Best Bandwidth Monitoring Software in 2026
Updated
Bandwidth monitoring software helps you examine network activity across applications, users, and devices. GlassWire, ElastiFlow, and ntopng are the first entries in this ranked best-of list. Compared on are application monitoring, user monitoring, SNMP monitoring, and flow protocol support. Bandwidth alerts and historical data retention offer further ways to compare monitoring capabilities, while the monitored device limit may affect fit for your network. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. Consider what kinds of activity you need to observe and how much history or alerting would help you make sense of bandwidth use.
31ranked
17free plans on this page
$2.99/molowest paid tier
11 Oct 2026last checked
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 GlassWire Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8$2.99/mo Application monitoring: Yes
- 2 Download Navi Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.7Free
- 3 ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.5$172/mo
- 4 Bandwidth Monitor iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.2
- 5 SparrowIQ iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumented 6.9
- 6 SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4Free Application monitoring: YesUser monitoring: Yes
- 7 bwmon No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Application monitoring: YesUser monitoring: No
- 8 Nagios XI No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free
- 9 ntopng No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free
- 10 bmon No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free Application monitoring: NoUser monitoring: No
- 11 ElastiFlow No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free
- 12 FlowViewer No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free
- 13 MRTG No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free
- 14 NetHogs No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free Application monitoring: YesUser monitoring: Yes
- 15 sFlowTrend No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free Application monitoring: YesUser monitoring: YesFlow protocol support: sflow
- 16 vnStat No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free Application monitoring: No
- 17 Cacti No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1Free
- 18 iftop No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1Free Application monitoring: No
- 19 Sniffnet No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1Free Application monitoring: Yes
- 20 Akvorado No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7
- 21 NetBalancer No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7 Application monitoring: Yes
- 22 NetLimiter No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7 Application monitoring: YesUser monitoring: Yes
- 23 OphanimFlow No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumented 5.7 Flow protocol support: netflow
- 24 pmacct No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7
- 25 Intermapper No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Application monitoring | User monitoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GlassWire | 7.8 | Free plan | $2.99/mo | Yes | 2.99 /mo | Yes | |
| 2 | Download Navi | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 3 | ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer | 7.5 | Free plan | $172/mo | Yes | |||
| 4 | Bandwidth Monitor | 7.2 | ||||||
| 5 | SparrowIQ | 6.9 | No | |||||
| 6 | SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 7 | bwmon | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 8 | Nagios XI | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | No | |||
| 9 | ntopng | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 10 | bmon | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | No | No | |
| 11 | ElastiFlow | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 12 | FlowViewer | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 13 | MRTG | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 14 | NetHogs | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 15 | sFlowTrend | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 16 | vnStat | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | No | ||
| 17 | Cacti | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 18 | iftop | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | No | ||
| 19 | Sniffnet | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 20 | Akvorado | 5.7 | ||||||
| 21 | NetBalancer | 5.7 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 22 | NetLimiter | 5.7 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 23 | OphanimFlow | 5.7 | ||||||
| 24 | pmacct | 5.7 | Yes | |||||
| 25 | Intermapper | 5.6 | Yes |
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