GlassWire
by GlassWireGlassWire may suit people who want to review network activity, receive alerts about unusual changes, or manage app connections.
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Best Bandwidth Monitoring Software 2026
Facts read 23 Sep 2026 – 15 Oct 2026
GlassWire leads this list of 33 (record score 6.0, free plan). ntopng is next (record score 6.0, free plan), and NetBalancer is the next highest-placed with a free plan (record score 5.7).
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.
The standings: top 10
| Name | In a line | Record score | Price from | Try it free | Runs on | Facts read |
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| 01 GlassWire | GlassWire may suit people who want to review network activity, receive alerts about unusual changes, or manage app connections. | 6.0 | $2.99 a month, billed yearly | Free plan | Android, Web, Windows | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 02 ntopng | The Community edition is aimed at home and network practitioners with smaller networks. | 6.0 | €299.95 one-time | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 03 NetBalancer | 5.7 | $34.95 one-time | Free plan | Web, Windows, API | 15 Oct 2026 | |
| 04 SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager | It suits businesses or individuals that need to monitor and limit network traffic, with edition and licence options for different rule counts and deployment scopes. | 5.7 | $49 one-time | Free plan | Windows, Mac, Linux | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 05 sFlowTrend | sFlowTrend suits users monitoring network and server activity on switches or hosts that send sFlow data. | 5.5 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 06 Sniffnet | Sniffnet suits people who want to monitor network traffic on Windows, macOS, or Linux, including users who find other network analyzers difficult to understand. | 5.4 | Free plan | Free plan | Windows, Mac, Linux | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 07 FlowViewer | FlowViewer suits teams that need to inspect network flow data through reports, graphs, and longer-term monitoring. | 5.1 | $500 one-time | Free plan | Web, Linux | 8 Oct 2026 |
| 08 ElastiFlow | ElastiFlow suits network operations and engineering teams seeking flow-based visibility and analytics across complex, distributed environments. | 5.0 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Linux, API, Self-hosted | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 09 Intermapper | Intermapper is intended for network administrators, infrastructure and IT operations teams, and leaders responsible for uptime and service reliability. | 5.0 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 4 Oct 2026 |
| 10 Bandwidth Monitor | Bandwidth Monitor suits users who administer Linux routers or hosts and want a self-hosted view of traffic, clients, and network diagnostics. | 4.9 | Free plan | Free plan | iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows, Mac | 11 Oct 2026 |
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ntopng
The Community edition is aimed at home and network practitioners with smaller networks.
WebWindowsMac+3 Record6.0 Visit
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NetBalancer
WebWindowsAPI Record5.7 Visit
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SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager
It suits businesses or individuals that need to monitor and limit network traffic, with edition and licence options for different rule counts and deployment scopes.
WindowsMacLinux Record5.7 Visit
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sFlowTrend
sFlowTrend suits users monitoring network and server activity on switches or hosts that send sFlow data.
WebWindowsMac+3 Record5.5 Visit
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Sniffnet
WindowsMacLinux Free plan Record5.4 Visit Sniffnet suits people who want to monitor network traffic on Windows, macOS, or Linux, including users who find other network analyzers difficult to understand.
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FlowViewer
WebLinux $500 one-time Record5.1 Visit FlowViewer suits teams that need to inspect network flow data through reports, graphs, and longer-term monitoring.
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ElastiFlow
WebLinuxAPI+1 Free plan Record5.0 Visit ElastiFlow suits network operations and engineering teams seeking flow-based visibility and analytics across complex, distributed environments.
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Intermapper
WebWindowsMac+3 Free plan Record5.0 Visit Intermapper is intended for network administrators, infrastructure and IT operations teams, and leaders responsible for uptime and service reliability.
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Bandwidth Monitor
iPhone & iPadWebWindows+4 Free plan Record4.9 Visit Bandwidth Monitor suits users who administer Linux routers or hosts and want a self-hosted view of traffic, clients, and network diagnostics.
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Cacti
WebWindowsLinux+1 Free plan Record4.7 Visit Cacti suits teams that can self-host network monitoring and need graphing, availability checks, discovery, or distributed data collection.
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ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+2 $172 a month Record4.7 Visit NetFlow Analyzer may suit organizations that monitor bandwidth, application traffic, and communication between network endpoints.
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bwmon
WebLinuxAPI+1 Free plan Record4.6 Visit bwmon may suit someone investigating bandwidth use on a single Linux host who can self-host and meet its root-access requirement.
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Akvorado
WebMacLinux+2 Free plan Record4.5 Visit Akvorado suits users who need to collect and explore network-flow data with enrichment from interface, geographic, or routing information.
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Download Navi
Android Free plan Record4.5 Visit It suits Android users who want download controls such as pause and resume, multipart downloading, browser support, and archive unpacking.
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NetVizura NetFlow Analyzer
WebWindowsLinux+1 — Record4.5 Visit It is aimed at network administrators and teams handling bandwidth monitoring, troubleshooting, capacity planning, and network security.
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