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NetworkUsageView vs OpenNetMeter: catalog facts
NetworkUsageView	OpenNetMeter
Best for: Finding which Windows applications have used the most network data	Best for: Windows users watching their data usage on a capped connection
Free Freeware from NirSoft with no paid tier.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.
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	Tracks data usage and live network speeds Simple interface for non-technical users All 3 strengths for OpenNetMeter Tracks data usage and live network speeds Simple interface for non-technical users Free and open source
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	Windows only Basic feature set
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License: Freeware	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
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 OpenNetMeter opennetmeter.com github.com/Ashfaaq18/OpenNetMeter Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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