Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows

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.

CacheGuard Gateway is a free and open-source Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution, a Web Application Firewall (WAF), and a Quality of Service (QoS) platform designed to optimize WAN traffic. To obtain a CacheGuard Gateway appliance, download CacheGuard-OS and install it on...



Bandwidth manager, traffic shaper, tracker of transferred data, monitor, firewall. It manages connections centrally for company network or ISP's network deployed on Windows gateway.




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.

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.

Not used to limit the bandwith per application


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


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




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.

It is only a traffic monitor, cant limit the traffic
It lacks almost all of the features NetLimiter has - it is NOT an alternative in any way.


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.



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


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




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.




Bouncer is an application to help you choose the correct firewall zone for wireless connections. When you connect to a new network, Bouncer will open a window prompting you for what kind of network (eg home, public, work) it is.

completely different software