FREEDOM251

Freedom251 › Firewall Software

Murus

by Murus

Free plan Mac

Visit Murus Alternatives Pricing

Murus's own site

Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
Murus Basic — Single LicenseSingle license · Inbound and outbound filtering · Inbound and outbound logging · Custom rules · Adaptive firewall · Realtime PF browser$10 a month
Murus Basic — Five Licenses Family PackNon-commercial; up to two computers per person and up to five persons in one household · 5 persons · 2 computers per person$15 a month
Murus Pro — Single LicenseSingle license · Fully customized rulesets · Manual custom rules · Accounting · NAT and forwarding · PF states inspector$25 a month
Pro Bundle — Single LicensePrices do not include VAT · Murus Pro · Vallum · VallumES · Snail · Adsorb$40 a month
Pro Bundle — Five Licenses Family PackNon-commercial; up to two computers per person and up to five persons in one household · 5 persons · 2 computers per person$55 a month
Murus Litenon-commercial useFree
Murus Basic - Single Licensecommercial use allowed$10, paid once
Murus Basic - Five Licenses Family Packnon-commercial · up to 2 computers per person · up to 5 household persons$15, paid once

The first 8 of 11 plans, as murusfirewall.com lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan

Facts from Murus's own pages

Adaptive protection
Its adaptive firewall can block brute-force attacks, update online blacklists, and interact with SSHGuard for dynamic blacklists. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
Application rules
No · murusfirewall.com, 22 Sept 2026
Bandwidth management
Dummynet pipes and queues can selectively limit inbound or outbound download and upload bandwidth, with WF2Q+ support. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
Central management
No · murusfirewall.com, 22 Sept 2026
Configuration
Murus can configure and start PF with built-in presets, a graphical ruleset editor, or a custom rules editor. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
Connection alerts
Yes · murusfirewall.com, 22 Sept 2026
Free plan
Yes · murusfirewall.com, 22 Sept 2026
Free tryouts
The maker states that fully functional unlimited tryout versions are available for all its apps. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
Headquarters
Gazzuolo, Mantua, Italy · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
Logging
Its firewall logging supports global and per-service policies and stores logs in a SQLite database. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
NAT and forwarding
Murus can share an Internet connection with per-client or per-group policies and export LAN services using port forwarding. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
NAT limit
Murus NAT supports up to three LAN interfaces, including VLANs. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
Outbound control
advanced · murusfirewall.com, 22 Sept 2026
Supported platforms
macOS · murusfirewall.com, 22 Sept 2026
Platform support
Murus 2 is a Universal macOS app running natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs and requires macOS 10.14.4 or later. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
Port knocking
Murus can hide services behind port knocking, and its free Murus Knocker client is available for Mac, Linux, and Windows. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
Privacy and activation
The maker states that its apps need no online activation or Internet connection to install, activate, or function and do not perform online license-validity checks. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
Pro Bundle contents
The Pro Bundle includes Murus Pro, Vallum, VallumES, Snail, and Adsorb. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
Rule direction
both · murusfirewall.com, 22 Sept 2026
Security packaging
The maker states that all Murus versions are signed and notarized. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
Support
Support is free for customers and users, with assistance provided directly by the developers at [email protected]. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
System design
The manual states that Murus does not modify macOS's default PF configuration and does not install kernel extensions. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
Target users
The maker describes Murus as suitable for average users, experienced UNIX gurus, system administrators, and educational use. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026
What it does
Murus is a graphical front end for macOS's built-in PF (Packet Filter) network firewall. · murusfirewall.com, 28 Sept 2026

Where Murus stands on Freedom251

Look at these too