Flying Buttress AlternativesFirewalls and other similar apps like Flying Buttress

Flying Buttress is described as 'As Apple's built-in Firewall preferences improves in both functionality and security, I will be aiming Flying Buttress more at users who need the advanced firewall configuration, logging, and IP sharing options found in Flying Buttress' and is a Firewall in the security & privacy category. There are six alternatives to Flying Buttress for Mac, Windows, Android and F-Droid. The best Flying Buttress alternative is Little Snitch. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Little Snitch Mini or Karma Firewall. Other great apps like Flying Buttress are EasyFirewall, Radio Silence and Vallum.

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  1. Little Snitch icon

    Little Snitch

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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
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    • Little Snitch is the most popular Mac alternative to Flying Buttress.

    • Little Snitch is the most popular commercial alternative to Flying Buttress.

    • Little Snitch is Paid and ProprietaryFlying Buttress is Free and Proprietary
    • Little Snitch is Privacy focusedFlying Buttress is not according to our users
  2. Little Snitch Mini icon

    Little Snitch Mini

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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
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    • Little Snitch Mini is the most popular free alternative to Flying Buttress.

    • Little Snitch Mini is Freemium and ProprietaryFlying Buttress is Free and Proprietary
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    EasyFirewall

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    Perfects the Windows Firewall offering additional security. Get the most out of your Windows firewall, create new security rules for your online applications, alerts you to anomalies with real-time protection.

    39 EasyFirewall alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • EasyFirewall is the most popular Windows alternative to Flying Buttress.

    • EasyFirewall is Paid and ProprietaryFlying Buttress is Free and Proprietary
    • EasyFirewall is Privacy focusedFlying Buttress is not according to our users
  5. Karma Firewall icon

    Karma Firewall

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    Karma Firewall app lets you take control back of your phone and block internet traffic to and from specific apps. This is a simple yet powerful firewall with an easy to use intuitive GUI which allows you to protect your sensitive data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    • Karma Firewall is the most popular Android alternative to Flying Buttress.

    • Karma Firewall is the most popular Open Source alternative to Flying Buttress.

    • Karma Firewall is Free and Open SourceFlying Buttress is Free and Proprietary
    • Karma Firewall is LightweightFlying Buttress is not according to our users
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    Vallum

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    Monitors application connections and offers to pass or block these. It can be used to increase privacy or to transparently protect non-admin users from unwanted connections on multi-user macs.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    The afw firewall core allows you to choose which connections you want to log. Vallum is able to search and display raw logs, perform multi-level recursive queries, pie-chart graphs, monthly/daily graphic reports comparing or aggregating different items. You will be able to search a 5 millions rows logs database and find what you are looking for in a few seconds. Its powerful logging system will drive you to the relevant part of the information you are looking for, and being based on SQLite your logs can be analysed using third party tools or scripts.
     
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