Portfwd Alternatives

Portfwd is described as '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' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Portfwd for Windows and Mac. The best Portfwd 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 Komodia Relay. Other great apps like Portfwd are PortMapper, UPnP Wizard, PFConfig and Robusta Port Forwarder.

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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 Portfwd.

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

    • Router Port Forwarding is Paid and ProprietaryPortfwd is Free and Open Source
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    • Simple Port Forwarding is Freemium and ProprietaryPortfwd is Free and Open Source

  4. Komodia Relay

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    This small utility performs either TCP/UDP/HTTP port forwarding from a source IP and port to another destination IP and port.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     

    • Komodia Relay is the most popular Open Source alternative to Portfwd.

    • Komodia Relay is Free and Open SourcePortfwd is also Free and Open Source
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    PortMapper

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    Do you need to map a specific TCP or UDP port on your machine to another port on another machine? Do you want to limit access to a server on your machine based on the IP address of an incoming connection request?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. UPnP Wizard icon

    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.

    7 UPnP Wizard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. PFConfig icon

    PFConfig

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. 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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    AUTAPF

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    Reliable TCP and UDP port forwarding for Windows. Keeps the data flowing whenever the network is ready. Efficiently forwards many ports at once. Administer locally, or remotely using a Web browser. Supports real-time, scriptable IP filtering.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. 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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    Port Map

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    Did you ever feel the urge to map your networking ports using your Airport Basestation or a UPNP router? Did you ever want your application to be reachable from the internet, even in a home networking setup? Don't despair anymore. Port Map and TCMPortMapper are here!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     

    • Port Map is the most popular Mac alternative to Portfwd.

    • Port Map is Free and Open SourcePortfwd is also Free and Open Source
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