NetLimiter Alternatives for Mac

NetLimiter is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Little Snitch. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Throttlr or Little Snitch Mini. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to NetLimiter and five of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to NetLimiter are Murus Firewall and spectraNET.

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  1. Little Snitch icon
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    Firewall application for monitoring and controlling outbound network connections, notifying users of attempted access, supporting rule-based blocking, real-time alerts on suspicious activity, and preventing unauthorized data transmission on macOS systems.

    53 Little Snitch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  2. Throttlr icon
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    Throttlr is a native macOS utility that shows which apps and signed background services are using your network connection, then lets you control their bandwidth individually.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. As soon as you’re connected to the Internet, your apps can send whatever they want to wherever they want, unnoticed by you, because all of this happens invisibly under the hood.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. Murus is a frontend for the OS X PF network firewall. From basic filtering to advanced proactive options, Murus allows to easily configure a complex network setup dragging and dropping icons and moving sliders and selecting checkboxes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. spectraNET is a free per-application network monitor for macOS, Windows and Linux. It measures every connection of every program and shows which apps use the network, how much, with whom, and whether anything looks suspicious, as an animated 2.5D city or a 2D map.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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