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Firestarter VS Portmaster

Compare Firestarter VS Portmaster and see what are their differences

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Firestarter logo Firestarter

Firestarter is an Open Source visual firewall program.

Portmaster logo Portmaster

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

Firestarter videos

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Firestarter (2022) - Movie Review

More videos:

  • Review - Firestarter Video Review
  • Review - FIRESTARTER is a Trash Fire | Explained

Portmaster videos

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

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Firestarter and Portmaster)

Firestarter

Portmaster

Firewall
48 48%
Firewall
52% 52
Monitoring Tools
27 27%
Monitoring Tools
73% 73
Security & Privacy
29 29%
Security & Privacy
71% 71
Tool
100 100%
Tool
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.

Firestarter mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Firestarter yet. Tracking of Firestarter 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    I get it, but running an outdated OS with no patching is height risk for security, consider the tradeoff.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 Firestarter and Portmaster, you can also consider the following products

TinyWall - Lightweight and non-intrusive firewall

simplewall - Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on...

Emsisoft Online Armor Firewall - Emsisoft Online Armor Firewall is a freemium online firewall protection system by the Emsisoft that is based on the own independent protection technology of the Emsisoft.

Windows 10 Firewall Control - Windows 10 Firewall Control: simple and exhaustive solution for applications network activity controlling and monitoring.

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

Windows Firewall Control - Windows Firewall Control is not the built in firewall system in the Windows operating systems.

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