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, Fort Firewall and TrafficMonitor.

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  1. BWMonitor icon
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    Bandwidth Monitor monitors your network and internet bandwidth. It tracks traffic of all network adapters and displays real-time download and upload speeds in graphical and numerical forms.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Netler icon
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    Netler is a network monitor for menu bar and Notification Center.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Etherape icon
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    EtherApe is a graphical network monitor for Unix modeled after etherman. Featuring link layer, IP and TCP modes, it displays network activity graphically. Hosts and links change in size with traffic. Color coded protocols display.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. upribox icon
     3 likes

    The upribox Software turns your RaspberryPi into a privacy-enhancing Wireless router with adblocking, Tor, and a VPN server.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  5. 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
     
  6. OpenNetMeter icon
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    A simple program to monitor your network/data usage. Made for the average windows user.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  8. 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. 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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10.  4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

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

    • Picosnitch is Free and Open SourceGlassWire is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Picosnitch is Privacy focusedGlassWire is not according to our users
  11. NetWorker icon
     Like

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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