NetLimiter Alternatives for Mac

NetLimiter is not available for Mac but there are a few 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 Little Snitch Mini or Murus Firewall. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to NetLimiter and three of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement.

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NetLimiter alternatives are mainly Firewalls, but if you're looking for Network Monitors or Privacy Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Free, Mac, Linux + Open Source, Windows + Free and Windows. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to NetLimiter.
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  1. Little Snitch icon

    Little Snitch

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    Firewall application for monitoring and controlling outbound network connections, notifying users of attempted access, supporting rule-based blocking, real-time alerts on suspicious activity, and preventing unauthorized data transmission on macOS systems.

    40 Little Snitch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Some users think Little Snitch is a great NetLimiter alternative, some don't.

    • Little Snitch is the most popular Mac alternative to NetLimiter.

    • Little Snitch is Paid and ProprietaryNetLimiter is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Little Snitch is Privacy focusedNetLimiter is not according to our users
  2. Little Snitch Mini icon

    Little Snitch Mini

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. Murus Firewall icon

    Murus Firewall

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    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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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