Gufw Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Gufw for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Portmaster, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Gufw and 15 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Gufw are OpenSnitch, ufw, netfilter and Firewalld.

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  1. Portmaster icon
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    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.

    36 Portmaster alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. OpenSnitch icon
     43 likes

    GNU/Linux firewall enabling interactive outbound network filtering, outbound application control, blocking of ads and malware domains, centralized GUI node management, input policy configuration, SIEM integration, real-time alerts, and user-level rule customization.

    38 OpenSnitch alternatives

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    Ufw stands for Uncomplicated Firewall, and is program for managing a netfilter firewall. It provides a command line interface and aims to be uncomplicated and easy to use.

    23 ufw alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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  4. netfilter icon
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    Netfilter software comprises iptables, ipset, conntrack-tools, libnetfilter and more. It is the core of Linux firewalls and NAT. It consists of a set of hooks inside the Linux kernel and a number of utilities to manage callback functions.

    12 netfilter alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  5. Firewalld icon
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    Firewalld 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.

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    • Linux
     
  6. ufw KDE icon
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    KDE front-end to ufw, similar to the GTK/Gnome based gufw.

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Kubuntu
    • KDE neon
     
  7. NethSecurity icon
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    All the functionalities of a modern Next-Gen firewall in few clicks: MultiWAN, Deep Packet Inspection, VPNs, Threat Protection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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    Terminal UI for ufw.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
     
  9. Firestarter icon
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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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
     
  10. With InJoy Firewall™ 4.0 you can say good-bye to old-generation Firewall solutions that were difficult to implement, manage and measure — InJoy Firewall™ is different...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Multizone bidirectional nftables firewall.

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    • Linux
     
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