Activity Monitor AlternativesSystem Information Utilities & Network Monitors like Activity Monitor

Activity Monitor is described as 'Displays information about all the processes running on your Mac, including CPU, disk, memory, and network usage. You can see exactly how your computer’s resources are being used via a searchable table, helpful graphs, or even directly in the Dock icon' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Activity Monitor for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Flathub and Python apps. The best Activity Monitor alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like Activity Monitor are Mission Center, Stats, iStat Menus and appstat.

More about Activity Monitor
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Activity Monitor alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Process Explorer icon

    Process Explorer

     783 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The display consists of two sub-windows. The top always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information...

    79 Process Explorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Process Explorer screenshot 1
     

    • Process Explorer is the most popular Windows alternative to Activity Monitor.

    • Process Explorer is the most popular free alternative to Activity Monitor.

    • Process Explorer is Free and ProprietaryActivity Monitor is also Free and Proprietary
  2. Mission Center icon

    Mission Center

     27 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Monitor your CPU, Memory, Disk, Network and GPU usage.

    119 Mission Center alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    Mission Center screenshot 1
     

    • Mission Center is the most popular Linux alternative to Activity Monitor.

    • Mission Center is the most popular Open Source alternative to Activity Monitor.

    • Mission Center is Free and Open SourceActivity Monitor is Free and Proprietary
    • Mission Center is Lightweight and Privacy focusedActivity Monitor is not according to our users
  4. Stats icon

    Stats

     50 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Simple macOS system monitor in your menu bar.

    74 Stats alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Stats screenshot 1
     

    • Stats is the most popular Mac alternative to Activity Monitor.

    • Stats is Free and Open SourceActivity Monitor is Free and Proprietary
    • Stats is Lightweight and Privacy focusedActivity Monitor is not according to our users
  5. iStat Menus icon

    iStat Menus

     120 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    iStat is a series of system monitor apps. It's available in different versions: iStat Menus, iStat for iOS and iStat Server as a companion application to the iStat for iOS app that lets you remotely monitor your computers (free for Windows and Mac).

    74 iStat Menus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    iStat Menus screenshot 1
     

    • Most users think iStat Menus is a great Activity Monitor alternative.

    • iStat Menus is the most popular iPhone alternative to Activity Monitor.

    • iStat Menus is the most popular commercial alternative to Activity Monitor.

    • iStat Menus is Paid and ProprietaryActivity Monitor is Free and Proprietary
  6. appstat icon

    appstat

     8 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Real-time monitoring of CPU, memory, disk, and thread metrics for running applications without workflow interruptions. Identify resource bottlenecks, memory leaks, and performance spikes. Freeware with no registration required, featuring dark/light modes, always-on-top option, and exportable logs for team analysis.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    appstat screenshot 1
     
  7. BitBar icon

    BitBar

     13 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    The BitBar app lets you put the output from any script or program right in your Mac OS X menu bar. And it's completely free. An impressive number of plugins have already been contributed by a wide range of developers just like you, and this site makes it easy to find them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    BitBar screenshot 1
     
    |
    1
    Comments about BitBar as an Alternative to Activity Monitor
    Mark Gardner
    Negative
    0

    BitBar is a general-purpose utility for the menu bar; Activity Monitor is specifically for monitoring and managing processes.

    Activity Monitor Icon
    BitBar icon
    • BitBar is Free and Open SourceActivity Monitor is Free and Proprietary
  10. PowerTOP icon

    PowerTOP

     5 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    PowerTOP is a Linux tool to diagnose issues with power consumption and power management. In addition to being a diagnostic tool, PowerTOP also has an interactive mode where the user can experiment various power management settings for cases where the Linux distribution has not...

    16 PowerTOP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    PowerTOP screenshot 1
     
  11. AppHalt icon

    AppHalt

     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Pause unused apps to boost performance. AppHalt lets you freeze background activity, reduce CPU load, and extend battery life.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    AppHalt screenshot 1
     
  13. Atmonitor icon

    Atmonitor

     21 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Mac OS X System Monitor and Process Explorer Tool atMonitor is the most advanced monitoring tool for Mac OS X that displays system activity in real-time. It is designed to allow quick assessment of computers state and it is powerful enough to make it a core utility in anyones sys.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Atmonitor screenshot 1
     
  14. Yet Another Framework Interface icon

    Yet Another Framework Interface

     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    YAFI is another GUI for the Framework Laptop Embedded Controller. It is written in Python with a GTK4 Adwaita theme, and uses the CrOS_EC_Python library to communicate with the EC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
    Yet Another Framework Interface screenshot 1
     
12 of 22 Activity Monitor alternatives