GlassWire Alternatives for Mac

GlassWire is not available for Mac but there are plenty of 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 Sniffnet or LuLu. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to GlassWire and 16 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to GlassWire are NetWorx, Tiny Shield, Net Bar and Little Snitch Mini.

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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.

    49 Little Snitch alternatives

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  2. NetWorx icon
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    NetWorx is a simple, yet versatile and powerful tool that helps you objectively evaluate your bandwidth consumption situation. You can use it to collect bandwidth usage data and measure the speed of your Internet or any other network connections.

    56 NetWorx alternatives

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  3. LuLu icon
     56 likes

    Free shared-source firewall for macOS blocking unknown outbound connections unless approved, alerts for unauthorized activity, helps detect malware, blocks OS or app data transmissions, no ads or tracking, audit-ready code on GitHub, enterprise event monitoring.

    19 LuLu alternatives

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  4. Tiny Shield icon
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    Monitors all network activity on Mac, blocks specific domains, websites, or entire apps, shows hostnames instead of IPs, supports DNS over HTTPS, provides traffic charts, uses fast system extension, developer-friendly, one-time purchase with no subscription required.

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    • Paid
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  5. Net Bar icon
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    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.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  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.

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  7. 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.

    40 BitMeter OS alternatives

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    • Free
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  8. Netmute icon
     1 like

    Per-app firewall for macOS that shows where your apps connect and blocks trackers and unwanted connections.

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    • Mac
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  9. RustNet icon
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    RustNet bridges the gap between basic connection utilities (like netstat or ss) and heavy-duty packet analyzers (like Wireshark or tcpdump). Built entirely in Rust, it provides a beautiful, resource-efficient Terminal UI that monitors network connections, tracks connection...

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  10. Radio Silence icon
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    Radio Silence lets you block individual apps from accessing the internet. It never throws pop-ups on the screen, and is completely invisible.

    22 Radio Silence alternatives

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    • Mac
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  11. Netler icon
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    Netler is a network monitor for menu bar and Notification Center.

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