Murus
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Murus, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Murus's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Murus Basic — Single License | $10 a month | Inbound and outbound filtering · Inbound and outbound logging · Custom rules · Adaptive firewall · Realtime PF browser · Single license |
| Murus Basic — Five Licenses Family Pack | $15 a month | 5 persons · 2 computers per person · Non-commercial; up to two computers per person and up to five persons in one household |
| Murus Pro — Single License | $25 a month | Fully customized rulesets · Manual custom rules · Accounting · NAT and forwarding · PF states inspector · Single license |
| Pro Bundle — Single License | $40 a month | Murus Pro · Vallum · VallumES · Snail · Adsorb · Prices do not include VAT |
| Pro Bundle — Five Licenses Family Pack | $55 a month | 5 persons · 2 computers per person · Non-commercial; up to two computers per person and up to five persons in one household |
| Murus Lite | Free | non-commercial use |
| Murus Basic - Single License | $10, paid once | commercial use allowed |
| Murus Basic - Five Licenses Family Pack | $15, paid once | non-commercial · up to 2 computers per person · up to 5 household persons |
| Murus Pro - Single License | $25, paid once | commercial use allowed |
| Pro Bundle - Single License | $40, paid once | commercial use allowed |
| Pro Bundle - Five Licenses Family Pack | $55, paid once | non-commercial · up to 2 computers per person · up to 5 household persons |
The facts
Each one read from Murus's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Adaptive protection
- Its adaptive firewall can block brute-force attacks, update online blacklists, and interact with SSHGuard for dynamic blacklists.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Bandwidth management
- Dummynet pipes and queues can selectively limit inbound or outbound download and upload bandwidth, with WF2Q+ support.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Central management
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Configuration
- Murus can configure and start PF with built-in presets, a graphical ruleset editor, or a custom rules editor.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Connection alerts
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Logging
- Its firewall logging supports global and per-service policies and stores logs in a SQLite database.checked 28 Sep 2026
- NAT and forwarding
- Murus can share an Internet connection with per-client or per-group policies and export LAN services using port forwarding.checked 28 Sep 2026
- NAT limit
- Murus NAT supports up to three LAN interfaces, including VLANs.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Outbound control
- advancedchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Port knocking
- Murus can hide services behind port knocking, and its free Murus Knocker client is available for Mac, Linux, and Windows.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Privacy and activation
- The maker states that its apps need no online activation or Internet connection to install, activate, or function and do not perform online license-validity checks.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Pro Bundle contents
- The Pro Bundle includes Murus Pro, Vallum, VallumES, Snail, and Adsorb.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Rule direction
- bothchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Security packaging
- The maker states that all Murus versions are signed and notarized.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Support
- Support is free for customers and users, with assistance provided directly by the developers at [email protected].checked 28 Sep 2026
- System design
- The manual states that Murus does not modify macOS's default PF configuration and does not install kernel extensions.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Target users
- The maker describes Murus as suitable for average users, experienced UNIX gurus, system administrators, and educational use.checked 28 Sep 2026
- What it does
- Murus is a graphical front end for macOS's built-in PF (Packet Filter) network firewall.checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Application rules
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Platform support
- Murus 2 is a Universal macOS app running natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs and requires macOS 10.14.4 or later.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- macOSchecked 22 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Free tryouts
- The maker states that fully functional unlimited tryout versions are available for all its apps.checked 28 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Gazzuolo, Mantua, Italychecked 28 Sep 2026
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