Firestarter Alternatives

Firestarter is described as 'Open Source visual firewall program. The software aims to combine ease of use with powerful features, therefore serving both Linux desktop users and system administrators' and is a Firewall in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Firestarter for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, KDE and Kubuntu. The best alternative is Gufw, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Firestarter are OpenSnitch, TinyWall, ufw and ZoneAlarm Firewall.

Firestarter alternatives are mainly Firewalls but may also be Network Monitors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Firestarter.

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Firestarter

Free • Open Source
Firewall
Linux

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Gufw
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Free • Open Source
Firewall
Linux
29 alternatives to Gufw
Gufw is an easy, intuitive way to manage your Linux firewall. It supports common tasks such as allowing or blocking pre-configured, common p2p, or individual ports port(s), and many others! Gufw is powered by Uncomplicated Firewall (ufw).
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1. LightweightGufw consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
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OpenSnitch
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Free • Open Source
Firewall
Network Monitor
Linux
28 alternatives to OpenSnitch
OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux port of the Little Snitch application firewall.
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Application Firewall
Network Filtering
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TinyWall
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Free • Open Source
Firewall
Windows
28 alternatives to TinyWall
TinyWall is a free software to harden and control the advanced firewall built into Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. TinyWall includes a combination of features that sets it apart from both commercial and freeware firewalls: TinyWall does not annoy you with popups at all...
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1. Ad-freeTinyWall doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. LightweightTinyWall consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in TinyWall without registration.
ufw
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Free • Open Source
Firewall
Linux
15 alternatives to ufw
Ufw stands for Uncomplicated Firewall, and is program for managing a netfilter firewall. It provides a command line interface and aims to be uncomplicated and easy to use.

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ZoneAlarm Firewall
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Freemium • Proprietary
Firewall
Windows
43 alternatives to ZoneAlarm Firewall
ZoneAlarm Free Firewall blocks hackers from infiltrating your home PC by hiding your computer from unsolicited network traffic. By detecting and preventing intrusions, ZoneAlarm Free Firewall keeps your PC free from viruses that slow down performance, and spyware that steals...

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netfilter
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Free • Open Source
Firewall
Linux
7 alternatives to netfilter
Netfilter software comprises iptables, ipset, conntrack-tools, libnetfilter and more. It is the core of Linux firewalls and NAT. It consists of a set of hooks inside the Linux kernel and a number of utilities to manage callback functions.

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Murus Firewall
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Freemium • Proprietary
Firewall
Mac
15 alternatives to Murus Firewall
Murus is a frontend for the OS X PF network firewall. From basic filtering to advanced proactive options, Murus allows to easily configure a complex network setup dragging and dropping icons and moving sliders and selecting checkboxes.
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Murus Firewall Features
IP Address Blacklist
Filseclab Personal Firewall
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Free • Proprietary
Firewall
Windows
25 alternatives to Filseclab Personal Firewall
Filseclab Personal Firewall Professional Edition is one of the most important software of Filseclab, it is very easy to use and also very powerful. It can provide more secure protection for your PC, and it is FREE.

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Discontinued
The last update was released on July 29th, 2005.
Core Force
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Free • Open Source
Firewall
Windows
26 alternatives to Core Force
CORE FORCE is a free comprehensive endpoint security solution for Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems. CORE FORCE provides inbound and outbound stateful packet filtering for TCP/IP protocols using a Windows port of OpenBSD's PF firewall, granular file system and registry...

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Discontinued
Last modification date: 10/25/05. See https://www.coresecurity.com/grid/index-open-source-tools
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Guarddog
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Free • Open Source
Firewall
Linux
17 alternatives to Guarddog
Guarddog is a firewall configuration utility for Linux systems. Guarddog is aimed at two groups of users. Novice to intermediate users who are not experts in TCP/IP networking and security, and those users who don't want the hastle of dealing with cryptic shell scripts and...

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