FireHOL IP Lists alternative: isIPsafe compared
FireHOL IP Lists collects and analyses public IP feeds, while isipsafe takes reports directly and gives each address a score. FireHOL helps you compare other people's lists. isipsafe is one source you could use alongside them.
| isipsafe | FireHOL IP Lists | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A reputation database built from reports and threat feeds | An aggregator that analyses and compares public feeds |
| Per-address score | Yes, from 0 to 100 | It focuses on lists, not per-address scores |
| Reports and evidence | Categories, dates and comments | Evolution, age, retention and overlap between lists |
| Access | Free account for the list, with an API | Static JSON and CSV files, with no account mentioned |
| Licensing | Free to protect your own or managed systems. Products and resale need Enterprise. | FireHOL's software is GPL v2, but each list belongs to its maintainer |
| Self-hosting tools | Private hosting on Enterprise | Open source tools you can run yourself |
Which suits you?
isipsafe may suit you if you want one scored list, lookups with evidence and ready-made firewall formats.
FireHOL may suit you if you want to study many feeds, see how they overlap and build your own combination with open source tools.
Source: FireHOL IP Lists.
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