Throttled Pro Alternatives

Throttled Pro is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Throttled Pro for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Android Tablet and Xfce apps. The best Throttled Pro alternative is TrafficMonitor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Throttled Pro are NetWorx, NetSpeedMonitor, NetBalancer and cFosSpeed.

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

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Throttled Pro

Paid • Proprietary
Mac

Throttled Pro optimizes your internet connection and provides QoS (Quality of Service) to Mac OS X. It provides both ACK...

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TrafficMonitor
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Free • Open Source
Network Monitor
Windows
50 TrafficMonitor alternatives
TrafficMonitor is a network monitoring suspension window software in Windows. It can display the current network speed, CPU and memory usage. It also support the functions of display in the taskbar, change skin and historical traffic statistics.
- - TrafficMonitor is the most popular Windows alternative to Throttled Pro.
- - TrafficMonitor is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Throttled Pro.
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TrafficMonitor Features
1. LightweightTrafficMonitor consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableTrafficMonitor can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Network speed monitor
Memory usage
CPU Monitoring
NetWorx
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Paid • Proprietary
Network Monitor
Mac
Windows
48 NetWorx alternatives
NetWorx is a simple, yet versatile and powerful tool that helps you objectively evaluate your bandwidth consumption situation. You can use it to collect bandwidth usage data and measure the speed of your Internet or any other network connections.
- - NetWorx is the most popular Mac alternative to Throttled Pro.
- - NetWorx is the most popular commercial alternative to Throttled Pro.
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NetWorx Features
1. LightweightNetWorx consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableNetWorx can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Traffic Monitoring
Speed charts
Acoustic fingerprinting
Mount FTP drives
Bluetooth Support
Network Mapping
Unlock with fingerprint
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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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.
NetBalancer
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Paid • Proprietary
Network Monitor
Windows
21 NetBalancer alternatives
NetBalancer is an internet traffic control and monitoring tool designed for Win7/8/10.
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NetBalancer Features
Sits in the System Tray
Interface Overlay
Bandwidth limiting
Traffic Monitoring
Low level
cFosSpeed
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Paid • Proprietary
Firewall
Windows
11 cFosSpeed alternatives
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...
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cFosSpeed Features
Traffic Monitoring
Traffic shaping
Nethogs
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Free • Open Source
Linux
Xfce
21 Nethogs alternatives
NetHogs is a small 'net top' tool. Instead of breaking the traffic down per protocol or per subnet, like most tools do, it groups bandwidth by process.
- - Nethogs is the most popular Linux alternative to Throttled Pro.
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Nethogs Features
Traffic Monitoring
Network activity
FreeMeter
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Free • Proprietary
Network Monitor
Windows
39 FreeMeter alternatives
Monitor network bandwidth (C#.NET 2k/XP+). Desktop and Systray graph. Configurable connection speed, update interval, color, transparency. Monitor any or all network interfaces. Ping/Trace/UPnP utilities. Email notifier (POP/IMAP).
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FreeMeter Features
1. PortableFreeMeter can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightFreeMeter consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Traffic Monitoring
Support for Hotkeys
Customizable
Discontinued
No new release from 2009 (seefile date in archive latest v1.6.3)
trafficWatcher
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Free • Open Source
Network Monitor
Windows
41 trafficWatcher alternatives
trafficWatcher is a small tool to monitor your network activity.

Unlike other tools, trafficWatcher can differentiate between traffic inside your LAN and the traffic that reaches the internet. It shows the current up and download speed in a small icon in the system tray.
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trafficWatcher Features
1. PortabletrafficWatcher can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Event management
Traffic Monitoring
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 Monitoring
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Latest version, 1.20, released in October 2007, can be still downloaded from the official website.
BWMeter
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Paid • Proprietary
Firewall
Windows
46 BWMeter alternatives
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...
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BWMeter Features
Network activity
Traffic Monitoring
UpDown Meter
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
34 UpDown Meter alternatives
UpDown Meter graphs network activity for a specific network adapter. It is deliberately designed to consume trace memory and processor time, so it can run as long as the system runs, providing an overview of how the connection is being used.
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UpDown Meter Features
GPLv3
Network activity
Traffic Monitoring
Bandwidth Manager
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
33 Bandwidth Manager alternatives
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.
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Bandwidth Manager Features
Traffic Monitoring