Bandwidth Management and Firewall AlternativesFirewalls and other similar apps like Bandwidth Management and Firewall

Bandwidth Management and Firewall is described as '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' and is a Firewall in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Bandwidth Management and Firewall for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, VirtualBox, Self-Hosted and VMware vSphere Hypervisor apps. The best Bandwidth Management and Firewall alternative is NetLimiter. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try SterJo Netstalker or CacheGuard Gateway. Other great apps like Bandwidth Management and Firewall are NetBalancer, cFosSpeed, BWMeter and Wonder Shaper.

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  1. NetLimiter icon
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    Comprehensive Windows software for internet traffic control, enabling users to set bandwidth limits for applications or connections. Offers real-time monitoring, long-term stats per app, and detailed internet usage reports. Ideal for managing data efficiently and enhancing network performance.

    28 NetLimiter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    20 NetBalancer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. cFosSpeed icon
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    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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. 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...

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • VirtualBox
    • Self-Hosted
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
     
  6. BWMeter icon
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Wonder Shaper icon
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    A bandwidth limiting and traffic prioritization tool for linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  10. 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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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