ufw Alternatives

ufw is described as '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' and is a Firewall in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ufw for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best ufw alternative is Portmaster, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ufw are simplewall, Fort Firewall, NetGuard and Little Snitch.

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  1. FireWally icon

    FireWally

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    FireWally is a free firewall app for Mac, powered by Apple Intelligence and designed for anyone who wants to take full control of their online activity.

    10 FireWally alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. NethSecurity icon

    NethSecurity

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. Firestarter icon

    Firestarter

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    Firestarter is an Open Source visual firewall program. The software aims to combine ease of use with powerful features, therefore serving both Linux desktop users and system administrators.

    20 Firestarter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    The Firestarter status pageThe Firestarter status interface shows the state of the firewall and the network at a glance.The active connections list shows all the connections tracked by the firewall, including traffic routed through the firewall. It can also tell you which program the connection belongs to.
     
  6. CacheGuard-OS icon

    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...

    135 CacheGuard-OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
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  7. Douane icon

    Douane

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    Douane is a personal firewall that protects a user's privacy by allowing a user to control which applications can connect to the internet from their GNU/Linux computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. ufw KDE icon

    ufw KDE

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    KDE front-end to ufw, similar to the GTK/Gnome based gufw.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Kubuntu
    • KDE neon
     
  10. Firewalla icon

    Firewalla

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    Firewalla is a vital security addition to every home and small business with network and IoT devices.

    43 Firewalla alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
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    • Firewalla is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to ufw.

    • Firewalla is Paid and Proprietaryufw is Free and Open Source
  11. HeatShield icon

    HeatShield

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    HeatShield is a network firewall management service for Linux servers. A firewall configured by HeatShield prevents unauthorized access to services running on your servers, such as SSH and MySQL. Using HeatShield, you can easily restrict access to these services so that only IP...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
     

    • HeatShield is the most popular Web-based alternative to ufw.

    • HeatShield is Freemium and Proprietaryufw is Free and Open Source

  12. foomuuri

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    Multizone bidirectional nftables firewall.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     

  13. iptablesbuild

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    iptablesbuild is effectively a configuration manager for iptables. It is intended to manage iptables configurations in a centralized location for multiple systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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