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NetworkUsageView vs NetLimiter: catalog facts
NetworkUsageView	NetLimiter
Best for: Finding which Windows applications have used the most network data	Best for: Per-application bandwidth limiter that stops background traffic from spiking your ping
Free Freeware from NirSoft with no paid tier.	Paid Paid license, with a free trial available.
Windows	Windows
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	Per-app control is more granular than router-level QoS Includes real-time monitoring of network usage
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	Paid software Windows only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Not open source
License: Freeware	License not stated
Not stated if an account is 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 NetworkUsageView nirsoft.net/utils/network_usage_view.html Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for NetLimiter netlimiter.com Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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