Firewall Builder AlternativesFirewalls and other similar apps like Firewall Builder

Firewall Builder is described as 'Is Open Source multi-platform firewall management software that supports Linux iptables, FreeBSD ipfilter and ipfw, OpenBSD pf, CIsco PIX and Cisco IOS Access Lists' and is a Firewall in the network & admin category. There are nine alternatives to Firewall Builder for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Web-based, Self-Hosted, VMware vSphere Hypervisor and SaaS apps. The best Firewall Builder alternative is CacheGuard Gateway, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Firewall Builder are Shorewall, DynFi Manager, ConfigServer Firewall and Advanced Policy Firewall.

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  1. CacheGuard is a free open-source network security appliance for startups and growing businesses that need enterprise-grade protection without the complexity or the cost.

    136 CacheGuard Gateway alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • VirtualBox
    • Self-Hosted
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
     
  2. Shorewall icon
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    The Shoreline Firewall, more commonly known as “Shorewall”, is high-level tool for configuring Netfilter. You describe your firewall/gateway requirements using entries in a set of configuration files. Shorewall reads those configuration files and with the help of the iptables...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Centralized manager for Open Source firewalls

    Automate certain administrative tasks All your firewalls are accessible in 1 click Auto-connect your firewalls to DynFi Manager pfSense® and OPNsense® compatible manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  4. A Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall, Login/Intrusion Detection and Security application for Linux servers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Server-based firewall. Reacts to attacks with intelligent abilities to detect malicious attempts to enter and reacting by blocking the IP temporarily. Repeated hits will ban the IP completely.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    ferm is a tool to maintain complex firewalls, without having the trouble to rewrite the complex rules over and over again. ferm allows the entire firewall rule set to be stored in a separate file, and to be loaded with one command.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. CloudPassage icon
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    CloudPassage offers cloud server security and compliance products purpose-built for elastic cloud environments.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. iptablesbuild is effectively a configuration manager for iptables. It is intended to manage iptables configurations in a centralized location for multiple systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. HeatShield icon
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    HeatShield is a network firewall management service for Linux servers. A firewall configured by HeatShield prevents unauthorized access to services running on your servers, such as SSH and MySQL. Using HeatShield, you can easily restrict access to these services so that only IP...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
     
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