FireWally AlternativesFirewalls & Network Monitors like FireWally

FireWally is described as 'Free firewall app for Mac, powered by Apple Intelligence and designed for anyone who wants to take full control of their online activity' and is a Firewall in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to FireWally for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Android, Android Tablet and F-Droid apps. The best FireWally alternative is Portmaster, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FireWally are NetGuard, Little Snitch, LuLu by Objective-See and OpenSnitch.

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  1. Portmaster icon
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    Free, open-source privacy suite monitoring all network activity, blocking unwanted connections, using trusted filter lists for ads and malware, enforcing DNS-over-TLS, providing custom app and global rules, and supporting advanced privacy management.

    35 Portmaster alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Little Snitch icon
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    Firewall application for monitoring and controlling outbound network connections, notifying users of attempted access, supporting rule-based blocking, real-time alerts on suspicious activity, and preventing unauthorized data transmission on macOS systems.

    41 Little Snitch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  3. Tiny Shield icon
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    Tiny Shield keeps your network safe by watching all connections and stopping bad stuff before it can harm your computer. Tiny Shield keeps an eye on everything your Mac connects to, making sure you can see all your internet activity in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  4.  27 likes

    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.

    23 ufw alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  5. As soon as you’re connected to the Internet, your apps can send whatever they want to wherever they want, unnoticed by you, because all of this happens invisibly under the hood.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Firewalld icon
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    Firewalld provides a dynamically managed firewall with support for network/firewall zones that define the trust level of network connections or interfaces. It has support for IPv4, IPv6 firewall settings, ethernet bridges and IP sets.

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    • Linux
     
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