Simple Bandwidth Monitor

Simple Bandwidth Monitor is a small software application developed specifically for helping you monitor your bandwidth usage in real time. In addition, it allows you to gain access to daily and monthly statistics.
The tool can be installed on Windows 2K, XP, Vista, and 7. You need to open it with administrative privileges in order to make use of its monitoring capabilities.

Minimalist design

After a quick and simple installation process where you only need to press a few ‘Next’ buttons in order to complete the task, you are welcomed by a simple and transparent interface. The main window can be moved anywhere on the desktop using drag-and-drop actions and resized.
Accessing the program’s features can be done by right-clicking on its interface. An online help manual is available and reveals succinct description about the tool’s dedicated parameters. The configuration settings look intuitive so you are not going to spend a lot of time decoding them.

Monitoring capabilities

Simple Bandwidth Monitor gives you the possibility to view a real-time graphical display of your network usage. You can check out details about the maximum and current rate, as well as downstream and upstream traffic.
What’s more, you can access daily or monthly statistics which contain information about downloading and uploading parameters, as well as date. In addition, the app automatically saves statistics data every 10 seconds and shows the network usage in kilobytes or megabytes.
A few configuration settings are hidden under the hood for helping you run the tool at Windows startup, make the text transparent, and select the network interface from a drop-down list.
Tests have pointed out that Simple Bandwidth Monitor carries out a task quickly and without errors. It remains light on system resources so you do not have to worry that it burdens the overall performance of the computer. You may keep it running in the background.

Final remarks

All in all, Simple Bandwidth Monitor has to offers a straightforward software solution for helping you keep an eye on your bandwidth usage, and can be tweaked by rookies and professionals alike.