GlassWire
7.9#2 in bandwidth monitoring softwareFrom $2.99 a monthFree planAndroidWebWindows
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What both publish
| Fact | GlassWire | ntopng |
|---|---|---|
| Company history | GlassWire says its team spent over a year building the product before Jon Hundley posted it to Hacker News, after which the team chose to work on it full time. | ntop began as an open-source web traffic-monitoring project in 1998 and describes itself as a small, engineering-led, profitable company. |
| Company profile | LinkedIn lists GlassWire as privately held, founded in 2014, headquartered in Austin, Texas, with 2–10 employees. | LinkedIn lists NTOP as founded in 1998, headquartered in Pisa, Italy, with 11–50 employees. |
| Headquarters | Draper, Utah, USA | Italy and Switzerland |
| Limit: learning curve | G2 and Capterra reviewers mention that deeper information can require a learning curve and is not always easy to interpret. | A G2 reviewer said beginners may struggle to understand how nProbe and ntopng fit together and wanted more topic-specific videos. |
| Product | GlassWire is a network traffic monitor and personal firewall that shows current and past network activity and can block suspicious or badly behaving apps. | ntopng is a network traffic probe for network visibility that gathers traffic information from traffic mirrors, NetFlow exporters, SNMP devices, firewall logs, and intrusion detection systems. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.7 out of 5 from 69 reviews | 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews |
GlassWire plans
- FreeFree
- Personal Plan$2.99 a month
- Personal$35.88 a year
- Duo$50.16 a year
- Family$89.76 a year
ntopng plans
- CommunityFree
- Community (Open Source)Free
- Pro€299.95, paid once
- Enterprise M€699.95, paid once
- Enterprise L€899.95, paid once
- Enterprise XL€1,499.95, paid once
Pick GlassWire if…
GlassWire suits people who want to monitor network activity on Windows or track app data use on Android. The free tier may fit users who need only short-term history; longer histories are listed with the paid plan.
Pick ntopng if…
ntopng suits people who need traffic visibility across network sources and want real-time or historical exploration. The free Community edition is described for home and network practitioners with smaller networks.