Looking for a GlassWire alternative?
GlassWire is good at showing you what your apps are doing on the network. If what you actually want to know is why your internet is bad right now - and whether it's your Wi-Fi or your ISP - that's a different job, and it's the one Copper Goose Network Monitor does.
What GlassWire does well
GlassWire has a polished interface and shows your network usage broken down by app, by host and by type of traffic, and it can allow or block an app's connections through Windows Firewall. There's a free plan, with a paid subscription for longer history and more features.
Which one fits
Choose GlassWire if…
- You want to see which apps and programs are using your connection.
- You want to allow or block individual apps from reaching the internet.
Choose Copper Goose if…
- Your connection keeps slowing down or dropping and you want to know whose fault it is.
- You'd rather read a result than interpret a graph.
- You want a dated log to put in front of your ISP.
- You'd rather pay once than subscribe.
What Copper Goose Network Monitor does
- Learns what normal looks like on your own line - no plan speed to enter, nothing to configure.
- Names the part at fault in plain English: your Wi-Fi, a cable, the router, the fibre box or your ISP.
- Detects a weak Wi-Fi link, including when Windows still shows full bars.
- Says when other devices on your network are filling the line.
- Spots an Ethernet cable or port that has dropped to half its usual link speed.
- Logs every drop and slowdown with the time and the measured figures, and exports the log as a report for your ISP.
- Shows live download and upload speed, and tracks data usage against a limit you set, with warnings at 80% and 100%.
- Windows 10 and 11, code-signed installer. Free for 14 days, then $14 once, with a 7-day money-back guarantee.
Free for 14 days · then $14 once · 7-day money-back guarantee
Details about GlassWire were checked on its official website on September 21, 2026. Products change — if something here is out of date, tell us at support@coppergoosetech.com and we’ll correct it.