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, OpenSnitch and LuLu by Objective-See.

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  1. Portmaster icon
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    Portmaster is a free and open-source privacy suite that puts you back in charge of your computer.

    35 Portmaster alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Portmaster is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to FireWally.

    • Portmaster is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to FireWally.

    • Portmaster is Freemium and Open SourceFireWally is Free and Proprietary
  2. NetGuard icon
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    NetGuard provides simple and advanced ways to block access to the internet - no root required.

    40 NetGuard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
    • NetGuard is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to FireWally.

    • NetGuard is Freemium and Open SourceFireWally is Free and Proprietary
  3. 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.

    40 Little Snitch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Little Snitch is the most popular Mac alternative to FireWally.

    • Little Snitch is the most popular commercial alternative to FireWally.

    • Little Snitch is Paid and ProprietaryFireWally is Free and Proprietary
  4. 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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    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 (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. 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.

    24 Firewalld alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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