Comodo Firewall also has other features like HIPS Host Intrusion Prevention System protection, application sandboxing, predefined and custom firewall and HIPS rulesets, website filtering, dynamic process analyzing and scanning, kill switch to stop or block problematic processes, etc. Even with all these features, Comodo is pretty easy to use, even for beginners. If you are an advanced user and know what you are doing, you can create custom rulesets to manage the firewall activities however you want.
All in all, Comodo Firewall is pretty good at what it does. Price: Comodo Firewall is completely free but if you want to, you can upgrade to Comodo Internet Security for additional features like anti-virus and anti-malware protection.
Glasswire is another popular free network monitor and firewall application for Windows What I like most about Glasswire is how easy and intuitive to use it and the beautiful graphs it shows relating to the network activity.
The graphs are not just beautiful but they serve as a time machine where you can see past network activity like when a certain application or process first connected to the internet, security alerts, host information etc. Features of Glasswire include but not limited to full-fledged bandwidth monitoring, privacy protection, evil twin detection that alerts you when a WiFi network is using the same name as you or when your network suddenly losses its password, application blocker, multiple remote server monitoring, lockdown mode to restrict all firewall activities, ask only mode that blocks all the applications from accessing the internet unless you give the permission, etc.
Additionally, you can also create custom firewall profiles so that you can easily switch between different firewall rulesets. So, if you are looking for a firewall that does the job while looking good and giving you the options to create custom firewall rules then Glasswire is for you.
Price: The base version of Glasswire is free but it is severely limited. For instance, you will not have access to the ask-only mode or you cannot block applications from connecting to the internet. PeerBlock is not your traditional firewall the monitors and blocks specific or all applications.
Instead, PeerBlock is made to block incoming and outgoing connections to and from specific IP addresses. If need be, you can add your own list or individual IP addresses to block. Additionally, you can also block specific organizations and even entire countries too.
As you can tell, PeerBlock is not for everyone. If you are a heavy torrent user or just someone who share files via peer-to-peer then give PeerBlock a try. It is effective at monitoring and blocking IP addresses. As the name suggests, TinyWall is a free, small, and lightweight application that lets you easily manage the incoming and outgoing connections. TinyWall is very different compared to the others on this list. Not only TinyWall configures the Windows firewall to be more secure but gives you a sane user interface to quickly configure the rules as needed.
Features of TinyWall include the ability to whitelist and blacklist programs, automatic learning mode, restrict or allow LAN communication, monitor open ports, blocklists for ports and domains, multiple firewall modes, password protection for settings, etc. The app interface is pretty simple yet extensive and its operations are so simple that even a child could use it.
When you first install the app you can choose to allow or disallow Apple programmes and previously installed third-party apps. These settings could be later changed from preferences. The app even has a passive mode where it will allow all new apps and still work in silence for the previously installed apps.
While there is no true alternative to Little Snitch in Windows, we found two applications that came close. GlassWire is quite a simple app which allows you to monitor changes in the system like microphone, webcam or apps in general. For example, Little Snitch can allow or refuse to authorize the specific domain and ports of an application trying to access a server online.
GlassWire on the other hand only allows or block all connections an application attempts to initiate. There is no option to make specific rules for an app in Glasswire. Price: Glasswire follows the freemium model, The free version of Glasswire shows you which program is connected to which IP address. Once installed, the app shows you the list of all apps that are making connections to the internet along with their present download and upload speed. You can block network connectivity on individual programs or even restrict how much bandwidth a particular app gets.
So, these were some of the free and paid alternatives to Little Snitch. So, you can either spend a few bucks and buy little snitch, or use these alternatives, whatever you use, let us know your thoughts and experiences in the comments.
You must be logged in to post a comment. You may also like. What Do the Symbols and Icons Mean on January 13, January 9, How to Copy and Paste on Sites That January 7, January 3, January 1, While it can be hard to detect such fake networks yourself, GlassWire can detect them using advanced methods and let you know about them. GlassWire can even be used to monitor remote servers. In other words, you can connect two devices and use GlassWire on one of them to monitor network activity on the other.
A free seven day trial of the premium features comes with the free download, after which the app will revert to the free version. GlassWire offers affordable pricing at rates not that different from Little Snitch. Check the pricing page for updated pricing information.
NetLimiter is another good alternative to Little Snitch on Windows for network activity monitoring and blocking. To start off with, NetLimiter is a monitoring tool. You can see a list of applications accessing the web and the amount of web traffic they are using. You can not only block applications, but you can also set limits and priority levels for different applications quickly and easily. However, instead of blocking apps, you can also set maximum transfer speeds for applications.
You may also set quotas for the amount of data each application can use. After an application reaches its quota, another rule can kick in — you can limit the speed, or you can block it from further accessing the internet altogether.
In addition, you may also set priorities for different applications. Priority levels include low, normal, high, and critical. Why is this important?
Sometimes, you will have limited bandwidth, but you will have several applications trying to use that bandwidth at the same time. By setting priority levels, you can ensure that the most critical applications get priority for that precious bandwidth.
NetLimiter will ensure that those with higher priority can access the network first, while those with lower priority will have to give way.
NetLimiter even has a scheduler tool that allows you to schedule rules to take effect at specific times. You can also monitor your network traffic and see a full list of apps connecting to the internet and their usage. Likewise, can see bar charts and graphs displaying total usage over time and breaking down upload and download bandwidth usage by application. Pricing varies based on the number of licenses you need and whether you are using it for commercial purposes or for your home network.
See full pricing here. Explore : Bleachbit vs CCleaner. Are you searching for an alternative to Little Snitch for Windows that is not just free to use but open source as well? However, it is an alpha software at the moment. In other words, it is still in active development, and it can experience some bugs or glitches while the developers continue to improve the software.
That is why I am not including it first, despite it being open source, unlike Little Snitch. Nevertheless, it remains a great alternative to Little Snitch, allowing you to do much of what LS does. For example, you can monitor all network activity and see which applications are doing what and when.
You can search for a specific application in the list. You can block certain connections from taking place automatically by setting up custom rules.
You can also use lists of domains known to be associated with ads, malware, spyware, ad trackers, and NSFW sites to block them automatically. There are all types of rules you can set up to take control over your internet usage. For example, you can set up rules to apply across all apps or only for specific apps; you can block certain countries or set up different rules for home and public networks.
While the network monitoring tool is free and open source, Safing does charge for a premium VPN , which is how it can sustain the free software.
Not everyone knows this, but Windows computers come with a built-in firewall already enabled. Back in the early days of Windows XP, this firewall was not very good. Back when it was known as the Internet Connection Firewall, it was very basic, hard to configure, and did not even come enabled by default. However, a lot has changed in the two decades since the firewall first came out. It is now a very good firewall that is easy to configure, and it serves as a decent layer of protection by filtering out unwanted connections.
In fact, the Windows Firewall is that good now that most people do not even need a third party firewall.
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