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 LuLu by Objective-See or Netdata. 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, BitMeter OS, Sniffnet and Radio Silence.

GlassWire alternatives are mainly Firewalls but may also be Network Monitors or Anti-Malware Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of GlassWire.

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Little Snitch
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Paid • Proprietary
Firewall
Mac
36 Little Snitch alternatives
A firewall protects your computer against unwanted guests from the Internet. But who protects your private data from being sent out? Little Snitch does!
- - Little Snitch is the most popular Mac alternative to GlassWire.
- - Little Snitch is the most popular commercial alternative to GlassWire.
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Comments about Little Snitch as a Alternative to GlassWire
Most users think Little Snitch is a great GlassWire alternative.
Guest
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".
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LuLu by Objective-See
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Free • Open Source
Firewall
Network Monitor
Mac
12 LuLu by Objective-See alternatives
LuLu is the free, shared-source firewall for macOS. Its goal is simple; block any unknown outgoing connections, until approved by the user. While it was designed to generically detect malware by flagging unauthorized networking connections, LuLu can also be used to block OS...
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LuLu by Objective-See Features
Outbound firewall
Low resource footprint
Source code history
Netdata
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Free • Open Source
Network Monitor
Mac
Linux
Online
BSD
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C (programming language)
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39 Netdata alternatives
Infrastructure-wide health monitoring & performance troubleshooting in one place. Collaborate in the same place as relevant data from your systems and applications, reducing mean time to acknowledge (MTTA), & mean time to resolution. (MTTR).
- - Netdata is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to GlassWire.
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Netdata Features
1. Website MonitoringNetdata can detect and resolve website performance issues proactively.
Server Monitoring
Real-time Statistics
Hardware Monitoring
Cloud Monitoring
Performance Monitoring
Traffic Monitoring
Standalone
Time Series
Kubernetes Monitoring
Support for Docker
Comments about Netdata as a Alternative to GlassWire
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Guest
Netdata is not a firewall at all, and doesn't monitor internet data usage independent of LAN data.
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NetWorx
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Paid • Proprietary
Network Monitor
Mac
Windows
48 NetWorx alternatives
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.
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NetWorx Features
1. LightweightNetWorx consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableNetWorx can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Traffic Monitoring
Speed charts
Acoustic fingerprinting
Mount FTP drives
Bluetooth Support
Network Mapping
Unlock with fingerprint
Comments about NetWorx as a Alternative to GlassWire
Some users think NetWorx is a great GlassWire alternative, some don't.
Guest
Glasswire can block connections - Networx only reports on them
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BitMeter OS
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Free • Open Source
Network Monitor
Mac
Windows
Linux
36 BitMeter OS alternatives
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.
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BitMeter OS Features
Small-footprint
Traffic Monitoring
Wiki-like interface
Network Usage History
Discontinued
Cannot install version 0.8.0 experimental or 0.7.6 stable on Monterey: "The package is incompatible with this version of macOS. The package is trying to install content to the system volume"

Comments about BitMeter OS as a Alternative to GlassWire
Most users think BitMeter OS is a great GlassWire alternative.
Guest
This program just monitors my computers network usage. It was perfect for me since I don't need all the features in Glasswire
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BitMeter OS is just a logger.
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Sniffnet
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Free • Open Source
Network Monitor
Mac
Windows
Linux
32 Sniffnet alternatives
Sniffnet is a simple yet insightful application to let you have a glance into your network traffic in a straightforward and appealing way.
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Sniffnet Features
1. LightweightSniffnet consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Ad-freeSniffnet doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Dark ModeSniffnet supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Traffic Monitoring
Radio Silence
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Paid • Proprietary
Firewall
Network Monitor
Mac
16 Radio Silence alternatives
Radio Silence lets you block individual apps from accessing the internet. It never throws pop-ups on the screen, and is completely invisible.
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Radio Silence Features
1. Block TrackersRadio Silence has a feature to block trackers from tracking you.
Bandwidth+
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Free • Proprietary
Network Monitor
Mac
31 Bandwidth+ alternatives
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.
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Bandwidth+ Features
Traffic Monitoring
Data export/import
Little Snitch Mini
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Freemium • Proprietary
Firewall
Mac
35 Little Snitch Mini alternatives
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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Little Snitch Mini Features
Network Filtering
Traffic Monitoring
Application Firewall