PFConfig Alternatives

PFConfig is described as 'PortForward's PFConfig Software lets you forward ports on any router for any program. If you need to port forward, then PFConfig will do the hard work for you' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are eight alternatives to PFConfig for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, VirtualBox, Flathub and VMware vSphere Hypervisor apps. The best PFConfig alternative is Router Port Forwarding. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Simple Port Forwarding or UPnP Wizard. Other great apps like PFConfig are CacheGuard-OS, Robusta Port Forwarder, Multi Port Forwarder and Portfwd.

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  1. Router Port Forwarding icon

    Router Port Forwarding

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    Router Port Forwarding is a very powerful port forwarding and port triggering software for router. You can easily add, delete, view port forwarding entry of router. At the same time, you even can monitor the change of your router's port forwarding.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Router Port Forwarding is the most popular Windows alternative to PFConfig.

    • Router Port Forwarding is the most popular commercial alternative to PFConfig.

    • Router Port Forwarding is Paid and ProprietaryPFConfig is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Simple Port Forwarding

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    Simple Port Forwarding works with WebPages and not directly with your router. Making it a safe program to use. Its no different than using Firefox, IE or any other browser to setup port forwarding yourself.

    9 Simple Port Forwarding alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Simple Port Forwarding is the most popular free alternative to PFConfig.

    • Simple Port Forwarding is Freemium and ProprietaryPFConfig is Paid and Proprietary
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
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    UPnP Wizard

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    A simple port mapping tool. UPnP Wizard allows you to manage all of the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) port mappings on your router. You don't need to hassle with your router's port forwarding interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Robusta Port Forwarder icon

    Robusta Port Forwarder

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    Robusta Port Forwarder is a utility application that eases the management of port forwarding through the UPNP protocol. This product helps you create an open port on your router, via a port forward. Open ports are used mainly for gaming, torrenting and voice-over IP (VOIP)...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Multi Port Forwarder

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    This is a Swiss Army knife of port forwarding. It transforms network traffic whichever way imaginable. The traffic for forwarding is selected by a combination of: direction (incoming/outgoing), protocol (TCP/UDP), Port, IP (IPv4, IPv6, DNS name), MAC, and Network Adapter.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Portfwd

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    Portfwd, Port Forwarding Daemon, stands for port forwarding daemon. It's a small C++ utility which forwards incoming TCP connections and/or UDP packets to remote hosts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     

    • Portfwd is the most popular Linux alternative to PFConfig.

    • Portfwd is the most popular Open Source alternative to PFConfig.

    • Portfwd is Free and Open SourcePFConfig is Paid and Proprietary
  10. UPnP Router Control icon

    UPnP Router Control

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    A GTK application to access the parameters of the router exposed via UPnP-IGD. Access to network speed, external IP and model name. It can manage port forwarding through a simple GUI interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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