Alternatives to NetLimiter
Per-application bandwidth limiter that stops background traffic from spiking your ping. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
NetLimiter
Per-application bandwidth limiter that stops background traffic from spiking your ping.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as NetLimiter.
NetBalancer
Per-process network monitoring and bandwidth limiting for Windows.
NetBalancer offers per-process priorities, limits and scheduled rules on Windows with a free edition, though that edition limits how many rules you can keep.
Also worth comparing
These listings name NetLimiter as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
bandwhich
Terminal tool that shows current network use broken down by process and connection.
NetLimiter is paid Windows software that combines real-time per-application monitoring with bandwidth limiting, replacing a free cross-platform terminal tool with a closed-source desktop app.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
RustNet
Terminal network monitor showing live connections per process with packet inspection.
TCPView
Sysinternals viewer for active TCP and UDP endpoints on Windows.
Sniffnet
Shows what your machine is actually talking to, with charts instead of a wall of packets.
TrafficMonitor
A Windows floating window and taskbar widget showing network speed, CPU, memory and temperatures.
TinyWall
A free, lightweight firewall controller for Windows that works without pop-up prompts.
