Little Snitch Alternatives

Little Snitch is described as 'Firewall tool for monitoring, controlling, and alerting on outgoing network connections, with real-time user notifications and customizable rule-based access control' and is a very popular Firewall in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Little Snitch for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Little Snitch alternative is Portmaster, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Little Snitch are LuLu by Objective-See, GlassWire, NetGuard and NetLimiter.

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Little Snitch alternatives are mainly Firewalls, but if you're looking for Network Monitors or Privacy Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Mac, Free and Linux. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Little Snitch.
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  1. Wallix Pro Firewall prevents intruders from accessing your computer and that’s the main objective for a computer firewall. It automatically detects and blocks attacks through a comprehensive examination of all inbound and outbound information to your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Displays what apps activate during events and the background triggers. Root users can disable unnecessary autostarts to accelerate phone boot. Root is not required, but needed to make changes.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  3. Simple to use bandwidth monitoring software to track Internet bandwidth usage.It remains in tray and displays the bandwidth usage in current session, day and month. This will be helpful for those with limited bandwidth broadband/adsl connection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. As Apple's built-in Firewall preferences improves in both functionality and security, I will be aiming Flying Buttress more at users who need the advanced firewall configuration, logging, and IP sharing options found in Flying Buttress.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. VPN Peek icon
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    VPN Peek is a lightweight menu bar utility that monitors your VPN connection and checks for potential privacy leaks.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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