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out of 5"Glasswire is very user-friendly and very powerful. At the same time it can be used by anyone due to the super simple and neat user interface."
"Well i like the ease of Installation on our Servers."
"This product is great for seeing who (program) is using network and when."
"In previous versions I could block any app on the firewall of GlassWire, but lately I noticed that this option is not available anymore and it requires an upgrade."
"But those are in no ways a reason to look somewhere else."
"We already have too many interruptions in life."
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Saqlain
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Company size: 1 employee
Industry: Facilities Services
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
August 2019
Awesome piece of Software
SUPER AWESOME BRO
Pros
I love this software. I am very found of good software, useful software, which now a days are very scarce. I can not thank developers enough for making a software which shows what application uses the internet and uploads/downloads to what address. This kind of detailed information hub reviles the vulnerability which I didn't know was there before. It also enabled me with the power to block the traffic. Simply "It Is AWESOME"
Cons
I don't know of any cons yet, I have used just the trial. But it will be very bad if they record our browsing history and logins. Which they say they don't but real truth will come forward in time.

Response from GlassWire
Hello Saqlain, thanks for your review! You wrote "it will be bad if they record our browsing history and logins". We agree! That's why your data never leaves your device. We couldn't record it even if we wanted since we never have any access to it. https://www.glasswire.com/privacy/ You can confirm this by finding your data usage database on your own PC. https://www.glasswire.com/userguide/#Moving_Database We are not a cloud service that keeps your data on our servers.
Replied August 2020
Anonymous
Company size: 2-10 employees
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
May 2020
GlassWire for Internet User
Overall it is very useful user friendly software.I still use this software and this is a one of my favorite software in my software collection.Every time I formatted my computer this is a one software which I use to install first.It safe guarding my computer and give me the full detail of my internet usage.It help me to save my internet data bundle which offer my internet package.
Pros
GlassWire is a very useful firewall software which I found by accidentally.It was very good useful software more than I thought.It is very simple to use because it simply shows the internet using applications on my computer and I can block those from accessing my internet by just one click.It has very simple user interface so without any knowledge any one can easily operate this software. If any new application start to accessing the internet it immediately shows up a massage and I can quickly blacklist or block that application.So from that I can easily find out any malware or virus applications which can not find out by my virus guard.And also it shows me my data usage of application to application.From that I could able to disable unwanted applications which use internet and save data of my internet connection.By disabling those unwanted data using applications by GlassWire I was able to speed up my internet connection than previous.GlassWire is not a heavy application which not use lot of ram and processing power.So that Its not slow down my day to day works and serve me very well.I recommend this software to any one who has unwanted data using problems of applications.
Cons
This is very good software with well designed user interface.It was done every job which I was tell to do.But it did not able to stop down the windows auto update.That is the main issue I faced on using this software.When I use it first time it was not a payable software.Now it need to buy the software after the trial period.Lot of antivirus software supply the same usage of this application so I think buying those kind of antivirus software is much economical than buy this software.Those are the main drawbacks I saw in this software rather than it is very good software which must be in your software collection.
Anonymous
Company size: 1 employee
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
March 2022
One of the best network monitoring softwares on the market
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.
Walter
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: International Trade and Development
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
August 2020
Utterly annoying
Bought it. Paid for it. Expected it to work properly. Liked the advertised features. HOWEVER, absolutely HATE the constant interruptions, pop-ups, computer slow-downs, and overall experience. Will be cancelling it momentarily (or whenever I get around to doing it). Software should be neither seen, nor heard from, if it is to be effective. Wives are for interruptions!!!!
Pros
I appreciate what GlassWire is "trying" to do, but this is not what it actually does. It does give "additional" information about the status of my computer and its workings, as well as its internet connectivity, but it does so at a very annoying expense.
Cons
I HATE, yes - absolutely hate the constant interruptions, pop-ups, non-interesting information and idiotic colors that are EXTREMELY annoying. I now remember why I had GlassWire before and why I eventually cancelled it. Software should be neither seen, heard, nor annoying in order to be effective. I HATE the products, and really don't care what it does. If it's doing its job, it should do it quietly, unobtrusively, and without interrupting my work (or pleasure). We already have too many interruptions in life.

