BrowseControl vs GateSentry
BrowseControl
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| Figure | BrowseControl | GateSentry |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.50/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Internet Filtering Software | 8.4 (#13) | 8.7 (#7) |
| Deployment | CurrentWare can be hosted on premises or on a cloud platform chosen by the customer. | The project provides Docker images for linux/amd64 and linux/arm64 and binary downloads for Linux, macOS, and Windows. |
| Integrations | CurrentWare's SIEM integration supports CEF and JSON event formats and can send selected BrowseControl events to SIEM platforms. | An optional read-only Tailscale integration can read peer status from a tailscaled process on the same Linux host. |
| Purpose | BrowseControl filters websites, restricts internet access, and blocks applications for business endpoints. | GateSentry is a filtering proxy and DNS server for home and small networks, with a web dashboard. |
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