Free GlassWire Alternatives

The best free alternative to GlassWire is Portmaster, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to GlassWire and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to GlassWire are simplewall, TrafficMonitor, Fort Firewall and TinyWall.

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GlassWire alternatives are mainly Network Monitors, but if you're looking for Firewalls or Privacy Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Free, Open Source, Android and Windows. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to GlassWire.
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  1. NetSpeedMonitor icon
     61 likes

    NetSpeedMonitor is a lightweight Network Monitoring Toolbar for your Windows Taskbar designed to be used on computers that run Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista or Windows 7. With NetSpeedMonitor you can monitor the current speed (up- and downstream) of your Network...

    43 NetSpeedMonitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    NetSpeedMonitor vs GlassWire Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    4

    Glasswire is a firewall and logging tool, Netspeedmonitor only monitors current connection speed

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • NetSpeedMonitor is Free and ProprietaryGlassWire is Freemium and Proprietary
    • NetSpeedMonitor is LightweightGlassWire is not according to our users
  2. Net Bar icon
     5 likes

    Displays real-time network download and upload speeds in the macOS menu bar with detailed Wi-Fi and latency stats, customizable appearance, unit options, no data collection, fully open source, and a native interface for seamless local monitoring.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. BitMeter OS icon
     38 likes

    BitMeter OS keeps track of how much you use your internet/network connection, and allows you to view this information in a variety of ways.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    BitMeter OS vs GlassWire Comments
    Aleksandr Dikov
    Negative
    0

    BitMeter OS is just a logger.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    This program just monitors my computers network usage. It was perfect for me since I don't need all the features in Glasswire

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • BitMeter OS is Free and Open SourceGlassWire is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Free Firewall icon
     10 likes

    Free Firewall is a full-featured professional firewall that protects against the threats of the Internet. Control every program on your computer by permit or deny access to the Internet. Free firewall notifies you when applications want to access the Internet in the background...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Windows Firewall Notifier (WFN) extends the default Windows embedded firewall behavior, allowing to visualize and handle incoming or outgoing connections.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. 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

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Data Monitor icon
     10 likes

    “Data Monitor" is a user-friendly, free and open source app for you to manage your data usage. “Data Monitor" helps you to accurately measure your daily data traffic, and analyze the data in a way easy to understand.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  8. NetTraffic icon
     20 likes

    Live data rate chart. Network usage history (statistics). Quota counter (limit usage meter). Works with every network connection. Multi-language. Installer & portable. Lightweight. Freeware.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Privatefirewall icon
     26 likes

    This personal firewall and intrusion detection application provides comprehensive online security. It constantly monitors your PC for intrusion and reports any findings, so you can take the appropriate action.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Enables per-application network monitoring with instant notifications, detailed logging, multiple predefined security zones, blocking of zero-day malware and telemetry, support for portable use, remote management, IPv6 networks, and flexible LAN connectivity settings.

    26 Windows 11 Firewall Control alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Barikade icon
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    Barikade is a Windows Service to close processes running outside allowed directories followed by network connections blocking to prevent the use of legit software to bypass Windows Firewall and download malware.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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