Apps similar to Always Up include SvcWatchDog, which is free and open source. Other options are NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager, WinSW, servy and EXE to Service. You can choose from more than 10 Startup Manager Tools like Always Up for Windows.
SvcWatchDog is a lightweight and configurable Windows utility that lets you run any non-interactive application as a Windows service—without modifying your code or relying on external wrappers. It’s designed for developers, sysadmins, and automation enthusiasts who need reliable...
nssm is a service helper which doesn't suck. srvany and other service helper programs suck because they don't handle failure of the application running as a service. If you use such a program you may see a service listed as started when in fact the application has died.
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winsw - A wrapper executable that can be used to host any executable as an Windows service, in a liberal license
Servy lets you run any app as a native Windows service with full control over the working directory, startup type, process priority, CPU affinity, logging, health checks, environment variables, dependencies, pre-launch and post-launch hooks, pre-stop and post-stop hooks, and...
EXE to Service is a utility that converts any executable (.exe) into a Windows service in just three clicks, enabling background operation and automatic, fault-tolerant execution. It features an intuitive GUI, JSON-based configuration management and custom action on crash.
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Shawl is a wrapper for running arbitrary programs as Windows services, written in Rust. It handles the Windows service API for you so that your program only needs to respond to ctrl-C/SIGINT. If you're creating a project that needs to run as a service, simply bundle Shawl...
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FireDaemon runs any application program executable or script as a Windows service when your computer starts up restarting it the application crashes or fails.
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This tool requires that .NET Framework 2.0 be already installed on your computer. If you do not have .NET Framework 2.0 this tool will display a message and not run. You probably already have the .NET Framework 2.
TSM is a very small tool to configure your services.
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Save/Load state in XML. Enable/Disable/Startup/Manual/Stop/Pause/Resume in multiple selected services at once with one key press. Group by State or by Startup type. Shows parent and child services. Win32/Kernel serv.
Daemon Master is a software which makes it possible to create and manage a Windows-service from any program. (Alpha)
Application as Service is an advanced system tool which lets you run any application as Windows Service. You can easily configure Application as Service using its intuitive GUI interface or command line configurator directly from your software.
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A lightweight process supervisor for Windows interactive sessions that automatically restarts crashed resident apps like PowerToys Awake or AutoHotkey.
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