Open Source NetBalancer AlternativesTop Network Monitors and other similar apps like NetBalancer

The best open source alternative to NetBalancer is Fort Firewall. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to NetBalancer and five of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to NetBalancer are Traffic Light, CacheGuard Gateway, L7 Filter and NetReins.

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  1. Fort Firewall icon
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    Standalone firewall for Windows 7 and later featuring flexible rules by application, address, or protocol, wildcards, parent process filtering, SvcHost controls, blocklists, bandwidth graphs, traffic stats tracking, speed limits, and real-time network monitoring.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. CacheGuard Gateway is a free, open-source network security appliance for startups, growing businesses, and SMEs/SMBs that need enterprise-grade protection without the complexity or cost.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • VirtualBox
    • Self-Hosted
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
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  3. L7 Filter icon
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    L7-filter is a classifier for Linuxs Netfilter that identifies packets based on application layer data. It can classify packets as Kazaa, HTTP, Jabber, Citrix, BitTorrent, FTP, Gnucleus, eDonkey2000, etc., regardless of port.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. NetReins icon
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    NetReins shows which programs are using your network right now and lets you cap the download and/or upload speed of any of them – for example keep OneDrive or a game updater from eating the whole connection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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