Compact Tray Meter Alternatives

Compact Tray Meter is described as 'This compact utility displays real-time CPU, RAM and disk drives usage meters right on the taskbar notification area, or next to the system clock, that is always visible' and is a disk usage analyzer in the system & hardware category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Compact Tray Meter for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Compact Tray Meter alternative is HWiNFO (32/64). It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try HWiNFO (32/64) or Open Hardware Monitor. Other great apps like Compact Tray Meter are Stats, HWMonitor, iStat Menus and Hardinfo.

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  1. HWiNFO (32/64) icon

    HWiNFO (32/64)

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    Designed for Windows, this tool provides real-time temperature monitoring and extensive hardware diagnostics. Suitable for technical experts, manufacturers, and system integrators with report export capabilities.

    109 HWiNFO (32/64) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    • HWiNFO (32/64) is the most popular Windows alternative to Compact Tray Meter.

    • HWiNFO (32/64) is the most popular free alternative to Compact Tray Meter.

    • HWiNFO (32/64) is Free Personal and ProprietaryCompact Tray Meter is Free and Proprietary
    • HWiNFO (32/64) is LightweightCompact Tray Meter is not according to our users
  2. Open Hardware Monitor icon

    Open Hardware Monitor

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    The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer.

    78 Open Hardware Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mono
    On Windows 7
    On Debian Linux 6.0 using the Mono Framework.
     

    • Open Hardware Monitor is the most popular Open Source alternative to Compact Tray Meter.

    • Open Hardware Monitor is Free and Open SourceCompact Tray Meter is Free and Proprietary
    • Open Hardware Monitor is LightweightCompact Tray Meter is not according to our users
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    AIDA64

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    Comprehensive diagnostics utility with support for Windows, Android, iOS, and Tizen, 64-bit CPU, GPU, and memory benchmarking, advanced system stability testing, extensive real-time hardware monitoring, detailed GPU analysis, and export options in HTML, CSV, or XML formats.

    97 AIDA64 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Tizen OS
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    • AIDA64 is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Compact Tray Meter.

    • AIDA64 is the most popular commercial alternative to Compact Tray Meter.

    • AIDA64 is Paid and ProprietaryCompact Tray Meter is Free and Proprietary
    • AIDA64 is LightweightCompact Tray Meter is not according to our users
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  6. Stats icon

    Stats

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    Simple macOS system monitor in your menu bar.

    73 Stats alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Stats is the most popular Mac alternative to Compact Tray Meter.

    • Stats is Free and Open SourceCompact Tray Meter is Free and Proprietary
    • Stats is Lightweight and Privacy focusedCompact Tray Meter is not according to our users
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    HWMonitor

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    HWMonitor for Windows® x86/x64 is a hardware monitoring program that reads PC system's main health sensors : voltages, temperatures, powers, currents, fans speed, utilization, clock speeds…

    34 HWMonitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. iStat Menus icon

    iStat Menus

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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).

    73 iStat Menus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
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  10. Hardinfo icon

    Hardinfo

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    Hardinfo is a system information and benchmark tool for Linux. It shows detailed system info, including hardware, environment, and kernel. It can use lm_sensors and ACPI for temperature and battery information. It also has four CPU banchmarks and two FPU benchmarks.

    67 Hardinfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
    Default View
     

    • Hardinfo is the most popular Linux alternative to Compact Tray Meter.

    • Hardinfo is Free and Open SourceCompact Tray Meter is Free and Proprietary
    • Hardinfo is LightweightCompact Tray Meter is not according to our users
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    hwinfo

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    hwinfo/libhd are used to probe for the hardware present in the system. It can be used to generate a system overview log which can be later used for support.

    126 hwinfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12. GtkStressTesting icon

    GtkStressTesting

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    GST is a GTK system utility designed to stress and monitor various hardware components like CPU and RAM.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  13. Hot icon

    Hot

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    Hot is macOS menu bar application that displays the CPU speed limit due to thermal issues.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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