Portmaster Alternatives

Portmaster is described as 'Free and open-source privacy suite that puts you back in charge of your computer' and is a very popular Firewall in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Portmaster for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and iPhone apps. The best Portmaster alternative is NextDNS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Portmaster are AdGuard, simplewall, Pi-hole and RethinkDNS.

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Portmaster alternatives are mainly Firewalls, but if you're looking for Network Monitors or Ad Blockers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Portmaster.
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    Comodo Firewall is a personal firewall, a genre of security software that secures PCs by policing Internet traffic on an app by app basis. The most prominent feature of a personal firewall is generating popup notifications when an unknown program attempts to access the Internet...

    36 Comodo Free Firewall alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Minimal Firewall is a portable Windows firewall frontend that alerts users to internet connections without requiring custom kernel modifications or disabling core isolation, striking a balance between TinyWall's security and SimpleWall's functionality.

    35 Minimal Firewall alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Tiny Shield keeps your network safe by watching all connections and stopping bad stuff before it can harm your computer. Tiny Shield keeps an eye on everything your Mac connects to, making sure you can see all your internet activity in one place.

    15 Tiny Shield alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    As soon as you’re connected to the Internet, your apps can send whatever they want to wherever they want, unnoticed by you, because all of this happens invisibly under the hood.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Gufw is an easy, intuitive way to manage your Linux firewall. It supports common tasks such as allowing or blocking pre-configured, common p2p, or individual ports port(s), and many others! Gufw is powered by Uncomplicated Firewall (ufw).

    36 Gufw alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Python
     
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    Ufw stands for Uncomplicated Firewall, and is program for managing a netfilter firewall. It provides a command line interface and aims to be uncomplicated and easy to use.

    23 ufw alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Firewalld icon
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    Firewalld provides a dynamically managed firewall with support for network/firewall zones that define the trust level of network connections or interfaces. It has support for IPv4, IPv6 firewall settings, ethernet bridges and IP sets.

    24 Firewalld alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    The upribox Software turns your RaspberryPi into a privacy-enhancing Wireless router with adblocking, Tor, and a VPN server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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    Receive notifications whenever a new program connects to the network, or when it's modified

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    All the functionalities of a modern Next-Gen firewall in few clicks: MultiWAN, Deep Packet Inspection, VPNs, Threat Protection.

    34 NethSecurity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Karma Firewall app lets you take control back of your phone and block internet traffic to and from specific apps. This is a simple yet powerful firewall with an easy to use intuitive GUI which allows you to protect your sensitive data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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    SterJo NetStalker is innovative and FREE security software able to detect all authorized and unauthorized connections to your computer and send you alert for each new connection.

    22 SterJo Netstalker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Netstalker gives PopUp Alerts about new connections. PortMaster doesn't have that capability at this time.

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    • SterJo Netstalker is Free and ProprietaryPortmaster is Freemium and Open Source
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