Fort Firewall AlternativesFirewalls & Network Monitors like Fort Firewall

Fort Firewall is described as 'Simple firewall for MS Windows' and is a Firewall in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Fort Firewall for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Android Tablet and iPad apps. The best Fort Firewall alternative is Portmaster, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fort Firewall are simplewall, RethinkDNS, GlassWire and NetLimiter.

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Fort Firewall alternatives page was last updated May 6, 2024
  1. Portmaster icon
     119 likes

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

    29 Portmaster alternatives
    Dashboard PMv1.4

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Firewall
    2.  Network Tools
    3.  Application Firewall
    4.  Block Trackers
    5.  DNS Resolver
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  DNS over HTTPS
    11.  Website Monitoring
    12.  Spam Filter
    Portmaster iconFort Firewall Icon

    Portmaster VS Fort Firewall

    Is Portmaster a good alternative to Fort Firewall?
     
    • Portmaster is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Fort Firewall.

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

    • Portmaster is Freemium and Open SourceFort Firewall is Free and Open Source
    • Portmaster is Privacy focusedFort Firewall is not according to our users
  2. simplewall icon
     176 likes

    Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.

    33 simplewall alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Firewall
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
    4.  Built-in Firewall
    5.  Outbound firewall
    6.  No registration required
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Block Trackers
    9.  Built-in timer
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Works Offline
    simplewall iconFort Firewall Icon

    simplewall VS Fort Firewall

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  3. RethinkDNS icon
     35 likes

    An OpenSnitch-inspired firewall and network monitor + a pi-hole-inspired DNS over HTTPS client with blocklists.

    41 RethinkDNS alternatives
    RethinkDNS screenshot 1
    RethinkDNS screenshot 2
    +5
    RethinkDNS screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Root Required
    2.  Block Trackers
    3.  DNS over HTTPS
    4.  Firewall
    5.  Dns
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Bypass Censorship
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  No registration required
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  No Logs
    RethinkDNS iconFort Firewall Icon

    RethinkDNS VS Fort Firewall

    Is RethinkDNS a good alternative to Fort Firewall?
     
    • RethinkDNS is the most popular Web-based, Android & Android Tablet alternative to Fort Firewall.

    • RethinkDNS is Free and Open SourceFort Firewall is also Free and Open Source
    • RethinkDNS is Privacy focused and LightweightFort Firewall is not according to our users
  4. GlassWire icon
     143 likes

    Visualize network activity in detail, get notified when new apps access the network, look out for malware, and block badly behaving apps.

    62 GlassWire alternatives
    GlassWire's graph shows you real-time network activity broken down by apps, traffic, and hosts.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Properties

    1.  Intuitive Interface

    Features

    1.  Network activity
    2.  Block apps
    3.  Built-in Firewall
    4.  Graphical component
    5.  Graphs
    6.  Traffic Monitoring
    7.  Push subscriptions
    8.  Network Tools
    GlassWire iconFort Firewall Icon

    GlassWire VS Fort Firewall

    Is GlassWire a good alternative to Fort Firewall?
     
  5. NetLimiter icon
     89 likes

    NetLimiter is an ultimate Internet traffic control and monitoring tool designed for Windows. You can use NetLimiter to set download/upload transfer rate limits for applications or even single connection and monitor their Internet traffic.

    25 NetLimiter alternatives
    NetLimiter screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Top NetLimiter Features

    1.  Bandwidth limiting
    2.  Net Limiting
    3.  Filtering
    4.  Quotas support
    5.  Custom rules
    6.  Application Blocker
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Built-in Firewall
    10.  Traffic Monitoring
    11.  Priorities
    NetLimiter iconFort Firewall Icon

    NetLimiter VS Fort Firewall

    Is NetLimiter a good alternative to Fort Firewall?
     
    • NetLimiter is the most popular commercial alternative to Fort Firewall.

    • NetLimiter is Paid and ProprietaryFort Firewall is Free and Open Source
  6. NetGuard icon
     31 likes

    NetGuard provides simple and advanced ways to block access to the internet - no root required.

    33 NetGuard alternatives
    NetGuard screenshot 1
    NetGuard screenshot 2
    +4
    NetGuard screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Root Required
    2.  Website blocking
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Ad-free
    NetGuard iconFort Firewall Icon

    NetGuard VS Fort Firewall

    Is NetGuard a good alternative to Fort Firewall?
     
  7. BiniSoft Windows Firewall Control icon
     69 likes

    A powerful tool which extends the functionality of Windows Firewall and provides new extra features which makes Windows Firewall better.

    21 BiniSoft Windows Firewall Control alternatives
    Dashboard

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Application Blocker
    BiniSoft Windows Firewall Control iconFort Firewall Icon

    BiniSoft Windows Firewall Control VS Fort Firewall

    Is this a good alternative to Fort Firewall?
     
  8. TinyWall icon
     56 likes

    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...

    29 TinyWall alternatives
    TinyWall screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    TinyWall iconFort Firewall Icon

    TinyWall VS Fort Firewall

    Is TinyWall a good alternative to Fort Firewall?
     
  9. OpenSnitch icon
     38 likes

    OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux application firewall.

    32 OpenSnitch alternatives
    OpenSnitch screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Application Firewall
    2.  Network Filtering
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Block Trackers
    OpenSnitch iconFort Firewall Icon

    OpenSnitch VS Fort Firewall

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  10. InviZible Pro icon
     14 likes

    InviZible Pro uses DNSCrypt Protocol, Tor and i2pd (I2P Daemon) (PurpleI2P) to achieve maximum security, privacy and comfortable use of the Internet.

    25 InviZible Pro alternatives
    InviZible Pro screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • I2P
    • Tor

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Block Trackers
    4.  Decentralized
    5.  End-to-End Encryption
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  No Logs
    9.  Anonymous Proxy
    10.  AES-256 Encryption
    11.  Switch DNS servers
    12.  DNS over HTTPS
    InviZible Pro iconFort Firewall Icon

    InviZible Pro VS Fort Firewall

    Is InviZible Pro a good alternative to Fort Firewall?
     
  11. Comodo Free Firewall icon
     152 likes

    Comodo Firewall is a personal firewall, a genre of security software that secures PCs by policing Internet traffic on an app by app basis. The most prominent feature of a personal firewall is generating popup notifications when an unknown program attempts to access the Internet...

    35 Comodo Free Firewall alternatives
    A security popup is one of the most commonly seen user interface components of this app and its main purpose.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Bundleware

    The app installs other components by default such as Dragon Web Browser. You must click "Options" during install to deselect those components.

    Comodo Free Firewall iconFort Firewall Icon

    Comodo Free Firewall VS Fort Firewall

    Is Comodo Free Firewall a good alternative to Fort Firewall?
     
  12. AFWall+ icon
     40 likes

    Firewall (iptables frontend), based on DroidWall which is no longer being developed. A paid "donate"-version with more features it advertised within the app.

    17 AFWall+ alternatives
    AFWall+ screenshot 1
    AFWall+ screenshot 2
    +7
    AFWall+ screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    AFWall+ Features

    1.  Root required
    2.  Multiple languages
    AFWall+ iconFort Firewall Icon

    AFWall+ VS Fort Firewall

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