Fail2ban Alternatives for Windows

Fail2ban is not available for Windows but there are some 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 SpyLog or Cyberarms Intrusion Detection and Defense. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Fail2ban and ten of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Fail2ban are RdpGuard, wail2ban, EvlWatcher and AiP Defense.

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Fail2ban alternatives are mainly Firewalls but may also be Remote Desktop Tools or Web Log Analyzers.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Fail2ban.
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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...

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Fail2ban alternatives page was last updated Sep 8, 2023
  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.

    15 IPBanPro alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    IPBanPro Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  SMTP Support
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    Free and works on Windows, easy to setup

    Positive commentFeb 13, 2019
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    • Most users think IPBanPro is a great Fail2ban alternative.

    • IPBanPro is the most popular Windows alternative to Fail2ban.

    • IPBanPro is the most popular commercial alternative to Fail2ban.

    • IPBanPro is Paid and Open SourceFail2ban is Free and Open Source
  2. 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.

    15 RdpGuard alternatives
    RdpGuard allows you to block/unblock attacker's ip address automatically

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    • Windows

    RdpGuard Features

    1.  RDP
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    Guest

    Reliable, high detection ratio, actively developed and supported.

    Positive commentMar 23, 2020
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    • RdpGuard is Paid and ProprietaryFail2ban is Free and Open Source
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    Monitor logs from several sources and execute actions based on some rules. Can be used to protecet against brute-force attacks.

    18 SpyLog alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Windows
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  4. Cyberarms Intrusion Detection and Defense icon
     2 likes

    Out-of-the-box security for Remote Deskop, Exchange, OWA, SharePoint, CRM, generic IIS applications and many other server systems.

    13 Cyberarms Intrusion Detection and Defense alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Software 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.

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

    2 wail2ban alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    GitHub repo is now archived. https://github.com/glasnt/wail2ban

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  6. 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).

    9 EvlWatcher alternatives
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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Windows
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  7. 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

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    • Windows

    AiP Defense Features

    1.  Centralized Management
    2.  RDP
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  Reporting
    5.  Cloud based
    6.  IP Address Blacklist
    7.  Support for MS SQL Server
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  8. e.guardo Smart Defender icon
     1 like

    e.guardo protects your RDP, MSSQL, FTP, SMTP, EXCHANGE, OWA, LYNC, MICROSOFT DYNAMICS CRM, SHAREPOINT and many more services from Brute Force and Dictionary Attacks

    14 e.guardo Smart Defender alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online

    e.guardo Smart Defender Features

    1.  Heuristic Detection
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    • e.guardo Smart Defender is the most popular Web-based alternative to Fail2ban.

    • e.guardo Smart Defender is Paid and ProprietaryFail2ban is Free and Open Source
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    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.

    15 win2ban alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    win2ban Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Brute force attack
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  10. mobileFX Spartan RDP Guard icon
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    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.

    15 mobileFX Spartan RDP Guard alternatives
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    • Windows

    mobileFX Spartan RDP Guard Features

    1.  Support for IPv4
    2.  RDP
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