PeerBlock AlternativesTop Firewalls and other similar apps like PeerBlock

PeerBlock is described as 'Lets you control who your computer "talks to" on the Internet. By selecting appropriate lists of "known bad" computers, you can block communication with advertising or spyware oriented servers, computers monitoring your p2p activities, computers' and is a very popular Firewall in the file sharing category. There are five alternatives to PeerBlock for Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad and Mac. The best PeerBlock alternative is simplewall, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PeerBlock are PeerGuardian, BeeThink IP Blocker, iplist and Sparetoolz.

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Free • Open Source

PeerBlock lets you control who your computer "talks to" on the Internet. By selecting appropriate lists of "known bad" computers, you can block communication with advertising or spyware oriented...

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PeerBlock alternatives page was last updated Jan 30, 2024

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simplewall
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Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.
33 simplewall alternatives
License model
Free • Open Source
Application types
Firewall
Network Monitor
Platforms
Windows
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Properties
Lightweight
Privacy focused
Ad-free
No registration required
No Tracking
Works Offline
Features
Firewall
Portable
Built-in Firewall
Outbound firewall
Block Trackers
Built-in timer
Dark Mode
simplewall VS PeerBlock
Is simplewall a good alternative to PeerBlock?
Comments about simplewall as an Alternative to PeerBlock

Tiziano
Completely different approach but with similar results
Positive comment •Jul 20, 2020
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- Almost everyone thinks simplewall is a great PeerBlock alternative.
- simplewall is the most popular Windows alternative to PeerBlock.
- simplewall is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PeerBlock.
- simplewall is Free and Open SourcePeerBlock is also Free and Open Source
- simplewall is Lightweight and Privacy focusedPeerBlock is not according to our users

PeerGuardian
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PeerGuardian is a privacy oriented firewall application. It blocks connections to and from hosts specified in huge blocklists (thousands or millions of IP ranges). Its origin seeds in targeting aggressive IPs while you use P2P.
6 PeerGuardian alternatives
License model
Free • Open Source
Application type
Firewall
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
PeerGuardian Features
Peer-To-Peer
Outbound firewall
Built-in Firewall
Discontinued
Linux version seems to be still developed: last version, 2.3.1, was released in November 2015. Windows and Mac version are no longer developed and outdated: useless for Mac due to the evolution from IPW to PF internal firewall structure from 10.10 Yosemite on; for Windows PeerBlock, a continuation of PeerGuardian's development, is recommended by the developer.
PeerGuardian VS PeerBlock
Is PeerGuardian a good alternative to PeerBlock?
Comments about PeerGuardian as an Alternative to PeerBlock

Guest
Discontinued but still available, and still an alternative.
Positive comment •Aug 14, 2015
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- Most users think PeerGuardian is a great PeerBlock alternative.
- PeerGuardian is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to PeerBlock.
- PeerGuardian is Free and Open SourcePeerBlock is also Free and Open Source

BeeThink IP Blocker
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BeeThink IP Blocker is a Windows IP Blocking program which controls one computer interacts with other computers over the network. It can be successfully used on Windows server machines, in a production environment, to easily ban unwanted IP addresses or visitors by country with...
9 BeeThink IP Blocker alternatives
License model
Paid • Proprietary
Application type
Firewall
Platforms
Windows
Properties
Privacy focused
BeeThink IP Blocker VS PeerBlock
Is BeeThink IP Blocker a good alternative to PeerBlock?
- BeeThink IP Blocker is the most popular commercial alternative to PeerBlock.
- BeeThink IP Blocker is Paid and ProprietaryPeerBlock is Free and Open Source
- BeeThink IP Blocker is Privacy focusedPeerBlock is not according to our users

iplist
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iplist is a Linux application for blocking connections to and from a specified range of hosts using the netfilter netlink-queue library. iplist is an open source IP filtering program similar to PeerGuardian .
5 iplist alternatives
License model
Free • Open Source
Application type
Firewall
Platforms
Linux
iplist Features
Peer-To-Peer
+3
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.29, released in October 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.
iplist VS PeerBlock
Is iplist a good alternative to PeerBlock?

Sparetoolz
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Sparetoolz is a new app based on the peer-to-peer sharing economy. It’s a safe, secure platform that connects tools owners (who have tools) with tools renters (who need them).Tool owners can have an instant side hustle with virtually no overhead, making money from tools they...
4 Sparetoolz alternatives
+3
License model
Free • Proprietary
Platforms
iPhone
iPad
Sparetoolz VS PeerBlock
Is Sparetoolz a good alternative to PeerBlock?
Comments about Sparetoolz as an Alternative to PeerBlock

Guest
Peerblock blocks network connections, Sparetoolz does not do this or anything remotely close to it and is for something else entirely.
Negative comment •Dec 26, 2023
0
- Sparetoolz is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to PeerBlock.
- Sparetoolz is Free and ProprietaryPeerBlock is Free and Open Source