Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to NetValve

Your mom also can limit your bandwidth

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. NetValve launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Watch Net Speed▲212

   Simple, Realtime Network Bandwidth Monitor for your Mac.

   2019 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   TinyHardwareFirewall▲78

   When a VPN Alone Is Not Enough

   2014 · tinyhardwarefirewall.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Silencer.io▲79

   Mute/control the internet

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Bandwidth+▲120

   Track your internet usage in the menubar

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Veriflow▲70

   Eliminate network outages and vulnerabilities in enterprises

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Torch▲130

   Smart wifi router made for parents of young children

   2015 · mytorch.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Traffic1M▲212

   Free lessons from the pros who’ve built massive websites

   2015 · traffic1m.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Fuse Connect▲106

   Control all your devices with your voice

   2017 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Cloak VPN▲153

   Stay safe online when using untrusted networks

   2014 · encrypt.me · its alternatives →

10. 10
    NetSpot▲121

    Plan, optimize and improve your Wi-Fi at home/the office

    2015 · netspotapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sandstorm.io▲101

    A better way to run a personal server

    2015 · sandstorm.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Netatmo▲66

    Control your heating wherever you are

    2014 · netatmo.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    VoCore▲75

    A coin-sized Linux computer with wifi

    2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Project Maelstrom▲88

    An Internet Powered By You; Not A Central Server

    2014 · bittorrent.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    KidsWifi▲73

    Simply plug in to protect your kids online

    2016 · kidswifi.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Kudoso▲71

    Wifi router that rewards your kids w/ internet (pre-launch)

    2014 · kudoso.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Spark▲85

    Build internet-connected hardware.

    2014 · particle.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Lighthouse▲76

    A hacker news for community builders.

    2013 · teamsoftware.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Particle▲73

    Prototype, scale, and manage your Internet of Things

    2015 · particle.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Scaler Bandwidth Monitor▲106

    Realtime bandwidth monitor application for macOS devices.

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Boundary Free▲74

    Server and App Monitoring

    2014 · domaineasy.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Louder▲66

    Amplify important messages beyond your network.

    2014 · louder.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Nixplay▲72

    Wifi cloud frames

    2016 · nixplay.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    I built a tool to use my homelab apps remotely without a full VPN▲5

    Hi HN, I'd like to share a small Go utility I wrote called prxy. The idea was born out of my frustration with accessing my self-hosted services when I'm on the go. I use WireGuard to connect to my homelab, but I really dislike sending all my computer's traffic through my home network — it slows things down and is inconvenient. I wanted proper application-level split-tunneling. A tool I love, wireproxy, got me most of the way there by creating an HTTP proxy from a WireGuard peer. This is perfect for apps that let you configure a proxy. The problem was the other 10%: apps that don't. Think of…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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