Response from GlassWire
GlassWire's alerts are all optional and can be displayed any way you prefer, or not at all. Just go to the top left GlassWire menu and choose "settings" then "security". For the colors you don't like, we literally have 15 different color options from black and white, to dark themes, to more colorful. Just go to the top left menu and choose "themes".
Replied August 2020
Krasimir
Company size: 1 employee
Industry: Accounting
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
January 2022
Simple and effective
I've been a free user for a while and finally decided to convert to a subscription, because I really want to support the team and their great product.
Pros
I've been using it for a long time, because it's proven to be one of the most useful tools you can have on your personal or work computer. It's great for tracking your traffic and detecting intrusions in a simple to use interface.
Cons
The free version of the software does not include a firewall and just provides statistics, but is still great for a free software.

Yasiru
Verified reviewer
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
March 2021
Monitor Your Network Usage with Glasswire
Overall experience with Glasswire is really impressive. Due to Glasswire, I have managed to save a significant amount of bandwidth usage from unwanted applications and processes.
Pros
Glasswire lets you monitor your network usage and present it with colourful and insightful charts and graphs. You can view the usage by dates, weeks, months and also have access to the usage history. Furthermore, it lets you see which applications are using the bandwidth and the amount of consumption. Whenever new application or process starts using the bandwidth you are notified with a notification from Glasswire.
Cons
The only issue I see with Glasswire is not being able to see which websites are using the bandwidth and the amount. It only shows particular web browser has used the bandwidth, not by a particular website.
Anonymous
Company size: 11-50 employees
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
August 2019
A must have for metered connections!
GW has helped me take control of my metered connections and prevent programs like email clients and others transmit large volumes of data in the background. A must have for metered connections and as an addon to the security s/w!
Pros
The ability to control all the applications installed in my pc and the data volume they use especially with metered connections. Also, it offers you a real-time protection on top of the security s/w you use without slowing down the connection or the computer.
Cons
Sometimes it needs to be reset - does not start automatically with Win10
Reasons for choosing GlassWire
Most solutions similar to Glasswire either are too technical and need constant attention or they just miss key functionality needed in an application of this kind.
Malcolm
Company size: 1 employee
Industry: Government Relations
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
October 2020
Do not go online without it
Rural and data usage spiked glasswire helped me isolate why
Pros
Ease of use when a problem can up. Good to be able to expand to see what exactlyis going on
Cons
Nothing I can think of ai this time. It all works for me.
Reasons for choosing GlassWire
Recommended by how to geek
Anonymous
Company size: 51-200 employees
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.
March 2020
Best Data usage visualizer app
Being able to track what's hogging my network has been very useful to me.
Pros
Data visualized is very Accuracy and Privacy was very much considered.
Cons
Software still not available for mac os.
Jeff
Company size: 1 employee
Industry: Financial Services
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
October 2020
A MUST FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Glassware looks after my PC and access Running quietly in the background protecting my use
Pros
Glassware provides me assurance that my PC is not being compromised by unwanted guest. Prompt notification is provide each time access is made allowing me to decide on a course of action
Cons
I can not add any value here as Im a sole trder adn the software meets all my requiremens

Rune
Verified reviewer
Company size: 1 employee
Industry: Marketing and Advertising
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
December 2019
Glasswire - trusted
I use it for one of the home computers that I have used for visiting all sorts of links online. I installed Glasswire to ensure that I had some control over what traffic I was involved with.
Pros
Glasswire delivers an overview of the traffic that is on the network I am using. This enables me to see first hand if something is up.
Cons
It could be cheaper for a PRO version as the features in the free is allright, one would like to have more as it is a very good program, but the price is a bit high.
Anonymous
Company size: 201-500 employees
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
May 2018
A great simple firewall
Pros
This does a great job of blocking traffic and presenting all the traffic on a nice clean UI . Everything is easy to access and learn how to use.
Cons
Not really a huge fan of the tiered software options but I understand it. I would rather just pay for a pro version and get all the features but it is most accessible to others at the different price points.

