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Cybersecurity Tools

Cybersecurity Tools tools -- a subcategory of Security & Authentication

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45 Tools

Web-Check

32K

All-in-one OSINT tool for analyzing any website. Discover security, performance, and technology insights.

Nuclei

28K

YAML-template-driven vulnerability scanner with 8,000+ community templates for CVEs, misconfigurations, and exposed panels — free for core scanning.

KeePassXC

26K

KeePassXC is a self-hosted password managers replacement for 1Password, Dashlane, and more.

Infisical Community Edition

25K

End-to-end encrypted platform for managing secrets, certificates, and SSH keys across development workflows.

Matomo

21K

The Google Analytics replacement that actually owns its data story — 1.4 million websites trust it because there is no other way for data to leave.

Medium difficulty

Authentik

21K

Authentik is a self-hosted authentication & SSO tool with support for Authentication, Identity Management, security.

Fail2Ban

17K

Daemon to ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors - fail2ban/fail2ban

Bytebase

14K

Bytebase lets you run comprehensive platform for database schema migrations entirely on your own server.

OpenVPN

13K

OpenVPN gives you secure remote access VPN solutions on your own infrastructure.

CrowdSec

13K

CrowdSec lets you run participative protection against malicious IPs entirely on your own server.

Zero

10K

For privacy & encryption, Zero is a self-hosted solution that provides email application.

BunkerWeb

10K

BunkerWeb gives you web Application Firewall (WAF) that will protect your web services on your own infrastructure.

Firezone

8.5K

Released under Apache-2.0, Firezone provides replace your VPN on self-hosted infrastructure.

Tuta

7.4K

Tuta is a self-hosted privacy & encryption tool with support for privacy, security, email.

Clamav

6.4K

Clamav handles antivirus engine for detecting malicious threats as a self-hosted solution.

Permify

5.8K

Permify is a self-hosted cybersecurity tools tool that provides authorization service for implementing fine-grained access controls. Centralized.

Cosmos

5.8K

Cosmos is a JavaScript-based application that provides complete self-hosting solution.

Passbolt

5.8K

Passbolt is a self-hosted authentication & SSO replacement for 1Password, Authy, and more.

BleachBit

4.5K

BleachBit lets you run frees disk space & protects privacy by deleting cache entirely on your own server.

Cerbos

4.3K

Cerbos is a self-hosted authentication & SSO replacement for AWS Cognito, Auth0, and more.

Tracecat

3.5K

Released under AGPL-3.0, Tracecat provides scalable, self-hostable platform for automating security workflows and playbooks without limits on self-hosted...

Password Pusher

2.9K

Released under Apache-2.0, Password Pusher provides dead-simple application to communicate passwords (or text) over the web. Passwords automatically on...

Defguard

2.7K

For authentication & SSO, Defguard is a self-hosted solution that provides enterprise-grade VPN solution combining WireGuard.

Peergos

2.4K

Released under AGPL-3.0, Peergos provides secure and private space online where you can store on self-hosted infrastructure.

Comp AI

1.4K

For cybersecurity tools, Comp AI offers a self-hosted way to get SOC 2, ISO 27001 or HIPAA compliant in 4 weeks. Transparent, automated, and cost-effective.

Tailcall

1.4K

Tailcall is a self-hosted cybersecurity tools tool with support for security, GRAPHQL, cloud native.

tirreno

1.2K

Tirreno lets you run security framework for threat detection entirely on your own server.

Phase

838

Phase handles platform for engineering teams to manage secrets and environment variables from development as a self-hosted solution.

Keyshade

747

Keyshade is a TypeScript-based application that provides secure secret management platform.

GoAway

692

GoAway handles lightweight DNS sinkhole for blocking unwanted domains as a self-hosted solution.

Double Take

687

Released under MIT, Double Take provides unified UI and API for processing and training images for facial recognition on self-hosted infrastructure.

Cert Warden

497

For proxy servers, Cert Warden is a self-hosted solution that provides centralized certificate management for secure infrastructure.

Shelve

390

Shelve lets you run comprehensive project management tool designed to streamline workflows and enhance collaboration entirely on your own server.

VaulTLS

330

VaulTLS handles mTLS certificate manager as a self-hosted solution.

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Fail2Ban-Report

306

For log management, Fail2Ban-Report is a self-hosted solution that provides web-based dashboard for Fail2Ban logging.

Procaptcha

299

Procaptcha lets you run blockchain-based CAPTCHA solution offering improved security entirely on your own server.

Secrover

246

Released under GPL-3.0, Secrover provides security reports on self-hosted infrastructure.

Openlane

225

Self-hosted cybersecurity tools tool that provides comprehensive platform for automating compliance workflows.

mkcert Web UI

206

For cybersecurity tools, mkcert Web UI is a self-hosted solution that provides modern web interface for mkcert.

Ackify

197

Released under AGPL-3.0, Ackify provides proof of read platform for internal documents on self-hosted infrastructure.

PortChecker

182

PortChecker lets you run port status queries for provided hostnames or IP addresses entirely on your own server.

Aikido Intel

179

For cybersecurity tools, Aikido Intel is a self-hosted solution that provides comprehensive threat intelligence platform.

Werbot

169

Werbot lets you run centralized platform for managing SSH access entirely on your own server.

Private Captcha

157

Private Captcha is a Go-based application that provides privacy-first CAPTCHA service.

PWgen

85

PWgen handles secure password generator with customizable options as a self-hosted solution.

Why Self-Host Your Cybersecurity Tools?

Commercial security platforms like Splunk, DataDog Security, and CrowdStrike cost thousands monthly and require sending your security telemetry — logs, vulnerability scans, network traffic analysis — to external servers. This creates an ironic situation: the tools meant to protect your infrastructure require you to expose sensitive operational data to a third party. Self-hosted security tools analyze threats on your own infrastructure.

Fail2ban and CrowdSec form the first line of defense, automatically blocking IP addresses that show malicious behavior like brute-force attacks or vulnerability scanning. BunkerWeb provides a web application firewall (WAF) with bot detection and rate limiting. Nuclei runs vulnerability scans against your infrastructure using community-maintained detection templates. ClamAV provides antivirus scanning for files and email attachments. For network security, Firezone and OpenVPN create encrypted tunnels, while GoAway detects and blocks malicious bots and scrapers.

Password and secrets management is a critical security layer. KeePassXC provides offline password management, while Passbolt enables team password sharing with fine-grained access controls. Infisical Community Edition manages application secrets and environment variables across deployments. For identity security, Authentik and Defguard handle authentication and access control. Tracecat provides security incident response automation, CrowdSec shares threat intelligence across installations, and Comp-AI helps with compliance documentation. The breadth of this category — from ClamAV virus scanning to Cert-Warden TLS certificate management — means you can build a complete security stack without relying on commercial vendors who charge per endpoint, per GB, or per user.