Wonder Shaper Alternatives

Wonder Shaper is described as 'A bandwidth limiting and traffic prioritization tool for linux' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Wonder Shaper for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, VirtualBox, VMware vSphere Hypervisor and Xfce apps. The best Wonder Shaper alternative is NetLimiter. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Gufw or NethSecurity. Other great apps like Wonder Shaper are NetBalancer, cFosSpeed, BWMeter and trickle - Userland Bandwidth Shaper.

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Wonder Shaper alternatives page was last updated Jul 9, 2024
  1. NetLimiter icon
     89 likes

    NetLimiter is an ultimate Internet traffic control and monitoring tool designed for Windows. You can use NetLimiter to set download/upload transfer rate limits for applications or even single connection and monitor their Internet traffic.

    25 NetLimiter alternatives
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    • Windows

    Top NetLimiter Features

    1.  Bandwidth limiting
    2.  Filtering
    3.  Net Limiting
    4.  Quotas support
    5.  Custom rules
    6.  Application Blocker
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Traffic Monitoring
    10.  Built-in Firewall
    11.  Priorities
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    • NetLimiter is the most popular Windows alternative to Wonder Shaper.

    • NetLimiter is the most popular commercial alternative to Wonder Shaper.

    • NetLimiter is Paid and ProprietaryWonder Shaper is Free and Proprietary
  2. Gufw icon
     53 likes

    Gufw is an easy, intuitive way to manage your Linux firewall. It supports common tasks such as allowing or blocking pre-configured, common p2p, or individual ports port(s), and many others! Gufw is powered by Uncomplicated Firewall (ufw).

    31 Gufw alternatives
    Main Gufw window where you set which applications to allow or block.
    Adding the new rules

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Gufw Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Peer-To-Peer
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    • Gufw is the most popular Linux alternative to Wonder Shaper.

    • Gufw is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Wonder Shaper.

    • Gufw is Free and Open SourceWonder Shaper is Free and Proprietary
    • Gufw is LightweightWonder Shaper is not according to our users
  3. NetBalancer icon
     74 likes

    NetBalancer is an internet traffic control and monitoring tool designed for Win7/8/10.

    21 NetBalancer alternatives
    NetBalancer screenshot 1

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    • Windows

    NetBalancer Features

    1.  Interface Overlay
    2.  Bandwidth limiting
    3.  Sits in the System Tray
    4.  Low level
    5.  Traffic Monitoring
    NetBalancer iconWonder Shaper Icon

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  4. cFosSpeed icon
     38 likes

    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...

    11 cFosSpeed alternatives
    Main window = Settings

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    • Windows

    cFosSpeed Features

    1.  Traffic Monitoring
    2.  Traffic shaping
    cFosSpeed iconWonder Shaper Icon

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  5. NethSecurity icon
     1 like

    All the functionalities of a modern Next-Gen firewall in few clicks: MultiWAN, Deep Packet Inspection, VPNs, Threat Protection.

    31 NethSecurity alternatives
    NethSecurity screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    NethSecurity Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Privacy focused
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Linux-based
    8.  Security-focused
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  6. 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...

    45 BWMeter alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    BWMeter Features

    1.  Network activity
    2.  Traffic Monitoring
    BWMeter iconWonder Shaper Icon

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  7.  3 likes

    trickle is a portable lightweight userspace bandwidth shaper. It can run in collaborative mode (together with trickled) or in stand alone mode.

    8 trickle - Userland Bandwidth Shaper alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce

    trickle - Userland Bandwidth Shaper Features

    1.  Network Tools
    Discontinued

    The website has been removed

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  8. Traffic Shaper XP icon
     5 likes

    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.

    13 Traffic Shaper XP alternatives
    Traffic Shaper XP screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Traffic Shaper XP Features

    1.  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.

    Traffic Shaper XP iconWonder Shaper Icon

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  9. Murus Firewall icon
     6 likes

    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.

    16 Murus Firewall alternatives
    Murus Firewall screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Murus Firewall Features

    1.  IP Address Blacklist
    Murus Firewall iconWonder Shaper Icon

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    • Murus Firewall is the most popular Mac alternative to Wonder Shaper.

    • Murus Firewall is Freemium and ProprietaryWonder Shaper is Free and Proprietary
  10. CacheGuard-OS icon
     4 likes

    All CacheGuard products and services are focused on delivering secured and optimized Web contents to our clients. To achieve that goal we made CacheGuard OS which is our core product. Once installed on a virtual or hardware machine, CacheGuard OS turns it into a powerful Web...

    138 CacheGuard-OS alternatives
    CacheGuard-OS screenshot 1

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    • Windows
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
    CacheGuard-OS iconWonder Shaper Icon

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  11. Bandwidth Manager icon
     4 likes

    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.

    33 Bandwidth Manager alternatives
    The main window.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Bandwidth Manager Features

    1.  Traffic Monitoring
    Bandwidth Manager iconWonder Shaper Icon

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  12. NetGenius icon
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    NetGenius is a modern Internet connection monitoring, control and optimization tool. It lets you watch the apps using your Internet in real-time, control their access, and get detailed usage reports. Bandwidth-sensitive applications like voice calls, videos or games can be...

    24 NetGenius alternatives
    Main application window

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    NetGenius iconWonder Shaper Icon

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