Fail2ban AlternativesFirewalls and other similar apps like Fail2ban
Fail2ban is described as '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' and is a Firewall in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Fail2ban for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Self-Hosted, Mac and Web-based apps. The best Fail2ban alternative is CrowdSec. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try SSHGuard or reaction. Other great apps like Fail2ban are IPBanPro, Denyhosts, SpyLog and RdpGuard.
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5 CrowdSec alternativesCrowdSec is a security automation engine, using both local IP behavior detection & our community-driven IP reputation database.
CrowdSec Features
- Crowdsourced
- Privacy focused
- No registration required
- Ad-free
- Golang
CrowdSec VS Fail2ban
Is CrowdSec a good alternative to Fail2ban?
14 IPBanPro alternativesIPBan 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
- Paid • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
IPBanPro Features
- SSH
- SMTP Support
IPBanPro VS Fail2ban
Is IPBanPro a good alternative to Fail2ban?
15 SSHGuard alternativesSSHGuard monitors services through their logging activity. It reacts to messages about dangerous activity by blocking the source address with the local firewall. SSHGuard employs a clever parser that can transparently recognize several logging formats at once (syslog, syslog-ng...
SSHGuard VS Fail2ban
Is SSHGuard a good alternative to Fail2ban?Comments about SSHGuard as an Alternative to Fail2ban
Easier to configure, and no errors like Fail2Ban!
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9 reaction alternativesInspired by the honorable Fail2ban, it intend to provide a more lightweight (CPU wise) alternative, easy to configure and well documented.
Top reaction Features
- Lightweight
- Privacy focused
- IP Address Blacklist
- No registration required
- Ad-free
- Security monitoring
- No Tracking
- Spam Filter
- Website Monitoring
- Brute force attack
- Golang
- SSH
reaction VS Fail2ban
Is reaction a good alternative to Fail2ban?
17 Denyhosts alternativesThe 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.
Denyhosts VS Fail2ban
Is Denyhosts a good alternative to Fail2ban?- 18 SpyLog alternatives
Monitor logs from several sources and execute actions based on some rules. Can be used to protecet against brute-force attacks.
SpyLog VS Fail2ban
Is SpyLog a good alternative to Fail2ban? 
15 RdpGuard alternativesRdpGuard allows you to protect your Remote Desktop (RDP) from brute-force attacks by blocking attacker's IP address. Fail2Ban for Windows.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
RdpGuard Features
- RDP
RdpGuard VS Fail2ban
Is RdpGuard a good alternative to Fail2ban?Comments about RdpGuard as an Alternative to Fail2ban
Reliable, high detection ratio, actively developed and supported.
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- 3 Sentry (Bruteforce attack blocker) alternatives
Prevents Brute Force Attacks Against SSH, FTP, SMTP and More.
Sentry (Bruteforce attack blocker) VS Fail2ban
Is this a good alternative to Fail2ban? - 8 Hookem-Banem alternatives
Built to react fast in server farms environments (ISPs, HSPs, organisations...) Hookem-Banem is a log monitoring system which monitors logs being sent to a central server (syslog, file...) and on detection of malicious intent (repeated login failures, many failed RCPT commands...
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
Hookem-Banem Features
- Distributed
- Support for IPv6
Hookem-Banem VS Fail2ban
Is Hookem-Banem a good alternative to Fail2ban? - 6 Pyruse alternatives
Light-weight and extra-configurable peruser of systemd journal logs: ban IP, send immediate email, daily report… all based on a single JSON configuration file.
Pyruse VS Fail2ban
Is Pyruse a good alternative to Fail2ban?Comments about Pyruse as an Alternative to Fail2ban
altyvnetCustomizable. Well-defined behaviour. Modern.
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13 Cyberarms Intrusion Detection and Defense alternativesOut-of-the-box security for Remote Deskop, Exchange, OWA, SharePoint, CRM, generic IIS applications and many other server systems.
DiscontinuedSoftware has been set open-source and abandoned by the main developer. Seems a very good detector but fails to successfully stop attacks. When I have it set to block IPs after 5 failed attempts I shouldn't see multiple entries showing 300 attempts by the same IP addresses.
Cyberarms Intrusion Detection and Defense VS Fail2ban
Is this a good alternative to Fail2ban?
11 IPQ BDB alternativesIPQ BDB filtering is done by a user space netfilter daemon that issues verdicts after looking up the IP address in a Berkeley DB. The fuzzy blocking model, freely inspired by STOCKADE, is designed to block non-distributed dictionary attacks and mitigate spam.
IPQ BDB VS Fail2ban
Is IPQ BDB a good alternative to Fail2ban?Comments about IPQ BDB as an Alternative to Fail2ban
Lightweight code and compact storage
1This App blocks only unauthorized access to the Berkeley DB
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Comments about IPBanPro as an Alternative to Fail2ban
Free and works on Windows, easy to setup