Security · France (FR)
CrowdSec
Open-source collaborative threat intelligence (modern Fail2ban).
The switch
Cloudflare WAF→CrowdSecalso replaces Fail2ban, AWS WAF
About
CrowdSec (Paris) is an open-source IPS that crowdsources malicious IPs across its community to build a shared, real-time blocklist.
Why we recommend it
- Open source (MIT)
- Crowdsourced threat intel
- Multi-platform agents & bouncers
- EU jurisdiction
EU vs USA
CrowdSec vs Cloudflare WAF
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 CrowdSec
🇺🇸 Cloudflare WAF
Headquarters
Paris, France
United States
Jurisdiction
EU (France)
United States (US CLOUD Act)
Data location
EU
United States
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Private (Reflexion + Breega)
US Corporation
Founded
2020
0
Compare head-to-head
CrowdSec vs the US incumbents
Cloudflare WAF vs CrowdSec
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Fail2ban vs CrowdSec
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AWS WAF vs CrowdSec
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