# GlassWire Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 GlassWire Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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GlassWire

## What is GlassWire?

Use GlassWire's simple to use firewall interface to view all your past and present network activity on a graph. Click the graph to see what applications initiated the incoming or outgoing bandwidth and instantly see what hosts the applications were communicating with. Hosts are automatically resolved and also include their country of origin. Click the Apps and Traffic options to break down network activity by applications and traffic types.

## What is GlassWire used for?

[Firewall](https://www.capterra.com/firewall-software/)[Network Security](https://www.capterra.com/network-security-software/)[Computer Security](https://www.capterra.com/computer-security-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 68 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

99%

Neutral

0%

Negative

1%

Starting price

$35.88

Flat Rate, Per Year

Free trial  
not available

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## GlassWire alternatives

Highest Rated

[4.7 (343)](https://www.capterra.com/p/168192/Site24x7/reviews/)

Starting price

$10.00

Per User, Per Month

[4.5 (255)](https://www.capterra.com/p/251336/ManageEngine-OpManager/reviews/)

Starting price

$95.00

Per User, Per Month

[4.4 (89)](https://www.capterra.com/p/172324/NetFlow-Analyzer/reviews/)

Starting price

$245.00

Per User, Per Month

[4.4 (129)](https://www.capterra.com/p/172325/ManageEngine-OpUtils/reviews/)

Starting price

$138.00

Per User, Per Month

[View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/136163/GlassWire/alternatives/)

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Alerts/Notifications

4.6 (10)

60.00% of 10 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Activity Monitoring

4.6 (8)

75.00% of 8 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Track and report on everything that happens within the system or network

Intrusion Detection System

4.1 (8)

75.00% of 8 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Identify and alert about security breaches by third parties

Vulnerability Scanning

4.3 (7)

57.14% of 7 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Discover patch statuses and vulnerabilities

Reporting/Analytics

4.0 (6)

33.33% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Firewalls

4.6 (5)

60.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Monitor and control network/web traffic based on predetermined rules, protecting against unauthorized access and threats

GlassWire 31 features

Track and report on everything that happens within the system or network

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

System alerts about the need to escalate an issue or request

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Prevents, detects and removes malware

Identify and respond to security threats to developed applications

Protect sensitive data for digital privacy

Graphical representation of data

Protect users working remotely and provide secure environments for personal devices to access company programs

A chronological record of actions or occurrences within a network, software, or process

Find & retrieve relevant data or documents

Monitor and control network/web traffic based on predetermined rules, protecting against unauthorized access and threats

Identify and alert about security breaches by third parties

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user

Network topology maps providing infrastructure visualization for devices, connections, configurations, etc.

Tracks and makes accessible data on the health of servers and other network components.

Prevent and monitor unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of a computer network and network-accessible resources

A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.

Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time

Receive data and information in real time

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Notifications that are delivered to users as soon as an event occurs

Active reporting of data and metrics

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Notifying as a warning or reminder of a potential or imminent hazard

Continuously scan servers on a designated network to monitor health and search for any irregularities or failures

Information to prevent, understand and identify cyber threats

Interact with data visualization elements, such as charts and graphs, to drill down into data

Discover patch statuses and vulnerabilities

Collect and analyze traffic data about website visitors

Features

4.5 (68)

4.5

Based on 68 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.4 (55)

Free Version

[View pricing plan details](https://www.capterra.com/p/136163/GlassWire/pricing/)

Personal

$35.88

Flat Rate,Per Year

It includes:

-   All Security Features
-   Ask to Connect
-   Lock Down Mode
-   Mini Graph
-   New Skins & Dark Themes and Hide App Activity
-   Who's on Your Wifi or Network?
-   GlassWire Score
-   Anomaly Detection
-   Live Connections Map

Duo

$50.16

Flat Rate,Per Year

Family

$89.76

Flat Rate,Per Year

Value for money

4.4 (55)

4.4

Based on 55 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.5 (42)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.5 (42)

4.5

Based on 42 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.7

Based on 68 reviews

Filter by rating

5(50)

4(17)

3(0)

2(0)

1(1)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

WM

Will m.

Manager

Computer Networking

### "A Must for Traffic Monitoring "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

April 17, 2025

Just being able to have a tool that can do all the firewall and traffic monitoring has been so nice to have

Pros

Networking monitoring and the firewall systems are so valuable my work environment

Cons

Nothing. The program works great. Does everything We need. I cant ask for more

Review source

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Aritra K.

NA

Information Technology and Services

### "Best User Friendly Network Monitor Out There"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

January 16, 2025

My overall experience with GlassWire has been very positive. I've been an ardent user of this software for the past 4 years. It has helped me countless times to identify malicious connections being made by an unauthorized software. It provides an added peace of mind to me and helps me to use any software on my computer without any care in the world.

Pros

It provides round the clock Network Monitoring that is understandable in layman's terms. I can see each and every application that's trying to connect to a server over the internet down to the last minute details about the trust score of the server. Very useful for people who like to keep an eye on their systems so that no malware or hacker compromise the integrity of the system.

