firewall

The premium Open Source alternative to Cloudflare WAF

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What is firewall?

A self-hosted alternative to Cloudflare WAF for Laravel applications. It implements IP-based access control and request filtering directly in the application middleware layer.

Tech Stack
PHPVPN & Network

Why firewall?

  • Easy Laravel integration
  • No external dependencies
  • Middleware level control

Limitations

  • Application layer only
  • Performance overhead on PHP
  • Limited to Laravel framework
2/26/2026
Last Update
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License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Cloudflare WAF)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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