CrowdSec AlternativesFirewalls and other similar apps like CrowdSec

Apps similar to CrowdSec include Cloudflare, which has a free version. Other options are Fail2ban, AbyssGuard, IPBanPro and reaction. In total there are nine Firewalls like CrowdSec for Linux, the web, self-hosting and Windows.

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  1. Cloudflare icon
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    Delivers SaaS transparent proxy to shield websites, integrating dynamic DNS, global CDN, and web application firewall; blocks DDoS and targeted attacks, optimizes traffic for speed, reduces server load, analyzes threats, supports flexible deployment, and caching features.

    93 Cloudflare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  2. Fail2ban icon
     38 likes

    Fail2ban scans log files (e.g. /var/log/apache/error_log) and bans IPs that show the malicious signs -- too many password failures, seeking for exploits, etc. Generally Fail2Ban is then used to update firewall rules to reject the IP addresses for a specified amount of time...

    25 Fail2ban alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  3. Visitor verification that blocks scrapers, bots, and attacks before they reach your site. Zero false positives. Works with any platform.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. IPBanPro icon
     7 likes

    IPBan is a FREE and open source application that allows auto banning ip addresses from failed login attempts. Many sources are watched such as SSH, SMTP, SQL-Server, MySQL, RDP and dropped packets.

    18 IPBanPro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. reaction icon
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    Inspired by the honorable Fail2ban, it intend to provide a more lightweight (CPU wise) alternative, easy to configure and well documented.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux
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  6. Denyhosts icon
     9 likes

    The idea of denying access to SSH servers is nothing new and I was inspired by many other scripts that I discovered. However, none of them did things the way I envisioned them to. Also, they were all shell scripts which do not offer the elegance of Python.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7.  1 like

    Monitor logs from several sources and execute actions based on some rules. Can be used to protect against brute-force attacks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Defensia icon
     1 like

    Defensia is a lightweight security agent for Linux servers that detects and blocks real attacks in real time — without complex configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
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  9. SecAI is Linux server security software for teams without a SOC, built by Tech Steps LLC in the United Arab Emirates. This software utilizes one agent per server that reports every 60 seconds. It is capable of detecting SSH and web attacks, new accounts, keys and sudo rules, as...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Wordpress
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