NetSpeedMonitor

NetSpeedMonitor: A simple and powerful network monitor

Our computers are always connected to the Internet, our devices are online 24/7 and we pretty much live on the Internet these days. Between reading various websites, watching music or downloading files, we might experience slowdowns, network attacks or other types of strange traffic coming to our network.

NetSpeedMonitor is a powerful application that constantly monitors our traffic and informs us about applications or processes that consume too much bandwidth or you're receiving too much traffic on any of the ports. This behavior is not uncommon and can be the result of abnormal software problems or network attacks.

What's great about NetSpeedMonitor is that it runs silently in our system tray without interfering with our day-to-day workflow. The program will notify you about unusual traffic spikes or you can hover the icon and see the current bandwidth usage. You can always launch the application from the tray for information or settings.

The interface is a bit raw for today's standards but it's not complicated to use and nicely organized. Any types of users can use it with no problem, you just launch it, set your default network adapter and you're good to go.

NetSpeedMonitor tends to have some compatibility issues with Windows 8.1 or 10, but if you run it in Compatibility Mode, you'll have no problems. If you're looking for a simple but powerful internet monitor, NetSpeedMonitor is one of the best on the market.