simplewall AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Ad Blockers

The best Ad Blocker alternative to simplewall is Portmaster, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to simplewall and six of them are Ad Blockers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Ad Blocker alternatives to simplewall are Pi-hole, NetGuard, OpenSnitch and Comodo Free Firewall.

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  1. Portmaster icon

    Portmaster

     173 likes

    Free, open-source privacy suite monitoring all network activity, blocking unwanted connections, using trusted filter lists for ads and malware, enforcing DNS-over-TLS, providing custom app and global rules, and supporting advanced privacy management.

    35 Portmaster alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Portmaster as an Alternative to simplewall
    dabockster
    Negative
    1

    Portmaster blocks your whole internet connection. The toggles in the app do absolutely nothing.

    Sam Lander
    1

    Portmaster has more features, but is much more bloated. Simplewall uses much less system resources. Plus, in terms of DNS, DNScrypt has more features than Portmaster...

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    • Most users think Portmaster is a great simplewall alternative.

    • Portmaster is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to simplewall.

    • Portmaster is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to simplewall.

    • Portmaster is Freemium and Open Sourcesimplewall is Free and Open Source
  2. Pi-hole icon

    Pi-hole

     173 likes

    Blocks ads for all connected devices at the DNS layer without client setup. Provides web control, in-app ad and tracker blocking, DHCP and API support, regex filtering, privacy modes, audit logs, and long-term query analytics for network management.

    40 Pi-hole alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • CentOS
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Raspberry Pi
    The Web interface shows how many ads were blocked, a query log, and more.
     
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    Comments about Pi-hole as an Alternative to simplewall
    Erik Estrada
    Negative
    5

    Pi-hole is a nice network wide ad-blocker however it's not a firewall

    lesm
    Positive
    2

    Pi-Hole and Simplewall are two different tools.

    dabockster
    0

    Pi-Hole is a network filter not a firewall.

    3 of 4 comments
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    • This alternative is disputed. Pi-hole is a legitimate simplewall alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Pi-hole is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to simplewall.

    • Pi-hole is Free and Open Sourcesimplewall is also Free and Open Source
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    OpenSnitch

     42 likes

    OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux application firewall.

    37 OpenSnitch alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about OpenSnitch as an Alternative to simplewall
    Miki Marshall
    Negative
    0

    This is the best alternative I've seen... only the UI is broken for newer Ubuntu-based distros, citing a Python bug... There's a workaround (not a fix), but it's messy and doesn't always work.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    A worthy alternative to simplewall for Linux. It's solid, stable and gives you tons of options for blocking/allowing traffic. If only the UI was a bit less clunky...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    GreenWalt
    Positive
    2

    simplewall equivalent for linux

    3 of 4 comments
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    • Most users think OpenSnitch is a great simplewall alternative.

    • OpenSnitch is Free and Open Sourcesimplewall is also Free and Open Source
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    Comodo Free Firewall

     152 likes

    Comodo Firewall is a personal firewall, a genre of security software that secures PCs by policing Internet traffic on an app by app basis. The most prominent feature of a personal firewall is generating popup notifications when an unknown program attempts to access the Internet...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
    A security popup is one of the most commonly seen user interface components of this app and its main purpose.
     
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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
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    • Firewalla is the most popular iPad alternative to simplewall.

    • Firewalla is Paid and Proprietarysimplewall is Free and Open Source
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