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Cybersecurity software

11 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

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  • Bitwarden logo

    Bitwarden

    Open source password management for everyone

    Free plan, then $1.65/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +4

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Brave Browser logo

    Brave Browser

    Secure, fast & private web browser with adblocker

    Free plan available
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +2

    3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Enpass logo

    Enpass

    Offline-first password manager that stores your vault locally instead of the cloud

    Free plan, then $1.99/mo
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • +3

    2 alternatives · 4 limitations documented

  • LastPass logo

    LastPass

    Simplify online life with LastPass password manager

    Free plan available
    • Web
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • +2

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • Malwarebytes logo

    Malwarebytes

    Protects every device, everywhere

    Free plan available
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • iOS
    • +1

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Metasploit logo

    Metasploit

    The world's most used penetration testing framework

    Free plan available
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • API

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • ProtonVPN logo

    ProtonVPN

    High-speed Swiss VPN that safeguards your privacy

    Free plan available
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +2

    4 alternatives · 3 limitations documented

  • Semgrep logo

    Semgrep

    Open-source static analysis tool for finding security bugs and enforcing code standards.

    Free plan, then $30/mo
    • Web
    • API
    • Linux
    • +2

    2 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Sticky Password logo

    Sticky Password

    Password manager with autofill, digital wallet, and dark web monitoring

    Free plan, then $2.5/mo
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • +2

    2 alternatives · 4 limitations documented

  • T

    TunnelBear

    Consumer VPN with a limited free tier and a bear-themed, beginner-friendly app

    Free plan, then $9.99/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +2

    2 alternatives · 4 limitations documented

  • W

    Windscribe

    VPN and firewall service with a generous free data tier and a customizable Build-A-Plan option

    Free plan, then $3/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +3

    2 alternatives · 4 limitations documented

Head to head

Cybersecurity tools, compared

Pairings from this slice of the directory, each one checked by two reviewers who agreed a buyer would weigh the two against each other.

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Where does this data come from?

Pricing, platforms and feature lists are taken from each vendor's own pages. Limitations, answered questions and alternatives are researched separately and carry a source URL on the page that states them. Every product is described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

Why are there no star ratings?

Because we did not collect any. Softwr hosts no reviews, and a rating aggregated from somewhere else is not ours to publish as though it were an assessment we made. What is shown instead is what a tool costs, where it runs, and what it is concretely bad at.

How are alternatives chosen?

A researcher proposes them, then two independent reviewers judge one question each: would a buyer evaluating this product seriously consider that one instead. 225 of 1,841 candidates failed and were deleted, including a font inspector matched to a dark mode extension. Only pairings that survived both rounds are published.

Do vendors pay to appear here?

Not to be listed. A vendor can buy a place in the results on the home page, on a category listing or on the catalogue, and where they do the result carries a Sponsored label. Everything not carrying that label is ordered on the same criteria as everything else, and a paid place never changes where an unpaid one lands: the editorial order flows around it. Where a link earns a commission that is disclosed on the page carrying it.

How current is it?

Prices and plan limits move without notice, so treat anything with a number on it as a starting point and check the vendor before you buy. Where a claim could go stale it carries the source it came from, which is the fastest way to tell.