NetGuard AlternativesFirewalls & Privacy Tools like NetGuard

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   AdGuard

    304 likes

   Ad-blocking solution eliminating intrusive ads and preventing tracking, with malware protection. Filters pop-ups, banners, and more for clean browsing. Works in the background for ad-free surfing, protects data privacy with Spyware filter, and controls ad display in apps.

   137 AdGuard alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Ad Blocker
   • Privacy Tool

   Origin

   • Cyprus
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Chrome OS
   • Android Tablet
   • HUAWEI AppGallery
   • iPad
   • Microsoft Edge
   • Vivaldi
   • Google Chrome
   • Samsung Galaxy Store
   • Safari
   • F-Droid
   • Android TV
   • Yandex Browser
   • Opera
   • Mozilla Firefox

   • Cyprus
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Dec 29, 2024

   AdGuard is not a firewall. It does not block internet access on a per application basis.

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   • AdGuard is Freemium and Open SourceNetGuard is also Freemium and Open Source
   • AdGuard is an Ad Blocker NetGuard is a Firewall
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   simplewall

    215 likes

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

   40 simplewall alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Firewall
   • Network Monitor

   Origin

   • Kazakhstan

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Kazakhstan

   

   

   

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4. 

   

   RethinkDNS

    68 likes

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

   51 RethinkDNS alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Ad Blocker
   • Firewall

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • F-Droid
   • OpenAPK
   • Obtainium

   • United States

   

   

   

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   AdGuard

   Ad-blocking solution eliminating intrusive ads and preventing tracking, with malware protection. Filters pop-ups, banners, and more for clean browsing. Works in the background for ad-free surfing, protects data privacy with Spywa...

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   Athena - Firewall & Adblocker

    34 likes

   Athena is a Material You (Material 3) firewall and ad blocker that works seamlessly on both rooted and non-rooted devices.

   10 Athena - Firewall & Adblocker alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Ad Blocker
   • Firewall

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Android
   • F-Droid

   • Global

   

   

   

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7. 

   

   AdAway

    154 likes

   An ad blocker that uses the hosts file. The hosts file contains a list of mappings between hostnames and IP addresses. When an app requests an ad, that request is directed to 127.0.0.1 which does nothing.

   101 AdAway alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Ad Blocker
   • Privacy Tool

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • F-Droid

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Fort Firewall

    42 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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Firewall
   • Network Monitor

   Origin

   • Uzbekistan

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Uzbekistan

   

   

   

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    Little Snitch

     138 likes

    Firewall application for monitoring and controlling outbound network connections, notifying users of attempted access, supporting rule-based blocking, real-time alerts on suspicious activity, and preventing unauthorized data transmission on macOS systems.

    50 Little Snitch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Firewall
    • Network Monitor

    Origin

    • Austria
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    • Austria
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Negative comment by justinterested · Jan 6, 2019

    Netguard is for Android, Little Snitch is for mac

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    • Little Snitch is Paid and ProprietaryNetGuard is Freemium and Open Source
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    InviZible Pro

     31 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Privacy Tool
    • Ad Blocker

    Origin

    • Ukraine

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Tor
    • I2P
    • OpenAPK
    • F-Droid

    • Ukraine

    

    

    

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    Blokada

     112 likes

    Blokada is the popular ad blocker and privacy app for Android and iOS. It's being supported and actively developed by the amazing open source community.

    105 Blokada alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MPL-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Ad Blocker
    • Privacy Tool

    Origin

    • Sweden
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • WireGuard

    • Sweden
    • EU

    

    

    

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    OpenSnitch

     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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Firewall
    • Network Monitor

    Origin

    • Italy
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    • Italy
    • EU

    

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    BiniSoft Windows Firewall Control

     72 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Firewall
    • Network Monitor

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    • United States

    

    

    

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    App Manager

     37 likes

    It lists activities, broadcast receivers, services, providers, permissions, signatures, shared libraries, etc. of any app

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Privacy Tool

    Origin

    • Bangladesh

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK

    • Bangladesh

    

    

    

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