Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Pulse — Your internet, in real time

A tiny native macOS network monitor. Lives in your menu bar.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Watch Net Speed▲212

   Simple, Realtime Network Bandwidth Monitor for your Mac.

   2019 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   MacMonitor▲106

   Real-time Apple Silicon system monitor for your menu bar

   Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pulse▲75

   A simple tool to monitor your servers and sites

   2019 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Network Connection Information▲59

   View Wi-Fi & ethernet details from the menubar

   Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pulsetic▲407

   Know when your site is down before your customers do

   2020 · pulsetic.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   NetPing Monitor▲4

   Live ping, latency & uptime monitor for macOS

   Feb 2026 · networkmonitor.chama.pro · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Stats▲179

   macOS system monitor in your menu bar

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Netflare Pulse▲75

   Keep your web service alive with Pulse

   2023 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Speedtest by Ookla, for Mac▲277

   Take a speedtest from your Mac's Menu Bar

   2017 · speedtest.net · its alternatives →

10. 10
    PingStalker – A macOS tool for network engineers▲77

    Hi HN - I’m the developer of PingStalker, a macOS utility I built to see what’s really happening on the LAN/WLAN. I live in the CLI, but when it came to discovery and monitoring, I found it limiting. So I built a GUI that brings my favorite tools together in one place. PingStalker started because I wanted to know if something on the network was scanning my machine. I also wanted quick access to core details—external IP, Wi-Fi data, and local topology. Then I wanted more: fast, reliable scans using ARP tables and ICMP. As a Wi-Fi engineer, I couldn’t stop there. I kept adding ways to…

    Nov 2025 · pingstalker.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Scaler Bandwidth Monitor▲106

    Realtime bandwidth monitor application for macOS devices.

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    SimplePing▲108

    macOS Menu Bar one-click ping utility

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Pulse.red▲195

    A powerful time tracker for those who appreciate simplicity

    2018 · pulse.red · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Netler▲107

    Tiny network monitor for menu bar & notification center 🖥📡

    2018 · imagetasks.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ping Man▲178

    Monitor your ping in your Mac menu bar

    2018 · pingman.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    PulseKit▲141

    Your key metrics, as widgets across your Apple devices

    Feb 2026 · pulsekit.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    MenuBar Stats▲173

    Advanced Mac system monitor right from the menu bar

    2017 · seense.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Sensei Monitor▲163

    A brand new Mac system monitor, built completely in SwiftUI

    2021 · cindori.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ActiveStat▲78

    Performance. Simplified.

    Mar 2026 · lucidbit.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Pulse▲90

    Lightweight real-time polls - open source & self-hosted

    Mar 2026 · demo.pulse.kartikeybhardwaj.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Bandwidth+▲120

    Track your internet usage in the menubar

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    StatusStats▲93

    Mac Metrics In Your Menu Bar

    Apr 2026 · statusstats.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Pulse Island▲109

    A living island for your Mac's notch

    Jul 2026 · pulseisland.club · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pulse - Automatic Status for Slack▲127

    Status that updates with your cal, work hours, apps, & more.

    2022 · blog.mozilla.org · its alternatives →

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