Comparison of content-control software and providers
This is a list of notable content-control software and services.
Windows applications
- Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (proprietary)
- Green Dam Youth Escort (Mainland Chinese Government mandated software)
- K9 Web Protection (proprietary, free for home use)
- Windows Live Family Safety (proprietary, free)
- NetNanny (proprietary)
- SurfWatch (proprietary)
Mac applications
- K9 Web Protection (proprietary, free for home use)
Hardware solutions
- Untangle (open-source download that must run stand-alone on a PC)
- Barracuda Networks
- Fortinet (notable for its use by the Burma/Myanmar Government)[1]
- SonicWALL
- PineApp (notable in test with SC Magazine) [1]
Web browser
Internet Explorer
- Content Advisor (After IE 6)
Other
- CensorNet (hardware, software and cloud-based solutions)
- CleanFeed (ISP based)
- DansGuardian (unix/linux and ISP based)
- DynDNS (DNS based, with a free plan)
- Mobicip (cloud-based)
- OnlineFamily.Norton (cloud-based)
- OpenDNS (DNS/ISP based, free for Families and Non-commercial users)
- Scieno Sitter (system unknown: used exclusively by Church of Scientology members under an NDA)
- SmartWeb (Parental Control for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch platforms)
- Websense (system unknown: notable for use by China, Yemen, and US Governments)