Activity Monitor Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Activity Monitor for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Stats, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Activity Monitor and 16 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Activity Monitor are iStat Menus, BitBar, TaskExplorer and AppHalt.

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  1. iStat Menus icon
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    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
  2. BitBar icon
     13 likes

    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.

    39 BitBar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Comments about BitBar as an Alternative to Activity Monitor
    Mark Gardner
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    BitBar is a general-purpose utility for the menu bar; Activity Monitor is specifically for monitoring and managing processes.

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    • BitBar is Free and Open SourceActivity Monitor is Free and Proprietary
  3. TaskExplorer icon
     7 likes

    Explore all the tasks (processes) running on your Mac with TaskExplorer. Quickly see a task's signature status, loaded dylibs, open files, network connection, and much more!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. AppHalt icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Atmonitor icon
     21 likes

    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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. eul icon
     7 likes

    macOS status monitoring app written in SwiftUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. XRG icon
     8 likes

    XRG is an open source system monitor for Mac OS X. XRG allows you to monitor CPU activity, memory usage, battery status, machine temperature, network activity, disk I/O, current weather, and stock market data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8.  3 likes

    px tells you what processes are running on your system and how they are interconnected.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. Monity icon
     1 like

    Monity is an advanced system monitor that takes place in macOS Today View and oversees component statistics.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Stats Panel icon
     3 likes

    A macOS menu bar app for monitoring system performance.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. iPulse icon
     5 likes

    Using its concise and appealing user interface, iPulse graphically displays the inner workings of OS X on your desktop, menu bar or Dock.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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