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Picosnitch VS Portmaster

Compare Picosnitch VS Portmaster and see what are their differences

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Picosnitch logo Picosnitch

Protect your privacy, see which applications make network connections

Portmaster logo Portmaster

Is a Privacy Modular Privacy App which includes a "DNS over TLS" feature as well as an "Application Firewall".
  • Picosnitch Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-10-23
  • Portmaster Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-06-21

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

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Picosnitch and Portmaster)

Picosnitch

Portmaster

Monitoring Tools
13 13%
Monitoring Tools
87% 87
Network Monitoring
100 100%
Network Monitoring
0% 0
Security & Privacy
0 0%
Security & Privacy
100% 100
Firewall
19 19%
Firewall
81% 81

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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.

Picosnitch mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Picosnitch yet. Tracking of Picosnitch recommendations started around Jan 2023.

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 / about 1 year 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    I get it, but running an outdated OS with no patching is height risk for security, consider the tradeoff.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: almost 2 years ago
  • Is there a free and trustworthy Firewall
    You can also check Portmaster that is still on Alpha, but looks promising. Source: almost 2 years ago
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What are some alternatives?

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

Nethogs - NetHogs is a small 'net top' tool.

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

nload - Monitor network traffic and bandwidth usage in real time

TinyWall - Lightweight and non-intrusive firewall

LuLu by Objective-See - LuLu is the free open-source macOS firewall that aims to block unauthorized (outgoing) network...

GlassWire - Visualize network activity in detail, get notified when new apps access the network, look out for...

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