Francisco
Verified reviewer
Company size: 501-1,000 employees
Industry: Higher Education
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
February 2022
Useful and feature rich product.
Pros
Firewall. Graphs of network activity. Toolbox of network security.
Cons
Learning curve may not be straightforward.

Nathaniel
Verified reviewer
Company size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Hospitality
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
January 2019
Easy to use firewall
Pros
This is a easy to use visual firewall. It takes little knowledge to use and is super straight forward. Keeps everything working easy.
Cons
No real gripes about the product. It does what it states and does so very easy.
Muzammil
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Computer Software
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
August 2020
Best Network Monitor
The Overall Experience is awesome and glasswire is the application that i kept in my auto start-up when my computer starts. I am using this application on all of my 3 devices which are computer, laptop & on my android smartphone. Even I have suggested this application to my many friends and they are using the same.
Pros
1. Security : It protects your computer from all malicious attacks & it gives you the ability to approve or deny a network connection running on your computer. 2. Convenience : we can check the network without even opening the whole application. It notifies all the changes made to the network. 3. GUI : The Graphical User Interface Is Awesome. The Graphical Speed Chart of Internet Speed gives all Current and past network speed. 4. Built-In Firewall : Already Said the Glasswire firewall Helps us to protect from malicious attacks and gives the ability to approve or deny network connections.
Cons
There are no cons in the application according to me. My Only Suggestion to glasswire team is that the premium prices of basic & pro should be decreased 5-10$.
Rich
Company size: 10,000+ employees
Industry: Computer Networking
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
January 2017
Excellent Network Management Tool
With a background in telecommunications software development and technical customer support, I needed help in monitoring and managing my multilayered home network. Glasswire provides not only connection info, but firewall assistance, data usage and alerts related to resources on my PC(s). I'm able to monitor and control Glasswire functions not only on my own device, but on all Windows devices in any given subnet. If I change subnet, I can work with a different device set. While the interface is graphic and easy to see, I can plunge down step by step to detailed connection info for each device and running application. Support via the Glasswire Forum is very fast and very helpful. Upgrades and new development are constant and are provided as part of the one time cost. There are no comparable tools at this usability level -- price/performance is outstanding. Highly recommended.
Pros
Functionality and support
Cons
I would like support for Android and individual router monitoring/management. Android is anticipated, router is a completely different level of product. Better documentation is needed.
Anonymous
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
October 2019
GlassWire as a network monitoring software
Its a tool we must have to monitor our network about its usage and to be in alert what applications are using our internet connection and for what??
Pros
First of all GlassWire has a very attractive nice interface. GlassWire make us to see and understand the current usage of our network connection. It gives us a notification when ever there is a new network activity because of this we can be in alert about unwanted network accesses. GlassWire help us to track our data usage of the device. We can see which application is use more data and what are the servers it getting data from. It has a good feature called "Things" it scans our network and tell the details about the devices that are connected to it.
Cons
Its price is little bit high. If the network scanner can scan for the security issues of the network it will be a great help.
Jim
Company size: 5,001-10,000 employees
Industry: Computer & Network Security
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
August 2020
Simply Outstanding
Having my PhD in cybersecurity, this product is simply outstanding and long overdue. I often recommend to my clients for a simple to use, laymans view of the "game behind the game". Well done by the folks at GlassWire - FINALLY an easy tu use, understadn and control interface for the average ( or experienced ) user.
Pros
Simple- one effective pane of glass to see what is really happening Love the Virus total integration Just a job WELL DONE Glasswire-- keep it up !
Cons
I wish, there was more ability to get the PCAP of the offending event when possible for deepr investigation. Ability to collaspe alerts by Date -- so I only see the day I want. Ability to drill down or more interactive graph to investigate anomolous events and traffic
Reasons for switching to GlassWire
I use them all, but find myself using Glasswire beacuse its quick, simple and easy to configure
Matt
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
September 2018
A beautiful interface for something generally so boring.
I've been using GlassWire on Windows for a while and recently ventured into using it on Android as well. The only downside to the android application is that it has to keep a notification open and active in order to run in the background, and I'm not generally a fan of taking up that kind of screen real estate permanently.
Pros
GlassWire looks fantastic, it's easily the best looking firewall software that I've used. It's very easy to use and understand, and the features it provides are incredibly useful. Who knew the firewall could be this good?
Cons
Really the only thing that I am not a fan of is that the software is subscription based, though I can understand why they price it that way.

