the firewall, including traffic routed through the firewall. It can also tell you which program the connection belongs to.
     
  9. Douane icon

    Douane

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    Douane is a personal firewall that protects a user's privacy by allowing a user to control which applications can connect to the internet from their GNU/Linux computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. HeatShield icon

    HeatShield

     1 like

    HeatShield is a network firewall management service for Linux servers. A firewall configured by HeatShield prevents unauthorized access to services running on your servers, such as SSH and MySQL. Using HeatShield, you can easily restrict access to these services so that only IP...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
     

  11. iptablesbuild

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    iptablesbuild is effectively a configuration manager for iptables. It is intended to manage iptables configurations in a centralized location for multiple systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     

  12. foomuuri

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    Multizone bidirectional nftables firewall.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  13. Firewalla icon

    Firewalla

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    Firewalla is a vital security addition to every home and small business with network and IoT devices.

    43 Firewalla alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
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  14. ufw KDE icon

    ufw KDE

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    KDE front-end to ufw, similar to the GTK/Gnome based gufw.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Kubuntu
    • KDE neon
     
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