Kilobat vs Little Snitch
A Little Snitch alternative for Mac.
Little Snitch is a full network firewall: per-connection rules and alerts, traffic history, a destination hierarchy, blocklists, encrypted DNS, network-based profiles and a CLI. Little Snitch Mini is its simpler sibling. Here is how Kilobat compares.
Download for Mac ↓
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- Pro $19 once
- 14-day refunds
- macOS 14+
- Open-source CLI
Side by side
| Job | Little Snitch | Kilobat |
|---|---|---|
| Per-app blocking | ✓ | ✓ Pro |
| Connection prompts | ✓ Per connection | ✓ Pro, once per new app |
| Destination rules and blocklists | ✓ In depth | ✓ Pro |
| Traffic history | ✓ | ✓ Pro |
| Connection map | ✓ | ✓ Pro globe |
| Wi-Fi diagnosis, radar and speed tests | — | ✓ |
| Data budgets for hotspots | — | ✓ Pro |
Little Snitch details are from Objective Development’s own documentation, as of October 2026; we haven’t benchmarked it. Corrections welcome at the support address.
Which should you choose?
Choose Little Snitch if
- You want to approve or deny every new connection, not just every new app.
- You need the deepest firewall rules on macOS.
Choose Kilobat if
- You want to be asked once per new app, or not at all with profile-based blocking.
- You care about data use and Wi-Fi quality as much as privacy.
- You want an open-source CLI and MCP server.
Pricing
See Little Snitch’s site for current pricing. Kilobat is free, with Pro for $19 once.
Get your network out of the dark.
Download for Mac ↓
brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat