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The best Ad Blocker alternative to GlassWire is Portmaster, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to GlassWire and five of them are Ad Blockers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Ad Blocker alternatives to GlassWire are OpenSnitch, InviZible Pro, TulaByte - System Tor & Firewall and upribox.

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GlassWire alternatives page was last updated Oct 8, 2024
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  1. Portmaster icon

    Portmaster

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

    30 Portmaster alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Dashboard PMv1.4

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    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.  Spam Filter
    12.  Built-in VPN

    Portmaster VS GlassWire

     
    Comments about Portmaster as an Alternative to GlassWire
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    TBayAreaPat
    Positive •May 29, 2024
    1

    Powerful control for the tech-savvy. More free firewall blocking options than Glasswire, which only allows 2 blocks for free.

    Guest
    Positive •Sep 12, 2020
    5

    It's just like glasswire except for the fact that portmaster has more features than glasswire, and it is also for more advanced users.

    williamson
    Positive •Apr 5, 2022
    0

    It's Open Source and the internals are much better documented, no security tool is perfect but at least here if you're a professional you can see how to works to know what it is and is not capable of. However with GlassWire they just give generic help desk responses whenever you ask questions, either because they don't know or are just trying to cover it up for marketing.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Portmaster is a great GlassWire alternative.

    • Portmaster is the most popular Linux alternative to GlassWire.

    • Portmaster is Freemium and Open SourceGlassWire is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Portmaster is Privacy focusedGlassWire is not according to our users
  2. OpenSnitch icon

    OpenSnitch

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    OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux application firewall.

    32 OpenSnitch alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    OpenSnitch screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

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

    OpenSnitch VS GlassWire

     
    Comments about OpenSnitch as an Alternative to GlassWire
    Guest
    Positive •Feb 20, 2021
    1

    application control for linux that's not iptables. perfect.

    GlassWire Icon
    OpenSnitch icon
    • OpenSnitch is Free and Open SourceGlassWire is Freemium and Proprietary
    • OpenSnitch is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGlassWire is not according to our users
  4. InviZible Pro icon

    InviZible Pro

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Android
    • I2P
    • Tor
    InviZible Pro screenshot 1

    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 VS GlassWire

     

    • InviZible Pro is the most popular Android alternative to GlassWire.

    • InviZible Pro is Free and Open SourceGlassWire is Freemium and Proprietary
    • InviZible Pro is Privacy focused, Lightweight and DecentralizedGlassWire is not according to our users
  5. TulaByte - System Tor & Firewall icon

    TulaByte - System Tor & Firewall

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    A fundamental re-design of user Data Privacy. Your multi-tool for online protection. So easy your grandma could use it. Costs less than a cup of coffee per year.

    115 TulaByte - System Tor & Firewall alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    One Tap System wide tracker blocking
    One Tap System Tor to run all your apps natively through Tor
    Stats Galore

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Block Trackers
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Decentralized
    5.  No Logs
    6.  Built-in VPN
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Anonymous Proxy

    TulaByte - System Tor & Firewall VS GlassWire

     

    • TulaByte - System Tor & Firewall is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to GlassWire.

    • TulaByte - System Tor & Firewall is Freemium and Open SourceGlassWire is Freemium and Proprietary
    • TulaByte - System Tor & Firewall is Privacy focused, Decentralized and LightweightGlassWire is not according to our users
  6. upribox icon

    upribox

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    The upribox Software turns your RaspberryPi into a privacy-enhancing Wireless router with adblocking, Tor, and a VPN server.

    16 upribox alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
    upribox screenshot 1

    upribox Features

    1.  DNS Server
    2.  Dns

    upribox VS GlassWire

     
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