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24 alternatives to Pareto Security

Avoid common security mistakes on your Mac

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pareto Security launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   CleanMyMac Business▲574

   Centralized Mac maintenance for small and medium teams

   2025 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   MacBook Alarm▲501

   Laptop 👩‍💻 Theft 🚨 Protection

   2018 · andreyazimov.medium.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   CleanMyMac▲727

   Smart and effortless Mac care

   2024 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   CheatSheet▲982

   View Mac keyboard shortcuts in the current application

   2015 · mediaatelier.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CleanMyMac X Menu App▲321

   Make sure you can trust your Mac

   2022 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

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   Bartender▲616

   Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac

   2014 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

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   CleanMyMac X▲418

   Keep your Mac clean, fast, and secure in two clicks.

   2018 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pieoneer▲259

   Let your apps fly — in a pie

   2025 · appahead.studio · its alternatives →

9. 9
   AppLocker▲115

   Password protect individual apps on your Mac

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Clyde▲82

    No more asking strangers if they could watch your stuff

    2023 · theclyde.app · its alternatives →

11. 11
    MacMenuBar▲317

    A curated directory of 200+ Mac menu bar apps

    2019 · macmenubar.com · its alternatives →

12. 12MF
    My first Mac app, Foreman, free and on Github. Would love feedback▲153

    2012 · flyingmachinestudios.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    EasyFinder▲108

    Mac menu bar app to help access your important files fast

    2019 · easyfinderapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    SpyBuster▲236

    Unmask a spy and save your data

    2022 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Apparency 3.0▲169

    Quick look if an OS X Installer package is safe

    2025 · mothersruin.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Redline▲293

    Minimal Menubar Todo

    2024 · vanka.me · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Security Growler▲83

    Menubar app which notify when various security events occur

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Finderlock▲80

    Lock Mac files in Finder with Touch ID & AES-256

    May 2026 · finderlock.com · its alternatives →

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    Records for Mac▲280

    Powerful personal database app for the Mac.

    2015 · recordsapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Overkill for Mac▲199

    Stop iTunes from opening when you connect your phone

    2017 · krausefx.com · its alternatives →

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    Defer▲196

    One universal inbox for your tasks

    2024 · deferapp.com · its alternatives →

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    SpyCam▲132

    Mac menu bar camera app that detects motion + records video

    2024 · spycam.app · its alternatives →

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    One Thing▲138

    Put a single task or goal in your Mac's menu bar

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Mirror▲166

    Detect hidden apps on MacOS

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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