Initial release 2005 | Available in English | |
Developer(s) Locktime Software s.r.o. Stable release 4.0.15.0 / October 10, 2015; 17 months ago (2015-10-10) Preview release 4.0.12.0 / June 3, 2014; 2 years ago (2014-06-03) Operating system | ||
NetLimiter is client-side traffic shaping and monitoring software for the Windows operating system. Unlike most traffic-shaping utilities, which are based on centrally managed hardware, NetLimiter is a software-only solution. This has the advantage of being less expensive to deploy, but can result in being more difficult to manage its use across more than one computer.
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While it has a significant market among more technically minded computer users, in medium-to-large networks it becomes difficult for administrators to maintain multiple copies of configuration files. It is, however, useful for simulating slow links between departments showing how the applications will work when deployed to slower sites.
It is often lumped together with other free or shareware in articles that present the reader with 'essential' applications and poweruser-type utilities.
Features and versions
The software is available in three versions: the freeware Monitor and two paid for versions, Lite and Pro. Monitor provides real-time monitoring and statistics. Lite provides monitoring and limits, while the Pro version includes all Monitor and Lite features together with additional features including the ability to act as a firewall, remote administration via a webpage, and filtering.
The product has its own programming interface, allowing integration with other software.
Version 1.3 of the software has been criticized by cNet as using too much memory (12 MB).
Version 3 was released on August 31, 2010.
Version 4.0.13 is a first NetLimiter 4 final release on August 5, 2015..