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Data Monitor vs NetworkUsageView: catalog facts
Data Monitor	NetworkUsageView
Best for: Android users on a capped mobile data plan	Best for: Finding which Windows applications have used the most network data
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Freeware from NirSoft with no paid tier.
Android	Windows
Per-app data usage statistics Separate tracking of mobile and Wi-Fi data All 4 strengths for Data Monitor Per-app data usage statistics Separate tracking of mobile and Wi-Fi data Widgets and notification for quick checks Available on Google Play and GitHub	Shows historical data use per app and per user Summary modes by app, user or both All 4 strengths for NetworkUsageView Shows historical data use per app and per user Summary modes by app, user or both Reads databases from external drives and remote computers Command-line export with selectable columns
Android only Releases are less frequent than in its early years	Works only on Windows 8, 10 and 11 Data is recorded hourly, not in real time All 3 limitations for NetworkUsageView Works only on Windows 8, 10 and 11 Data is recorded hourly, not in real time Remote loading works only when the database file is not locked
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: Freeware
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Data Monitor github.com/itsdrnoob/DataMonitor f-droid.org/packages/com.drnoob.datamonitor Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for NetworkUsageView nirsoft.net/utils/network_usage_view.html Catalog checked October 8, 2026

“Not stated” means we have not confirmed it. Features can vary by device and plan.