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Gufw vs iptables: catalog facts
Gufw	iptables
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source, maintained by the netfilter project.
Linux	Linux, Command line
Manages ufw rules without the command line Uses PolicyKit for privileged actions	Ships with or is packaged for nearly every Linux distribution Very large body of existing guides and rule sets
Linux only and depends on ufw being installed Small project with infrequent visible activity	Linux only Rule syntax is terse and easy to get wrong
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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