NetBalancer Alternatives

NetBalancer is described as 'Internet traffic control and monitoring tool designed for Win7/8/10' and is a popular app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to NetBalancer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best NetBalancer alternative is NetLimiter. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try GlassWire or Fort Firewall. Other great apps like NetBalancer are cFosSpeed, NetSpeedMonitor, NetGenius and Bandwidth Manager.

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  1. NetLimiter icon
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    Comprehensive Windows software for internet traffic control, enabling users to set bandwidth limits for applications or connections. Offers real-time monitoring, long-term stats per app, and detailed internet usage reports. Ideal for managing data efficiently and enhancing network performance.

    28 NetLimiter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Windows
     
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    Comments about NetLimiter as an Alternative to NetBalancer
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    Positive
    3

    Does what balancer does not - works without any fuss.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    For now, it allows you to limit the bandwith of specific applications, processes, etc for free.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think NetLimiter is a great NetBalancer alternative.

    • NetLimiter is the most popular Windows alternative to NetBalancer.

    • NetLimiter is the most popular commercial alternative to NetBalancer.

    • NetLimiter is Paid and ProprietaryNetBalancer is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. GlassWire icon
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    Visualizes real-time and historical network activity, delivers alerts for suspicious behavior and unknown connections, manages firewall rules, reports DNS and system changes, identifies remote hosts, monitors app usage, supports remote monitoring, and detects possible threats.

    66 GlassWire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • GlassWire is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to NetBalancer.

    • GlassWire is the most popular free alternative to NetBalancer.

    • GlassWire is Freemium and ProprietaryNetBalancer is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Fort Firewall icon
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    Simple firewall for MS Windows.

    37 Fort Firewall alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
    • Fort Firewall is the most popular Open Source alternative to NetBalancer.

    • Fort Firewall is Free and Open SourceNetBalancer is Paid and Proprietary
    • Fort Firewall is Lightweight and Privacy focusedNetBalancer is not according to our users
  4. cFosSpeed icon
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    cFosSpeed is a network driver, which attaches itself to existing Internet connections. It then optimizes data transfer by means of Traffic Shaping. This software is designed to achieve maximum performance of your Internet connection so you take advantage of it when browsing and...

    11 cFosSpeed alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about cFosSpeed as an Alternative to NetBalancer
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    Negative
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    it doesn't allow to limit the bandwidth for each individual program

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think cFosSpeed is a great NetBalancer alternative.

    • cFosSpeed is Paid and ProprietaryNetBalancer is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. NetSpeedMonitor icon
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    NetSpeedMonitor is a lightweight Network Monitoring Toolbar for your Windows Taskbar designed to be used on computers that run Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista or Windows 7. With NetSpeedMonitor you can monitor the current speed (up- and downstream) of your Network...

    41 NetSpeedMonitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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  6. NetGenius icon
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    NetGenius is a modern Internet connection monitoring, control and optimization tool. It lets you watch the apps using your Internet in real-time, control their access, and get detailed usage reports. Bandwidth-sensitive applications like voice calls, videos or games can be...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager is a full-featured traffic management tool for Windows that offers cost-effective bandwidth control and quality of service based on built-in prioritized rules. These rules can specify a bandwidth limit for each Internet user.

    33 Bandwidth Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. BWMeter icon
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    BWMeter is a powerful bandwidth meter, monitor, traffic controller and firewall, which measures, displays and controls all traffic to/from your computer or on your network. Unlike other products, it can analyze the data packets (where they come from, where they go, which port...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. NetPeeker icon
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    Monitor network applications, personal firewall, trace whois, network speed limiter.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Throttled Pro optimizes your internet connection and provides QoS (Quality of Service) to Mac OS X. It provides both ACK packet prioritization and PRIQ priority services. For the non-technical reader out there, it allows for better bidirectional speeds, and allows you to...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Throttled Pro is the most popular Mac alternative to NetBalancer.

    • Throttled Pro is Paid and ProprietaryNetBalancer is also Paid and Proprietary
  11. CacheGuard-OS icon
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    All CacheGuard products and services are focused on delivering secured and optimized Web contents to our clients. To achieve that goal we made CacheGuard OS which is our core product. Once installed on a virtual or hardware machine, CacheGuard OS turns it into a powerful Web...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
     
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    Comments about CacheGuard-OS as an Alternative to NetBalancer
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    This is an OS, not an application.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • CacheGuard-OS is Paid and ProprietaryNetBalancer is also Paid and Proprietary
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