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BufferZone vs trickle - Userland Bandwidth Shaper

A side-by-side look at BufferZone and trickle - Userland Bandwidth Shaper. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

BufferZone

BufferZone

Security & Privacy

BufferZone is a free firewall program that protects your computer from malware, hackers, and internet threats. It works by isolating your web browser and email client into a virtual container, preventing threats from accessing the rest of your computer if you happen to visit an infected website or open a malicious email attachment.

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trickle - Userland Bandwidth Shaper

trickle - Userland Bandwidth Shaper

Network & Admin

Trickle is a userspace bandwidth shaper for Linux. It allows limiting the bandwidth used by a process, group of processes, or network interface. It's useful for rate-limiting backups, downloads, etc to prevent using all available bandwidth.

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