SSHGuard AlternativesFirewalls and other similar apps like SSHGuard

SSHGuard is described as 'Monitors services through their logging activity. It reacts to messages about dangerous activity by blocking the source address with the local firewall. SSHGuard employs a clever parser that can transparently recognize several logging formats at once (syslog, syslog-ng' and is a Firewall in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SSHGuard for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Self-Hosted, Web-based and BSD apps. The best SSHGuard alternative is Fail2ban, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SSHGuard are IPBanPro, reaction, Denyhosts and Sentry (Bruteforce attack blocker).

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SSHGuard alternatives page was last updated Dec 7, 2023
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    Fail2ban

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    Fail2ban scans log files (e.g. /var/log/apache/error_log) and bans IPs that show the malicious signs -- too many password failures, seeking for exploits, etc. Generally Fail2Ban is then used to update firewall rules to reject the IP addresses for a specified amount of time...

    20 Fail2ban alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Fail2ban VS SSHGuard

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    • Fail2ban is the most popular Linux alternative to SSHGuard.

    • Fail2ban is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SSHGuard.

    • Fail2ban is Free and Open SourceSSHGuard is also Free and Open Source
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    IPBanPro

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    IPBan is a FREE and open source application that allows auto banning ip addresses from failed login attempts. Many sources are watched such as SSH, SMTP, SQL-Server, MySQL, RDP and dropped packets.

    14 IPBanPro alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    IPBanPro Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  SMTP Support
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    IPBanPro VS SSHGuard

    Is IPBanPro a good alternative to SSHGuard?
     

    • IPBanPro is the most popular Windows alternative to SSHGuard.

    • IPBanPro is the most popular commercial alternative to SSHGuard.

    • IPBanPro is Paid and Open SourceSSHGuard is Free and Open Source
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    reaction

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    Inspired by the honorable Fail2ban, it intend to provide a more lightweight (CPU wise) alternative, easy to configure and well documented.

    9 reaction alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking

    Features

    1.  IP Address Blacklist
    2.  Security Monitoring
    3.  Brute force attack
    4.  Golang
    5.  Spam Filter
    6.  Website Monitoring
    7.  SSH
    8.  Golang Regular Expressions
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    reaction VS SSHGuard

    Is reaction a good alternative to SSHGuard?
     

    • reaction is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to SSHGuard.

    • reaction is Free and Open SourceSSHGuard is also Free and Open Source
    • reaction is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSSHGuard is not according to our users
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    Denyhosts

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    The idea of denying access to SSH servers is nothing new and I was inspired by many other scripts that I discovered. However, none of them did things the way I envisioned them to. Also, they were all shell scripts which do not offer the elegance of Python.

    17 Denyhosts alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    Denyhosts iconSSHGuard Icon

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  6. Sentry (Bruteforce attack blocker)

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    Prevents Brute Force Attacks Against SSH, FTP, SMTP and More.

    3 Sentry (Bruteforce attack blocker) alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Sentry (Bruteforce attack blocker) VS SSHGuard

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    • Sentry (Bruteforce attack blocker) is the most popular Mac alternative to SSHGuard.

    • Sentry (Bruteforce attack blocker) is Free and Open SourceSSHGuard is also Free and Open Source

  7. SpyLog

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    Monitor logs from several sources and execute actions based on some rules. Can be used to protecet against brute-force attacks.

    18 SpyLog alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    RdpGuard

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    RdpGuard allows you to protect your Remote Desktop (RDP) from brute-force attacks by blocking attacker's IP address. Fail2Ban for Windows.

    15 RdpGuard alternatives
    RdpGuard allows you to block/unblock attacker's ip address automatically

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    • Windows

    RdpGuard Features

    1.  RDP
    EventLog shows current activity
    Options Dialog
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  10. Pyruse

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    Light-weight and extra-configurable peruser of systemd journal logs: ban IP, send immediate email, daily report… all based on a single JSON configuration file.

    6 Pyruse alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Hookem-Banem

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    Built to react fast in server farms environments (ISPs, HSPs, organisations...) Hookem-Banem is a log monitoring system which monitors logs being sent to a central server (syslog, file...) and on detection of malicious intent (repeated login failures, many failed RCPT commands...

    8 Hookem-Banem alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Hookem-Banem Features

    1.  Distributed
    2.  Support for IPv6
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    IPQ BDB

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    IPQ BDB filtering is done by a user space netfilter daemon that issues verdicts after looking up the IP address in a Berkeley DB. The fuzzy blocking model, freely inspired by STOCKADE, is designed to block non-distributed dictionary attacks and mitigate spam.

    11 IPQ BDB alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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    e.guardo Smart Defender

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    e.guardo protects your RDP, MSSQL, FTP, SMTP, EXCHANGE, OWA, LYNC, MICROSOFT DYNAMICS CRM, SHAREPOINT and many more services from Brute Force and Dictionary Attacks

    14 e.guardo Smart Defender alternatives
    e.guardo Smart Defender Standart Edition Main Screen

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online

    e.guardo Smart Defender Features

    1.  Heuristic Detection
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    e.guardo Smart Defender Map Query
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    e.guardo Smart Defender VS SSHGuard

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    • e.guardo Smart Defender is the most popular Web-based alternative to SSHGuard.

    • e.guardo Smart Defender is Paid and ProprietarySSHGuard is Free and Open Source

  14. ACRIBA logdog

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    Comparable with fail2ban but based on Java and optimized for high performance. Log scans log files (e.g. /var/log/apache/access_log) and bans IPs that show the malicious signs -- too many password failures, seeking for exploits, etc.

    1 ACRIBA logdog alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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