PeerGuardian AlternativesFirewalls and other similar apps like PeerGuardian

PeerGuardian is described as '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' and is a Firewall in the file sharing category. There are six alternatives to PeerGuardian for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, VirtualBox, PortableApps.com and VMware vSphere Hypervisor apps. The best PeerGuardian alternative is simplewall, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PeerGuardian are PeerBlock, CacheGuard-OS, HostsXpert and iplist.

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PeerGuardian is a privacy oriented firewall application. It blocks connections to and from hosts specified in huge...

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PeerGuardian 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

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Firewall
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
    4.  Built-in Firewall
    5.  Outbound firewall
    6.  No registration required
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Block Trackers
    9.  Built-in timer
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Works Offline

    simplewall VS PeerGuardian

     

    • simplewall is the most popular Windows alternative to PeerGuardian.

    • simplewall is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PeerGuardian.

    • simplewall is Free and Open SourcePeerGuardian is also Free and Open Source
    • simplewall is Lightweight and Privacy focusedPeerGuardian is not according to our users
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    PeerBlock

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    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 servers, computers monitoring your p2p activities, computers...

    5 PeerBlock alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Main UI
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 1.2, released in January 2014, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    PeerBlock Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Outbound firewall
    3.  Peer-To-Peer
    4.  Built-in Firewall
    5.  Network Tools

    PeerBlock VS PeerGuardian

     
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    CacheGuard-OS

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    All CacheGuard products and services are focused on delivering secured and optimized Web contents to our clients. To achieve that goal we made CacheGuard OS which is our core product. Once installed on a virtual or hardware machine, CacheGuard OS turns it into a powerful Web...

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
    CacheGuard-OS screenshot 1

    CacheGuard-OS VS PeerGuardian

     

    • CacheGuard-OS is the most popular commercial alternative to PeerGuardian.

    • CacheGuard-OS is Paid and ProprietaryPeerGuardian is Free and Open Source
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    HostsXpert

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    HostsXpert is an ultra-groovy Hosts file Manager, Editor and Helper-outter. Below you'll find a list of HostsXpert's functions. Just a Simple word of caution - Hosts files are not to be taken lightly...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HostsXpert screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 4.4, released in September 2011, can be still downloaded from MajorGeeks

    HostsXpert Features

    1.  Portable

    HostsXpert VS PeerGuardian

     
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    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 .

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    A log of blocked addresses
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.29, released in October 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    iplist Features

    1.  Peer-To-Peer

    iplist VS PeerGuardian

     

    • iplist is the most popular Linux alternative to PeerGuardian.

    • iplist is Free and Open SourcePeerGuardian is also Free and Open Source
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    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

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    BeeThink IP Blocker screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    BeeThink IP Blocker VS PeerGuardian

     
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