IPQ BDB AlternativesFirewalls and other similar apps like IPQ BDB

IPQ BDB is described as 'Filtering is done by a user space netfilter daemon that issues verdicts after looking up the IP address in a Berkeley DB. The fuzzy blocking model, freely inspired by STOCKADE, is designed to block non-distributed dictionary attacks and mitigate spam' and is a Firewall in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to IPQ BDB for Windows, Linux, Web-based and Mac. The best IPQ BDB alternative is Fail2ban, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like IPQ BDB are IPBanPro, SSHGuard, Denyhosts and SpyLog.

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IPQ BDB

Firewall
Free • Open Source

IPQ BDB filtering is done by a user space netfilter daemon that issues verdicts after looking up the IP address in a Berkeley DB. The fuzzy blocking model, freely inspired by STOCKADE, is designed to block non-distributed...

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IPQ BDB alternatives page was last updated May 17, 2021

Fail2ban
Fail2ban scans log files (e.g. /var/log/apache/error_log) and bans IPs that show the malicious signs -- too many password failures, seeking for exploits, etc. Generally Fail2Ban is then used to update firewall rules to reject the IP addresses for a specified amount of time...
20 Fail2ban alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Firewall
Platforms
- Linux
Fail2ban VS IPQ BDB
Is Fail2ban a good alternative to IPQ BDB?
- Fail2ban is the most popular Linux alternative to IPQ BDB.
- Fail2ban is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to IPQ BDB.
- Fail2ban is Free and Open SourceIPQ BDB is also Free and Open Source

IPBanPro
IPBan is a FREE and open source application that allows auto banning ip addresses from failed login attempts. Many sources are watched such as SSH, SMTP, SQL-Server, MySQL, RDP and dropped packets.
14 IPBanPro alternatives
License model
- Paid • Open Source
Application types
- Firewall
- Remote Desktop Tool
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
IPBanPro Features
SSH
SMTP Support
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IPBanPro VS IPQ BDB
Is IPBanPro a good alternative to IPQ BDB?
- IPBanPro is the most popular Windows alternative to IPQ BDB.
- IPBanPro is the most popular commercial alternative to IPQ BDB.
- IPBanPro is Paid and Open SourceIPQ BDB is Free and Open Source

SSHGuard
SSHGuard monitors services through their logging activity. It reacts to messages about dangerous activity by blocking the source address with the local firewall. SSHGuard employs a clever parser that can transparently recognize several logging formats at once (syslog, syslog-ng...
15 SSHGuard alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Firewall
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
SSHGuard Features
SSH
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SSHGuard VS IPQ BDB
Is SSHGuard a good alternative to IPQ BDB?
- SSHGuard is the most popular Mac alternative to IPQ BDB.
- SSHGuard is Free and Open SourceIPQ BDB is also Free and Open Source

Denyhosts
The idea of denying access to SSH servers is nothing new and I was inspired by many other scripts that I discovered. However, none of them did things the way I envisioned them to. Also, they were all shell scripts which do not offer the elegance of Python.
17 Denyhosts alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
Denyhosts VS IPQ BDB
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SpyLog
Monitor logs from several sources and execute actions based on some rules. Can be used to protecet against brute-force attacks.
18 SpyLog alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Remote Desktop Tool
Platforms
- Windows
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Cyberarms Intrusion Detection and Defense
Out-of-the-box security for Remote Deskop, Exchange, OWA, SharePoint, CRM, generic IIS applications and many other server systems.
13 Cyberarms Intrusion Detection and Defense alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Discontinued
Software has been set open-source and abandoned by the main developer. Seems a very good detector but fails to successfully stop attacks. When I have it set to block IPs after 5 failed attempts I shouldn't see multiple entries showing 300 attempts by the same IP addresses.

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RdpGuard
RdpGuard allows you to protect your Remote Desktop (RDP) from brute-force attacks by blocking attacker's IP address. Fail2Ban for Windows.
15 RdpGuard alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Remote Desktop Tool
Platforms
- Windows
RdpGuard Features
RDP
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AiP Defense
Your Microsoft Windows servers are probably under constant attack and you may not even know it! Chances are if your hosting remote desktop, or other services such as Microsoft exchange, FTP, HTTP, HTTP’s or SQL. Your server is likely getting bombarded with failed login attempts.
14 AiP Defense alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Firewall
- Remote Desktop Tool
Platforms
- Windows
AiP Defense Features
1. Centralized Management
2. RDP
3. Support for SFTP
4. Reporting
5. Cloud based
6. IP Address Blacklist
7. Support for MS SQL Server
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e.guardo Smart Defender
e.guardo protects your RDP, MSSQL, FTP, SMTP, EXCHANGE, OWA, LYNC, MICROSOFT DYNAMICS CRM, SHAREPOINT and many more services from Brute Force and Dictionary Attacks
14 e.guardo Smart Defender alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
e.guardo Smart Defender Features
Heuristic Detection
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e.guardo Smart Defender VS IPQ BDB
Is this a good alternative to IPQ BDB?
- e.guardo Smart Defender is the most popular Web-based alternative to IPQ BDB.
- e.guardo Smart Defender is Paid and ProprietaryIPQ BDB is Free and Open Source

win2ban
win2ban is a Fail2ban implementation for Windows systems. It is a packaging of Fail2ban, Python, Cygwin, Winlogbeat and many other related tools to make it a complete and ready-to-use solution for brute-force attack protection.
15 win2ban alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
win2ban Features
No registration required
Brute force attack
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mobileFX Spartan RDP Guard
mobileFX Spartan RDP Guard is an intrusion detection system (IDS) and host-based intrusion prevention system (HIPS) implemented as a Windows 64-bit or 32-bit Service with location-based attack reporting and instant notifications.
15 mobileFX Spartan RDP Guard alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Firewall
Platforms
- Windows
mobileFX Spartan RDP Guard Features
RDP
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