---
title: "Kilobat vs Mole: Mole for networking"
url: "https://kilobat.app/kilobat-vs-mole"
description: "Kilobat and Mole share a philosophy: a native Mac app plus a free, open-source GPL-3.0 CLI. Mole keeps your Mac clean; Kilobat keeps your connection healthy."
---

Kilobat vs Mole

# Mole for networking.

Mole cleans and maintains your Mac. Kilobat watches, controls and diagnoses its connection. Same idea: a native app, a free open-source CLI, and one fair price.

[Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.9.0.dmg)

```
brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat
```

## Side by side

| Job | Mole | Kilobat |
|---|---|---|
| Clean caches, uninstall apps, analyze disk | ✓ | — |
| Live system status: CPU, memory, disk, power | ✓ | — |
| Network throughput | Whole Mac, in the status view | ✓ Every app, live and over time |
| Wi-Fi, router, internet and DNS diagnosis | — | ✓ Pro |
| Block apps and set data budgets | — | ✓ Pro |
| Speed tests and Wi-Fi picker | — | ✓ Free |
| Open-source CLI | ✓ GPL-3.0 | ✓ GPL-3.0 |
| For scripts and AI agents | JSON output and an agent skill | JSON output, MCP server and an agent skill |
| Price | Mac app $19 once, two Macs | Free; Pro $19 once, two Macs |

Mole details are from [mole.fit](https://mole.fit/) and [its repository](https://github.com/tw93/Mole), as of 27 October 2026. Mole is made by Tw93; Kilobat is not affiliated with it.

## Use both

### Reach for Mole when

- Your disk is full of caches, leftovers and old installers.
- You want to uninstall apps cleanly or see what is using your Mac’s resources.

### Reach for Kilobat when

- Something is eating your bandwidth or your hotspot data.
- The internet is slow and you want to know whether it is Wi-Fi, the router, your provider or DNS.

Both live happily in the menu bar and the terminal: `mo status` for your Mac, `kilobat status` for its network.

[See every comparison →](https://kilobat.app/alternatives)

## Get your network out of the dark.

[Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.9.0.dmg)

```
brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat
```