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Outbound vs maisecrets

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Outbound compared with maisecrets
DetailOutbound logo Outboundmaisecrets logo maisecrets
What it doesMac outbound firewall with per-app, per-host rules Free, open-source plugin that swaps secrets and personal data for placeholders before AI models see them
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Pricing modelPaid Open source
PricingPersonal: $39 USD one time for 2 Macs (first 50 licences: $29). Family: $59 USD one time for 5 Macs. Teams: by quote, per seat yearly. All plans include 1.x and 2.x updates. Not given
Key features
  • Per-app and per-host rules with customizable ports and protocols
  • Network monitor showing connections on flat map or 3D globe
  • Three modes: Learn, Ask, and Strict
  • Profiles for different network environments
  • Blocklists with up to 2 million entries
  • Tracking report by app or company
  • Data limits and speed limits per app
  • Command-line tool outboundctl
  • AI Assistant with on-Mac questions
  • Detects email addresses, phone numbers, API tokens, private keys, and passwords
  • Replaces secrets with placeholders before reaching the model
  • Runs entirely on your local machine with no telemetry or servers
  • Protects PDFs, images, and SSH keys
  • Uses fixed detection rules instead of language models
  • Supports custom detection rules
  • Highest precision detection on benchmark datasets
  • Optional NER service for finding names in text
What makes it different
  • One-time purchase with no subscription, covers multiple Macs
  • Private by design with all data stored on your Mac
  • Full refund within 14 days with no trial needed
  • Built on Apple's Network Extension API without kernel extension
  • Detailed visibility into AI agent and coding tool connections
  • Highest precision with lowest false positive rate across all tested datasets
  • Preserves code readability by not masking commit hashes, IDs, and file names
  • No external dependencies or telemetry required
  • Fully open source under Apache 2.0 license
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Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)5 +3 (up) since last check2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)71
Citation Flow (Majestic)2527
Referring domains (Majestic)1317

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