Fail2ban Alternatives for Windows

Fail2ban is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is IPBanPro. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try EvlWatcher or Cyberarms Intrusion Detection and Defense. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Fail2ban and 11 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Fail2ban are win2ban, AiP Defense, RdpGuard and e.guardo Smart Defender.

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  1. 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.

    17 IPBanPro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  2. EvlWatcher icon
     3 likes

    Protected against RDP-Brute forcers. It installs a service which scans the event log for anomalies every 30 seconds (by default).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3.  Like

    win2ban is a Fail2ban implementation for Windows systems. It is a packaging of Fail2ban, Python, Cygwin, Winlogbeat and many other related tools to make it a complete and ready-to-use solution for brute-force attack protection.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. AiP Defense icon
     5 likes

    Your Microsoft Windows servers are probably under constant attack and you may not even know it! Chances are if your hosting remote desktop, or other services such as Microsoft exchange, FTP, HTTP, HTTP’s or SQL. Your server is likely getting bombarded with failed login attempts.

    14 AiP Defense alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. RdpGuard icon
     6 likes

    RdpGuard allows you to protect your Remote Desktop (RDP) from brute-force attacks by blocking attacker's IP address. Fail2Ban for Windows.

    16 RdpGuard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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  6. Protects DMZ and public systems by analyzing logs to defend against brute force, DDoS, and spoofing on networked services like RDP, IIS, and SMTP using dynamic rules and global blacklists, without replacing your firewall, supporting customization and integration.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
  7. mobileFX Spartan RDP Guard is an intrusion detection system (IDS) and host-based intrusion prevention system (HIPS) implemented as a Windows 64-bit or 32-bit Service with location-based attack reporting and instant notifications.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. wail2ban icon
     1 like

    wail2ban is a windows port of the basic functionality of fail2ban, and combining elements of ts_block.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. SpyLog icon
     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
     
  10. Blocks RDP brute force attacks by automatically banning malicious IPs via Windows Firewall

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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