Little Snitch AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Firewalls

The best Firewall alternative to Little Snitch is Portmaster, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Little Snitch and many of them are Firewalls so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Firewall alternatives to Little Snitch are GlassWire, NetGuard, Fort Firewall and NetLimiter.

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  1. Portmaster icon
     206 likes

    Free, open-source privacy suite monitoring all network activity, blocking unwanted connections, using trusted filter lists for ads and malware, enforcing DNS-over-TLS, providing custom app and global rules, and supporting advanced privacy management.

    43 Portmaster alternatives

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    • Linux
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  2. GlassWire icon
     160 likes

    Visualizes real-time and historical network activity, delivers alerts for suspicious behavior and unknown connections, manages firewall rules, reports DNS and system changes, identifies remote hosts, monitors app usage, supports remote monitoring, and detects possible threats.

    76 GlassWire alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  3. NetGuard icon
     65 likes

    Offers detailed per-app internet control for Android with no root required, blocks Wi-Fi and mobile connections, supports IPv4/IPv6, privacy-focused, usage logging, system app blocking, tethering support, various notification settings, and material themes.

    45 NetGuard alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  4. Fort Firewall icon
     44 likes

    Standalone firewall for Windows 7 and later featuring flexible rules by application, address, or protocol, wildcards, parent process filtering, SvcHost controls, blocklists, bandwidth graphs, traffic stats tracking, speed limits, and real-time network monitoring.

    42 Fort Firewall alternatives

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    • Windows
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  5. NetLimiter icon
     95 likes

    Comprehensive Windows software for internet traffic control, enabling users to set bandwidth limits for applications or connections. Offers real-time monitoring, long-term stats per app, and detailed internet usage reports. Ideal for managing data efficiently and enhancing network performance.

    34 NetLimiter alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  6. InviZible Pro icon
     32 likes

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

    36 InviZible Pro alternatives

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    • Android
    • Tor
    • I2P
    • OpenAPK
    • F-Droid
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  7. A powerful tool which extends the functionality of Windows Firewall and provides new extra features which makes Windows Firewall better.

    24 BiniSoft Windows Firewall Control alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  8. OpenSnitch icon
     47 likes

    GNU/Linux firewall enabling interactive outbound network filtering, outbound application control, blocking of ads and malware domains, centralized GUI node management, input policy configuration, SIEM integration, real-time alerts, and user-level rule customization.

    41 OpenSnitch alternatives

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    • Linux
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  9. LuLu icon
     56 likes

    Free shared-source firewall for macOS blocking unknown outbound connections unless approved, alerts for unauthorized activity, helps detect malware, blocks OS or app data transmissions, no ads or tracking, audit-ready code on GitHub, enterprise event monitoring.

    20 LuLu alternatives

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  10. AFWall+ icon
     43 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.

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    • Android
    • OpenAPK
    • F-Droid
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  11. Tiny Shield icon
     7 likes

    Monitors all network activity on Mac, blocks specific domains, websites, or entire apps, shows hostnames instead of IPs, supports DNS over HTTPS, provides traffic charts, uses fast system extension, developer-friendly, one-time purchase with no subscription required.

    16 Tiny Shield alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  12. Throttlr icon
     7 likes

    Throttlr is a native macOS utility that shows which apps and signed background services are using your network connection, then lets you control their bandwidth individually.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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