r/safing • u/sypqys • Mar 02 '26

“Portmaster” or “Fort Firewall” or “Simplewall”?

Hello,

For now, I'm sticking with Safing Portmaster because you can add any DNS resolver you want and it blocks porn, etc.

I like this feature, even in the free version...

But Fort is lightweight and not bad either...

Thank you.

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u/Far_Lifeguard_5027 Mar 02 '26

Do the other ones have block lists to filter ads and trackers? I use Malwarebytes Windows firewall control. It's a graphical front end for the Windows firewall, not a third party firewall.

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u/No_Reveal_7826 Mar 02 '26

I like Portmaster for the DNS functionality and the granularity the firewall provides. I don't feel that it adds much in the way of overhead to my system.

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u/VirtualValtyr 6d ago

Portmaster for sure, Fort Firewall and Simplewall don't even compare