GlassWire Alternatives

GlassWire is described as 'Visualizes network activity, alerts on suspicious behavior, manages firewall rules, reports new app connections, and identifies potential threats' and is a very popular Network Monitor in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GlassWire for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best GlassWire alternative is simplewall, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GlassWire are Portmaster, Little Snitch, TrafficMonitor and Fort Firewall.

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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 Android, Open Source, Linux, Mac, Free and Windows. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to GlassWire.
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  1. upribox icon
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    The upribox Software turns your RaspberryPi into a privacy-enhancing Wireless router with adblocking, Tor, and a VPN server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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    appNetworkCounter is a simple tool for Windows that counts and displays the number of TCP/UDP bytes and packets sent and received by every application on your system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    The advanced AI-powered firewall: Take control of all connections and defend against hackers, spyware, and trackers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. Vallum icon
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    Monitors application connections and offers to pass or block these. It can be used to increase privacy or to transparently protect non-admin users from unwanted connections on multi-user macs.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    UpDown Meter graphs network activity for a specific network adapter. It is deliberately designed to consume trace memory and processor time, so it can run as long as the system runs, providing an overview of how the connection is being used.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Receive notifications whenever a new program connects to the network, or when it's modified

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Picosnitch as an Alternative to GlassWire
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    Shows graphs of bandwidth per application, hashes applications and checks virustotal, can store logs off system to prevent tampering

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    • Picosnitch is Free and Open SourceGlassWire is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Picosnitch is Privacy focusedGlassWire is not according to our users
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    To help users take control of their mobile data usage, maximise the value of their mobile plans, and prevent overspending on monthly phone bills.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
    • My Data Manager is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to GlassWire.

    • My Data Manager is Free and ProprietaryGlassWire is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. NetWorker icon
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    NetWorker is a lightweight and easy-to-use tool that shows either the current download and upload speed or the session traffic of your network adapter.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. NetMeter icon
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    NetMeter provides a powerful suite of Internet traffic management for home users as well as business users. NetMeter is an advanced bandwidth tool designed to monitor incoming and outgoing bandwidth and is managed by an online control panel in the users private account.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Monitors network traffic through all network connections on the computer it's installed on and displays real-time graphical and numerical downloading and uploading speeds. It can display transfer rates of multiple network connections at the same time.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Smart Traffic Meter is a Linux network usage monitor. The program shows real-time graphs and reports. Smart Traffic Meter runs as a system daemon and displays all information in a web user interface accessible through a web browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    GabNetStats is a small utility that restores the blinking network indicator back in the notification area of your Windows Vista or Windows Seven operating system, among other features. It visually looks like exactly the same as the icon found in the Window XP system tray and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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