Kilobat vs PeakHour
A PeakHour alternative for Mac.
PeakHour monitors your router, provider and the internet over time, records outages, reads SNMP and UPnP router counters, and tracks speed and responsiveness. Here is how Kilobat compares.
brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat- Free forever
- Pro $19 once
- 14-day refunds
- macOS 14+
- Open-source CLI
Side by side
| Job | PeakHour | Kilobat |
|---|---|---|
| Outage and latency history | ✓ | ✓ Pro |
| Router counters | SNMP and UPnP | UPnP |
| Speed history and plan comparison | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live traffic by app | — | ✓ Free |
| App blocking and data budgets | — | ✓ Pro |
| Wi-Fi picker and radar | — | ✓ |
PeakHour details are from PeakHour’s own documentation, as of October 2026; we haven’t benchmarked it. Corrections welcome at the support address.
Which should you choose?
Choose PeakHour if
- You want whole-network monitoring over SNMP, or deep long-term router graphs.
Choose Kilobat if
- You want your Mac’s own traffic, control and Wi-Fi tools alongside connection history.
Pricing
See PeakHour’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