Cons

Recently they moved over to a paid version which limits the user to view history of connections that were made in the past. Now, only last 24hrs history is available to the user.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AM

Amos M.

Junior developer

Computer Software

### "Glasswire"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

September 19, 2023

Pros

GlassWire provides a comprehensive network traffic overview, allowing me to effortlessly monitor any unusual activities on my network in real-time. It's like having a direct window into my network's health and security, giving me the ability to spot any potential issues right away.

Cons

The software is really good but the professional edition comes at quite a premium price point

Review source

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SP

Scotty P.

Retired

Consumer Electronics

### "Is it working"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

September 14, 2023

I downloaded a pirated 2019 version of Glasswire to properly evaluate it as the free version is typically pointless & useless. I've found it disturbing that despite the "blocked" attribute I gave at least some windows files seem to access the internet anyway, I'm still evaluating it. Using it along with a trial version of Bitdefender having ditched avast.

Pros

Love the ease I can simply block a program I feel has no business getting internet access.

Cons

Is it really blocking things I tell it to???? Windows updates & other windows programs in particular.

Review source

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Kasun M.

Civil Engineer

Civil Engineering

### "Network Monitoring Software"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

September 2, 2023

When it comes to network security Glasswire does a great job but it's not capable of controlling other activities like file security etc.

Pros

At once, I had a problem with unidentified network usage in my PC. My friend suggested this software and it was a great one. Glassware displays each and every network activity on your PC and the applications and processes which consumes data. And also it facilitate to stop any network activity with it's firewall.

Cons

When it comes to network security Glasswire does a great job but it's not capable of controlling other activities like file security etc. And also the notifications from Glasswire are sometimes disturbing.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

SR

Shaikat R.

CEO

Marketing and Advertising

### "Excellent Network Monitoring Tool"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

January 19, 2023

Overall an excellent network monitoring tool for PC and Android users.

Pros

Glasswire is an excellent network firewall and security tool for Windows PC users. It's very easy to set up and user-friendly. The UI is also so beautiful. Only the free plan will do a great job in terms of security, and they have a 7-day free trial for the premium features. If you want a full-proof firewall system, you can upgrade to the premium plan, and for multiple licenses, you can have decent discounts.

Cons

Nothing bad about Glasswire. But they only support Windows and Android. They should consider developing it for Mac and iOS.

Review source

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YG

Youssef G.

Back-end Developer

Computer Software

### "track your network usage and upgrade your network security"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

September 7, 2022

Pros

with a metered connection I had to monitor my usage and that's when GlassWire comes in, the software tracked my data usage helped me analyze my usage like which app used more data and gave me an overview of my usage

Cons

there's no real cons but I found one problem with the software: over two years of using the app I can't remember one significant update / feature added that I can think of, like it's a great software but Lacks new features to be added every now and then

Review source

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AM

Angelo M.

IT Advisor

Architecture & Planning

### "The best firewall for non-experts and the remote technical team"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

August 15, 2022

Pros

We used to buy antivirus licenses that have a firewall as one of their features. But we didn't like it very much for our remote employees. Many times it was necessary to create unsigned connections with the application server, so it became cumbersome for the technical team. With Glasswire, we can give the remote employee a short training on how to manage and configure the firewall. And it's quite convenient, since we purchase personal use licenses for employee-owned workstations. We chose it mainly for its ease of use. Its performance and functionality makes it compare with solutions that integrate everything. At least in our experience, it's better if one app doesn't take care of everything, that allows us to decentralize until it hurts. Monitoring our windows server becomes easier when some novice has typed something he shouldn't

Cons

I wouldn't change anything. We leave that up to the developer. The tool does its job perfectly. I would only add one option, that it be multiplatform, we also want it in linux.

Switched from

[Norton AntiVirus](https://www.capterra.com/p/648/Norton-Security/)

[AVG Antivirus Business Edition](https://www.capterra.com/p/176245/AVG-Antivirus-Business-Edition/)

The firewall is complicated to handle for novices and the common employee. We do not want a solution that integrates everything, this in our experience fails.

Review source

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AU

Anonymous User

Cachiere

Retail

### "The best network security software out there"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

June 25, 2022

Overall, GlassWire is great.

Pros

I really like how easy GlassWire is to use. Even my grandmother could use it if she wanted to. Additionally, the nice looking graphs help with monitoring what goes into and out of your computer

Cons

I didn't like how limited the software is. With ease of use usually comes lack of functionality and sadly GlassWire wasn't able to break this cycle.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

Web Designer/Developer

Information Technology and Services

### "One of the best network monitoring softwares on the market"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

March 22, 2022

Overall, Glasswire is a fantastic, easy-to-use network monitoring software with an inbuilt firewall, that gives in-depth information on network usage.

Pros

Glasswire has a beautiful user interface, is easy to install and configure, and allows users to block specific applications from gaining access to the internet.

Cons

Specific important features require users to upgrade to the paid version, therefore the free version can be somewhat limiting.

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[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/136163/GlassWire/reviews/)

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