Skip to content

Denyhosts vs RecentX

A side-by-side look at Denyhosts and RecentX. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Denyhosts

Denyhosts

Security & Privacy

DenyHosts is an open-source program designed to help system administrators thwart SSH server attacks by blocking IP addresses using failed authentication attempts to detect attackers. It adds IP addresses to the system's /etc/hosts.deny file when it identifies too many failed SSH attempts.

sshsecurityauthenticationip-blocking
RecentX

RecentX

File Management

RecentX is a free and open-source alternative to WizTree. It scans your drives to give you a visual map of disk usage and show you what's taking up space. The simple interface lets you easily browse folders and manage your storage.

diskstorageusagevisualizationopen-source