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 by Objective-See. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to GlassWire and 13 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to GlassWire are NetWorx, Tiny Shield, BitMeter OS and Little Snitch Mini.

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

    Little Snitch

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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.

    40 Little Snitch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    Guest
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    Little Snitch doesn't provide detailed statistics on a longer time base but is more intended for real time. It is however a great application and I would call it a "reverse firewall".

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Little Snitch is a great GlassWire alternative.

    • Little Snitch is the most popular Mac alternative to GlassWire.

    • Little Snitch is the most popular commercial alternative to GlassWire.

    • Little Snitch is Paid and ProprietaryGlassWire is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Little Snitch is Privacy focusedGlassWire is not according to our users
  2. Sniffnet icon

    Sniffnet

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    Sniffnet is a network monitoring tool to help you easily keep track of your Internet traffic.

    34 Sniffnet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. NetWorx icon

    NetWorx

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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.

    51 NetWorx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Guest
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    Glasswire can block connections - Networx only reports on them

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think NetWorx is a great GlassWire alternative, some don't.

    • NetWorx is Paid and ProprietaryGlassWire is Freemium and Proprietary
    • NetWorx is LightweightGlassWire is not according to our users
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    Tiny Shield

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    Tiny Shield keeps your network safe by watching all connections and stopping bad stuff before it can harm your computer. Tiny Shield keeps an eye on everything your Mac connects to, making sure you can see all your internet activity in one place.

    15 Tiny Shield alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  7. BitMeter OS icon

    BitMeter OS

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    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.

    36 BitMeter OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Aleksandr Dikov
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    BitMeter OS is just a logger.

    Guest
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    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.
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    • Most users think BitMeter OS is a great GlassWire alternative.

    • BitMeter OS is Free and Open SourceGlassWire is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. Little Snitch Mini icon

    Little Snitch Mini

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    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 (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  12. Vallum icon

    Vallum

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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
    The afw firewall core allows you to choose which connections you want to log. Vallum is able to search and display raw logs, perform multi-level recursive queries, pie-chart graphs, monthly/daily graphic reports comparing or aggregating different items. You will be able to search a 5 millions rows logs database and find what you are looking for in a few seconds. Its powerful logging system will drive you to the relevant part of the information you are looking for, and being based on SQLite your logs can be analysed using third party tools or scripts.
     
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    NetWorker

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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
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  14. Bandwidth+ icon

    Bandwidth+

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    Track your Wi-Fi hotspot usage. Zero configuration required. It just works. Advanced features coming soon. New monthly usage tracking. Uses less memory. Basic localisations for Japanese, French, Spanish, German and Simplified Chinese.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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