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Alternatives to SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager

SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager is built for administrators who need to regulate network traffic directly. It applies prioritized, bidirectional rate and usage limits to IP and MAC addresses, ports, protocols, and interfaces. Quotas, schedules, email notifications, usage reports, and a live monitor support ongoing management, while centralized configuration usually avoids installing client software. Enterprise adds deep packet inspection for instant messaging, peer-to-peer sharing, gaming, and media streaming. Application and user monitoring, bandwidth alerts, path visualization, packet-loss analysis, and a command-line interface extend its operational view.

  1. 01 GlassWire

    GlassWire suits users who want to monitor network activity and manage app connections on Android or Windows.

    From $2.99/mo Free plan Web · Windows · Android
    9.0 Visit Specs
  2. 02 ntopng

    The free Community edition is described for home and network practitioners with small networks.

    Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.9 Visit Specs
  3. 03 ElastiFlow

    ElastiFlow suits network operations and engineering teams that need flow-based visibility across distributed environments.

    Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.8 Visit Specs
  4. 04 NetBalancer
    From $34.95/mo Free plan Web · Windows · API
    8.8 Visit Specs
  5. 05 bwmon

    It suits administrators investigating bandwidth use on a single Linux host who want process attribution and historical views.

    Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.5 Visit Specs
  6. 06 sFlowTrend

    sFlowTrend suits users monitoring sFlow-enabled switches or hosts who need visibility into network, server, and application activity.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.3 Visit Specs
  7. 07 Cacti

    Cacti suits administrators who can run self-hosted monitoring on Linux/Unix or Windows.

    Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted
    8.2 Visit Specs
  8. 08 FlowViewer

    FlowViewer suits network teams that need to examine exported NetFlow data, create traffic reports, or monitor filtered traffic over time.

    Free plan Web · Linux
    8.2 Visit Specs
  9. 09 Akvorado

    It suits operators managing network-flow visibility on Linux, macOS, or self-hosted infrastructure who can provide Kafka, ClickHouse, and proxy authentication.

    Web · macOS · Linux · API
    8.1 Visit Specs
  10. 10 DU Meter
    Free trial Windows
    8.1 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Sniffnet

    Sniffnet is intended for people who want to monitor network activity, including users who find other network analyzers difficult to understand.

    Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.1 Visit Specs
  12. 12 Intermapper

    Intermapper is designed for network administrators, infrastructure and IT operations teams, and leaders responsible for uptime and service reliability.

    Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.0 Visit Specs
  13. 13 Kentik Network Monitoring System
    From $2,000/mo Free trial Web · API
    8.0 Visit Specs
  14. 14 bmon

    bmon suits users who need command-line bandwidth statistics, visual monitoring, or scriptable output on Linux or macOS.

    Free plan macOS · Linux
    7.9 Visit Specs
  15. 15 NetCrunch
    From $158.33/mo Free trial Web · Windows · API · Self-hosted
    7.9 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Plixer Scrutinizer
    From $1,083/mo Free trial Web · API · Self-hosted
    7.9 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Download Navi
    Free plan Android
    7.8 Visit Specs
  18. 18 NetVizura NetFlow Analyzer

    NetVizura NetFlow Analyzer suits network administrators and teams monitoring bandwidth, troubleshooting, planning capacity, or reviewing network security.

    Free trial Web · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.8 Visit Specs
  19. 19 MRTG
    Free plan Windows · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.7 Visit Specs
  20. 20 iftop
    Free plan Linux
    7.6 Visit Specs
  21. 21 ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer

    It suits teams that need to monitor network bandwidth and traffic across supported flow protocols.

    From $172/mo Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · iOS
    7.6 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Bandwidth Monitor

    Operators managing Linux routers or hosts who want self-hosted traffic visibility and diagnostics.

    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.5 Visit Specs
  23. 23 NetHogs
    Free plan macOS · Linux
    7.5 Visit Specs
  24. 24 Progress Flowmon

    Flowmon is for organizations needing network visibility, security detection, and performance analysis.

    Free trial Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.5 Visit Specs
  25. 25 NetLimiter
    Free trial Windows
    7.3 Visit Specs
  26. 26 SparrowIQ

    SparrowIQ is designed for smaller businesses that need network visibility but have limited technical resources, time and budget.

    Free trial Web · Windows · iOS · Android
    7.3 Visit Specs
  27. 27 vnStat
    Free plan Linux · Self-hosted
    7.1 Visit Specs
  28. 28 pmacct
    Linux · Self-hosted
    7.0 Visit Specs
  29. 29 OphanimFlow
    Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    6.8 Visit Specs
  30. 30 Nagios Network Analyzer
    Web · Linux
    5.8 Visit Specs

Choosing instead of SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager

Readers may switch when they need broader infrastructure coverage, connection-quality diagnosis, topology mapping, or cloud and application monitoring rather than primarily traffic control. The free Lite plan allows five rules or streams; paid perpetual licences start at $49, paid once and include one year of updates. Remote administration uses a Windows console rather than a web interface, Windows 10 is the minimum required version, and bridged connections are unsupported. Compare each alternative's monitoring scope, deployment model, alerting, integrations, and pricing with the traffic controls you actually need.

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