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Fing Desktop VS Portmaster

Compare Fing Desktop VS Portmaster and see what are their differences

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Fing Desktop logo Fing Desktop

Device discovery and network monitoring

Portmaster logo Portmaster

Is a Privacy Modular Privacy App which includes a "DNS over TLS" feature as well as an "Application Firewall".
  • Fing Desktop Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-08-29
  • Portmaster Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-06-21

Fing Desktop videos

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Who is connected in your WiFi? How to know? - FING DESKTOP

Portmaster videos

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The Portmaster is Out in Pre-Alpha! - Progress Update #3

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Fing Desktop and Portmaster)

Fing Desktop

Portmaster

Monitoring Tools
18 18%
Monitoring Tools
82% 82
Productivity
100 100%
Productivity
0% 0
Security & Privacy
0 0%
Security & Privacy
100% 100
Network Monitoring
100 100%
Network Monitoring
0% 0

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Portmaster seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 58 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Fing Desktop mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Fing Desktop yet. Tracking of Fing Desktop recommendations started around Mar 2021.

Portmaster mentions (58)

  • Manjaro is a free and open source Linux operating system that emphasizes privacy
    Manjaro actually includes Portmaster [0] as a package [1], which is now being moved to "extra". [0] https://safing.io/portmaster [1] https://software.manjaro.org/package/portmaster-stub. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago
  • Google contacts sync foss alternative
    I get it, but running an outdated OS with no patching is height risk for security, consider the tradeoff. If I'm not mistaken W7 is not supported anymore, meaning you are exposed to vulnerabilities. Consider checking online guides on how to harden W10 or consider migrating to a modern Linux distribution, that can even run some Windows programs. It is true that has reliability issues. VMs are another option and... Source: over 1 year ago
  • What do you guys think of Chromium-based Browsers or whatever engine it is made out of?
    Wouldn't a software like PiHole or Safing Portmaster help in this regard than to rely on ublock origin? Source: over 1 year ago
  • Do I need a firewall?
    You could look at something like Portmaster https://safing.io/portmaster/. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Is there a free and trustworthy Firewall
    You can also check Portmaster that is still on Alpha, but looks promising. Source: over 1 year ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing Fing Desktop and Portmaster, you can also consider the following products

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NetLimiter - NetLimiter is an ultimate Internet traffic control and monitoring tool designed for Windows.

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