NetLimiter Alternatives

NetLimiter is described as 'An advanced Windows tool for internet traffic control and monitoring. Set speed limits for apps and connections, with real-time and long-term stats' and is a popular Firewall in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to NetLimiter for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best NetLimiter alternative is Portmaster, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NetLimiter are simplewall, NetBalancer, Fort Firewall and Little Snitch.

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  1. BWMeter icon
     6 likes

    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
     
  2. NetPeeker icon
     3 likes

    Monitor network applications, personal firewall, trace whois, network speed limiter.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. CacheGuard Gateway is a free, open-source network security appliance for startups, growing businesses, and SMEs/SMBs that need enterprise-grade protection without the complexity or cost.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • VirtualBox
    • Self-Hosted
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
     
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    CacheGuard Gateway vs NetLimiter Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    completely different software

    • CacheGuard Gateway is Free and Open SourceNetLimiter is Paid and Proprietary
    • CacheGuard Gateway is Privacy focused and LightweightNetLimiter is not according to our users
  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Wonder Shaper icon
     8 likes

    A bandwidth limiting and traffic prioritization tool for linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Wonder Shaper vs NetLimiter Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    -7

    Net Limiter is for Windows, Wonder Shaper will never fit on Windows (its for a complete different OS)

    • Wonder Shaper is Free and ProprietaryNetLimiter is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Firewalla icon
     Like

    Firewalla is a vital security addition to every home and small business with network and IoT devices.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
     
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Speed Limiter vs NetLimiter Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    5

    Not used to limit the bandwith per application

    • Speed Limiter is Free Personal and ProprietaryNetLimiter is Paid and Proprietary
  8. appNetworkCounter is a simple tool for Windows that counts and displays the number of TCP/UDP bytes and packets sent and received by every application on your system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    AppNetworkCounter vs NetLimiter Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    2

    It is only a traffic monitor, cant limit the traffic

    Guest
    Negative
    3

    It lacks almost all of the features NetLimiter has - it is NOT an alternative in any way.

    • AppNetworkCounter is Free and ProprietaryNetLimiter is Paid and Proprietary
    • AppNetworkCounter is a Network Monitor NetLimiter is a Firewall
    • AppNetworkCounter is Lightweight and Privacy focusedNetLimiter is not according to our users
  9. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Latest version, 1.20, released in October 2007, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Traffic Shaper XP vs NetLimiter Comments
    TBayAreaPat
    Positive
    0

    You can get from Softonic .. I didn't get it to run right though.

    • Traffic Shaper XP is Freemium and ProprietaryNetLimiter is Paid and Proprietary
  10. GUI Client for vnStat Network Monitor for Linux or GNU/Linux - GitHub - Hulxv/vnstat-client: GUI Client for vnStat Network Monitor for Linux or GNU/Linux

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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