TuxGuardian alternatives
Looking for an alternative tool to replace TuxGuardian? During the review of TuxGuardian we looked at other open source tools. Based on their category, tags, and text, these are the ones that have the best match.
Top 3
- Douane (application firewall)
- LPFW (application firewall)
- OpenSnitch (application firewall)
These tools are ranked as the best alternatives to TuxGuardian.
Alternatives (by score)
Douane
Introduction
Douane is an application firewall that blocks unknown or unwanted traffic. It provides a more fine-grained filtering as it looks at the combination of application and used network ports. This is useful when allowing common browse traffic on port 80 and 443. Instead of all applications being able to use this port, only the ones that are granted access will be able to do so. When a new connection is not trusted yet, Douane will ask to allow or deny the traffic stream.
Project details
Douane is written in C, C++, GTK+.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Network traffic filtering
LPFW (LeoPard FloWer)
Introduction
LPFW is the abbreviation for LeoPard FloWer and is an application firewall for Linux.
Project details
LPFW is written in C++, Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- - Unknown project license
Typical usage
- Network traffic filtering
OpenSnitch
Introduction
OpenSnitch is a tool based on Little Snitch, a macOS application level firewall. All outgoing connections are monitored and the user is alerted when a new outgoing connection occurs. This allows the user to detect and block any unwanted connections.
Project details
OpenSnitch is written in Golang.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 3000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No releases on GitHub available
Typical usage
- Network traffic filtering
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