Ankit
Verified reviewer
Company size: 10,000+ employees
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
August 2021
Highly Recommended
great tool and highly recommended
Pros
. Great tool to monitor graph, usage based on apps,traffic and publisher part. . You get options to check what all devices are connected to your network . The alerts for network connection are instant. . Customisable theme , snooze alert, incognito mode are some additional features . You get options to control your network and a power to approve or deny network request. . You get options to remove users from the network . Price wise perfect and pocket friendly with number of users and options you get.
Cons
. Lots of customization which may confuse the user. . Notification can be annoying as your get alert for every activity on network.
Brian
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Law Practice
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
August 2020
Quick Glasswire review, a solid selection
Glasswire has been easy to pick up and use as a means to further enhancing overall security. It also appears to have much more to offer as one takes the time to learn more of its finer workings. Bottom-line though is that it does its job well and looks really cool while doing it.
Pros
I recommend Glasswire because it is simple to use, with its engaging and unique UI, while also highly capable at its task. The bells and whistles are easily identified as well as explained in fairly seamless fashion with the well-meshed components. Enough for set and forget or tweaking til' content.
Cons
Personally, I would like even more information/granular details. However, I say that about everything.
Reasons for choosing GlassWire
More than capable with engaging and unique UI to boot.
Reasons for switching to GlassWire
Time for change.
Kevin
Company size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Computer Software
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
August 2020
Perfect Product
For me, GlassWire is a must. I have it installed on my home server, two personal PCs, 2 work machines, and both my personal and work phone. This product delivers so much for such a low price.
Pros
Monitor local machine as well as servers or machines on the network is a breeze. The Firewall and other detections such as "Evil Twin" or even change in name for software is awesome. And the Themes are super useful when you have to stare at a screen for any given moment.
Cons
There are only Two "Cons" that I see, that is that there is no Client [at the time of writing this] for MAC and my second is that I cannot use remote server manager from mobile client. But those are in no ways a reason to look somewhere else.
Mike
Company size: 501-1,000 employees
Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
August 2020
Great network traffic visibility at a reasonable price
I'm involved in network security and seeing the traffic and applications creating that traffic helps when diagnosing possible malware.
Pros
This product is easy to use and provides great visual cues for what traffic is going to and from your computer. If you need to know what is happening, this tool is great for that.
Cons
The product seems to create high CPU utilization at times. I hope this is improved in future releases.
Reasons for choosing GlassWire
This product provides the most bang for the buck. Visibility is great and they keep making it better.
Tony
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Photography
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
April 2018
I am a big fan of this software! It is easy to use and gives fine control of connection and firewall
It gives a greater understanding of what is going on in my digital life! What's not to like about that!
Pros
This software makes it easy to understand what is happening regarding software connecting, file transfers and bandwidth usage. It's visually stunning and appealing to use. I would not be without it. I usually run with ask to connect, which is great when limited to using a mobile connection.
Cons
There's not really anything bad to say about it. If you find something amiss customer service get back very fast to resolve issues. In my case they went the extra mile to resolve an issue that was really outside the scope. But they got it done.
Clark
Company size: 1 employee
Industry: Marketing and Advertising
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
August 2020
Great Visual Firewall Monitor
On PC especially I add Glasswire when setting up a new machine, and when using it to make sure there are no intrusions or pieces of software I'm not aware of communicating with another machine. I haven't tried the app yet but hope to in the future.
Pros
Really like the real-time info and visual interface. I helped spread the word about this software as part of the influencer team. Many folks I interacted with agreed the software was/is excellent. I enjoy seeing in real-time where my computer pings out to other sites and servers. I had no idea this data was even accessible before Glasswire. As someone that has dealt with malware in the past this is part of my one two punch for ensuring no malware / spyware / malicious stuff exist on my computers.
Cons
Not much, just maybe explaining better all the features.
