Free NetBalancer Alternatives

The best free alternative to NetBalancer is GlassWire. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to NetBalancer and 11 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to NetBalancer are NetSpeedMonitor, Fort Firewall, SterJo Netstalker and Wonder Shaper.

NetBalancer alternatives are mainly Firewalls but may also be Network Monitors or CDNs. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of NetBalancer.

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NetBalancer

Paid • Proprietary
Network Monitor

NetBalancer is an internet traffic control and monitoring tool designed for Win7/8/10.

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GlassWire
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Freemium • Proprietary
Network Monitor
Firewall
Windows
Android
Android Tablet
62 GlassWire alternatives
GlassWire is a network security monitoring tool and analyzer that visualizes your network activity on an easy to use graph, alerts you of possible threats, manages your firewall, and more.
- - GlassWire is the most popular Windows, Android & Android Tablet alternative to NetBalancer.
- - GlassWire is the most popular free alternative to NetBalancer.
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GlassWire Features
Network activity
Intuitive Interface
Block apps
Built-in Firewall
Graphical component
Graphs
Traffic Monitoring
Push subscriptions
Network Tools
NetSpeedMonitor
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Free • Proprietary
Network Monitor
Windows
39 NetSpeedMonitor alternatives
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...
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NetSpeedMonitor Features
1. LightweightNetSpeedMonitor consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Network speed monitor
Network activity
Traffic Monitoring
Discontinued
The program is no longer available on the official website. Last version, 2.5.4.0, released in April 2010, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.

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Fort Firewall
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Free • Open Source
Firewall
Network Monitor
Windows
24 Fort Firewall alternatives
Simple firewall for MS Windows.
- - Fort Firewall is the most popular Open Source alternative to NetBalancer.
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Fort Firewall Features
1. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Fort Firewall without registration.
2. LightweightFort Firewall consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Ad-freeFort Firewall doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. PortableFort Firewall can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. Block TrackersFort Firewall has a feature to block trackers from tracking you.
6. Dark ModeFort Firewall supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
7. No TrackingFort Firewall will not track you or use your personal data.
Traffic shaping
SterJo Netstalker
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Free • Proprietary
Firewall
Windows
16 SterJo Netstalker alternatives
SterJo NetStalker is innovative and FREE security software able to detect all authorized and unauthorized connections to your computer and send you alert for each new connection.
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SterJo Netstalker Features
1. PortableSterJo Netstalker can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Wonder Shaper
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Free • Proprietary
Linux
13 Wonder Shaper alternatives
A bandwidth limiting and traffic prioritization tool for linux.
- - Wonder Shaper is the most popular Linux alternative to NetBalancer.
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Wonder Shaper Features
Traffic Monitoring
Murus Firewall
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Freemium • Proprietary
Firewall
Mac
15 Murus Firewall alternatives
Murus is a frontend for the OS X PF network firewall. From basic filtering to advanced proactive options, Murus allows to easily configure a complex network setup dragging and dropping icons and moving sliders and selecting checkboxes.
- - Murus Firewall is the most popular Mac alternative to NetBalancer.
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Murus Firewall Features
IP Address Blacklist
Traffic Shaper XP
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
13 Traffic Shaper XP alternatives
Traffic Shaper XP is a free bandwidth limiter for Windows 2000, XP and 2003 Server. It combines high performance traffic shaping with the ease of use and flexibility to keep your network free of congestion.
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Traffic Shaper XP Features
Traffic Monitoring
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Latest version, 1.20, released in October 2007, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Datapath.io
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Freemium • Proprietary
Network Monitor
CDN
Online
26 Datapath.io alternatives
Datapath.io is a network performance management tool which automates the process of performance optimization.It scans global internet infrastructure to find the fastest,least expensive network path with the least packet loss and optimized bandwidth.
- - Datapath.io is the most popular Web-based alternative to NetBalancer.
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Datapath.io Features
Network Tools
Speed Limiter
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Windows
6 Speed Limiter alternatives
Speed Limiter application can simulate slow TCP/IP connections. All connections from that machine will go trough this app or you can configure only your application to use it as a proxy.
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L7 Filter
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Free • Open Source
Linux
6 L7 Filter alternatives
L7-filter is a classifier for Linuxs Netfilter that identifies packets based on application layer data. It can classify packets as Kazaa, HTTP, Jabber, Citrix, BitTorrent, FTP, Gnucleus, eDonkey2000, etc., regardless of port.
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L7 Filter Features
Traffic Monitoring
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Simple Internet Meter Lite
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
3 Simple Internet Meter Lite alternatives
Simple Internet Meter Lite is a lightweight bandwidth monitor.
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Simple Internet Meter Lite Features
1. LightweightSimple Internet Meter Lite consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Traffic Monitoring
Network speed monitor