Traffic Light Alternatives

Traffic Light is described as 'Open-source tool for tracking your network usage while ensuring total privacy. Inspired by Internet Speed Meter and GlassWire' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Traffic Light for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Traffic Light alternative is simplewall, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Traffic Light are GlassWire, TrafficMonitor, Little Snitch and Sniffnet.

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  1. Minimal Firewall is a portable Windows firewall frontend that alerts users to internet connections without requiring custom kernel modifications or disabling core isolation, striking a balance between TinyWall's security and SimpleWall's functionality.

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    • Windows
     
  2. Net Bar icon
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    Displays real-time network download and upload speeds in the macOS menu bar with detailed Wi-Fi and latency stats, customizable appearance, unit options, no data collection, fully open source, and a native interface for seamless local monitoring.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  3. Tiny Shield icon
     7 likes

    Tiny Shield keeps your network safe by watching all connections and stopping bad stuff before it can harm your computer. Tiny Shield keeps an eye on everything your Mac connects to, making sure you can see all your internet activity in one place.

    15 Tiny Shield alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  4. NetSpeedTray icon
     7 likes

    A lightweight, highly customizable system tray application that monitors and displays real-time network speeds for Windows.

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    • Windows
     
  5. Data Monitor icon
     13 likes

    “Data Monitor" is a user-friendly, free and open source app for you to manage your data usage. “Data Monitor" helps you to accurately measure your daily data traffic, and analyze the data in a way easy to understand.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  6. NetTraffic icon
     20 likes

    Live data rate chart. Network usage history (statistics). Quota counter (limit usage meter). Works with every network connection. Multi-language. Installer & portable. Lightweight. Freeware.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  7. BitMeter OS icon
     38 likes

    BitMeter OS keeps track of how much you use your internet/network connection, and allows you to view this information in a variety of ways.

    38 BitMeter OS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. RustNet icon
     2 likes

    RustNet bridges the gap between basic connection utilities (like netstat or ss) and heavy-duty packet analyzers (like Wireshark or tcpdump). Built entirely in Rust, it provides a beautiful, resource-efficient Terminal UI that monitors network connections, tracks connection...

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • Docker
     
  9. Windows Firewall Notifier (WFN) extends the default Windows embedded firewall behavior, allowing to visualize and handle incoming or outgoing connections.

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    • Windows
     
  10. DU Meter icon
     34 likes

    Shows live network bandwidth statistics, tracks uploads and downloads, generates detailed reports, sets custom alerts, supports data export, and helps manage bandwidth quotas with customizable notifications for efficient internet usage and activity visualization.

    42 DU Meter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  11. 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.

    41 Little Snitch Mini alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
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