Process Monitor Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Process Monitor for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Glances, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Process Monitor and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Process Monitor are Process Lasso, SystemExplorer, Pachtop and TaskInfo.

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  1. Glances icon
     69 likes

    Glances is a cross-platform monitoring tool which aims to present a large amount of monitoring information through a curses or Web based interface. The information dynamically adapts depending on the size of the user interface.

    69 Glances alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Comments about Glances as an Alternative to Process Monitor
    Hiccup
    Negative
    3

    this is an alternative to process explorer, not process monitor - it displays general cpu usage etc, not system calls

    Aynyuh
    Negative
    1

    It's task manager and an alternative for Process Monitor

    Glances icon
    Glances icon
    • Glances is Free and Open SourceProcess Monitor is Free and Proprietary
    • Glances is LightweightProcess Monitor is not according to our users
  2. Process Lasso icon
     68 likes

    Real-time process and CPU affinity optimization utility with ProBalance technology to preserve responsiveness. Automates rules, power schemes, and core selection. Mitigates system slowdowns, enables persistent affinities, watchdog monitoring, and instance limits, running lightweight.

    43 Process Lasso alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Process Lasso as an Alternative to Process Monitor
    Aynyuh
    Negative
    0

    It doesn't do Process Monitor functionality at all.

    Process Lasso icon
    Process Lasso icon
    • Process Lasso is Freemium and ProprietaryProcess Monitor is Free and Proprietary
    • Process Lasso is LightweightProcess Monitor is not according to our users
  3. SystemExplorer icon
     97 likes

    System Explorer is an enhanced Taskmanager that provides detailed information about running processes, startup programs, IE add-ons (BHOs), drivers, services network connections, system resources and more.

    57 SystemExplorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    Comments about SystemExplorer as an Alternative to Process Monitor
    Aynyuh
    Positive
    0

    It doesn't do Process Monitor functionality at all.

    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    Very useful to process monitoring

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    SystemExplorer icon
    SystemExplorer icon
    • SystemExplorer is Free and ProprietaryProcess Monitor is also Free and Proprietary
  4. Pachtop icon
     5 likes

    Pachtop is a lightweight, performant, and opensource system monitor that provides real-time monitoring of your system's performance, application monitoring, and detailed system information. Built with Rust and Tauri

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  5. TaskInfo icon
     5 likes

    TaskInfo is a poweful utility that combines and improves features of Task Manager and System Information tools. It visually monitors (in text and graphical forms) different types of system information in any Windows system (95, 98, ME, NT 4.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. SpyStudio icon
     19 likes

    SpyStudio is the best product to trace user-mode API calls on Windows. SpyStudio is an Application tracer which shows and interprets calls, displaying the results in a structured way which is easy for any IT professional to understand.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about SpyStudio as an Alternative to Process Monitor
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It's my favorite to troubleshoot Windows apps, you can see exceptions and registry access like Regedit

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    SpyStudio icon
    SpyStudio icon
    • SpyStudio is Free and ProprietaryProcess Monitor is also Free and Proprietary
  7. With ProcessScanner Uniblue takes the perspiration and guesswork out of researching the processes running on your PC. ProcessScanner not only generates a detailed list of the items already running on your PC, it then goes on to give you valuable information as to the programs...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. You can use Windows Performance Monitor to examine how programs you run affect your computer's performance, both in real time and by collecting log data for later analysis.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. API Monitor icon
     23 likes

    API Monitor is a Windows program that lets you monitor and control API calls made by applications and services. Its a powerful tool for seeing how applications and services work or for tracking down problems that you have in your own applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about API Monitor as an Alternative to Process Monitor
    Aynyuh
    Negative
    0

    More close to Process Monitor functionality than other alternatives here such as Glances, Process Lasso, SystemExplorer, GNOME System Monitor, KSysGuard

    API Monitor icon
    API Monitor icon
    • API Monitor is Free and ProprietaryProcess Monitor is also Free and Proprietary
  10. Chameleon Task Manager is Windows task manager that enables the complete control of processes running on a computer optimizing the performance of Windows. It also provides more detailed information about programs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Performance Monitor is a small program that shows you the CPU, Memory, Disk and Network utilization under Windows NT platforms (2000, XP, Vista, Win 7, etc...).

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. What's Running is a product that gives you an inside look into your Windows system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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