CrowdSec AlternativesFirewalls and other similar apps like CrowdSec

CrowdSec is described as 'Security automation engine, using both local IP behavior detection & our community-driven IP reputation database' and is a Firewall in the security & privacy category. There are five alternatives to CrowdSec for Linux, Windows and Self-Hosted. The best CrowdSec alternative is Fail2ban, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CrowdSec are IPBanPro, reaction, Denyhosts and SpyLog.

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CrowdSec alternatives page was last updated Dec 7, 2023
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  1. Fail2ban icon
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    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...

    21 Fail2ban alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Website Monitoring
    4.  No registration required

    Fail2ban VS CrowdSec

     
    • Fail2ban is the most popular Linux alternative to CrowdSec.

    • Fail2ban is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CrowdSec.

    • Fail2ban is Free and Open SourceCrowdSec is Free Personal and Open Source
    • Fail2ban is Lightweight and Privacy focusedCrowdSec is not according to our users
  2. IPBanPro icon
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    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.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    IPBanPro Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  SMTP Support

    IPBanPro VS CrowdSec

     
    • IPBanPro is the most popular Windows alternative to CrowdSec.

    • IPBanPro is the most popular commercial alternative to CrowdSec.

    • IPBanPro is Paid and Open SourceCrowdSec is Free Personal and Open Source
  3. 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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  IP Address Blacklist
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Security Monitoring
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Spam Filter
    7.  Website Monitoring
    8.  Brute force attack
    9.  Golang
    10.  SSH
    11.  Golang Regular Expressions

    reaction VS CrowdSec

     
    • reaction is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to CrowdSec.

    • reaction is Free and Open SourceCrowdSec is Free Personal and Open Source
    • reaction is Lightweight and Privacy focusedCrowdSec is not according to our users
  4. Denyhosts icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Denyhosts VS CrowdSec

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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SpyLog VS CrowdSec

     
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