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.
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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 |
| Per-connection rules and prompts | ✓ In depth | Destination rules, no prompts |
| Blocklists | ✓ | ✓ Pro |
| Traffic history | ✓ | ✓ Pro |
| 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.
- You need the deepest firewall rules on macOS.
Choose Kilobat if
- You want quiet, profile-based blocking without connection prompts.
- 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.
brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat