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AFWall+

AFWall+ (Android Firewall +) - iptables based firewall for Android

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to AFWall+

RethinkDNS Blokada AdAway NextDNS ProtonVPN personalDNSfilter Hush Nag Blocker OpenVPN Pi-hole pfSense

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to AFWall+ are RethinkDNS, Blokada, and AdAway. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. 2B+ Android users deserve access to a safer and open Internet.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Monitoring Tools #Ad Blockers 21 social mentions

  2. The best ad blocker for Android. Free and open source.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Threat Detection And Prevention 236 social mentions

  3. 3
    An ad blocker that uses the hosts file. For Android, requires root.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Threat Detection And Prevention 73 social mentions

  4. Block ads, trackers and malicious websites on all your devices.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Threat Detection And Prevention #Ad Blockers 499 social mentions

  5. ProtonVPN is a security focused FREE VPN service, developed by CERN and MIT scientists. Use the web anonymously, unblock websites & encrypt your connection.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #VPN #Cloud VPN #Security 310 social mentions

  6. a DNS proxy over local VPN for filtering ads and other unwished hosts based on a host list.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Monitoring Tools

  7. Hush Nag Blocker is an app for iOS that blocks ads and tracks cookies on your Safari browser.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #OS & Utilities #Security & Privacy #Monitoring Tools 6 social mentions

  8. OpenVPN - The Open Source VPN
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #VPN #Cloud VPN #Security 40 social mentions

  9. Pi-hole is a multi-platform, network-wide ad blocker.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Threat Detection And Prevention 1185 social mentions

  10. 10
    pfSense is a free and open source firewall and router that also features unified threat management, load balancing, multi WAN, and more
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Perimeter Security And Firewalls #Cyber Security #Network Security 10 social mentions

  11. Popular and efficient blocker for Chromium, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Thunderbird.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Threat Detection And Prevention 3 social mentions

  12. Protect your privacy, see which applications make network connections
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Monitoring Tools #Network Monitoring #Firewall

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