cpulimit Alternatives

cpulimit is described as 'CPU Usage Limiter for Linux - cpulimit is a simple program which attempts to limit the cpu usage of a process (expressed in percentage, not in cpu time). This is useful to control batch jobs, when you don't want them to eat too much cpu' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to cpulimit for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and iPad apps. The best cpulimit alternative is htop, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like cpulimit are Process Lasso, vtop, Process Tamer and Usage.

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  1. htop icon

    htop

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    htop is an interactive process viewer for Linux. It is a text-mode application (for console or X terminals) and requires ncurses. htop is an interactive top replacement that runs in the terminal. The available columns are: PID, STATE, PPID, PGRP, SESSION, TTY_NR, TPGID, MINFLT...

    72 htop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    htop screenshot 1
     

    • htop is the most popular Linux alternative to cpulimit.

    • htop is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to cpulimit.

    • htop is Free and Open Sourcecpulimit is also Free and Open Source
    • htop is Lightweightcpulimit is not according to our users
  2. Process Lasso icon

    Process Lasso

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    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 (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window
     

    • Process Lasso is the most popular Windows alternative to cpulimit.

    • Process Lasso is Freemium and Proprietarycpulimit is Free and Open Source
    • Process Lasso is Lightweightcpulimit is not according to our users
  4. vtop icon

    vtop

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    vtop is a graphical command-line tool that uses unicode braille to chart CPU and memory usage. It can be easily extended.

    48 vtop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    vtop screenshot 1
     

    • vtop is the most popular Mac alternative to cpulimit.

    • vtop is Free and Open Sourcecpulimit is also Free and Open Source
  5. Process Tamer icon

    Process Tamer

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    Process Tamer is a tiny utility that monitors the CPU usage of running processes and automatically lowers the priority of processes that are overloading the CPU until their CPU usage returns to a reasonable level.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Process Tamer screenshot 1
     
  6. Usage icon

    Usage

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    System Activity Monitor for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Customizable, precise, and lightweight apps to keep an eye on the activity and performance of your devices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Usage screenshot 1
     

    • Usage is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to cpulimit.

    • Usage is Freemium and Proprietarycpulimit is Free and Open Source
    • Usage is Lightweight and Privacy focusedcpulimit is not according to our users
  7. AnVir Task Manager icon

    AnVir Task Manager

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    This tool controls programs, disk, CPU. Replace task manager, tweak and tune up XP or Vista. Speed up windows startup. Get rid of spyware and viruses.

    42 AnVir Task Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Pro Version Main Screen
     
  9. Ctop icon

    Ctop

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    Top-like interface for container metrics. ctop provides a concise and condensed overview of real-time metrics for multiple containers as well as a single container view for inspecting a specific container.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Docker
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  10. Mz CPU Accelerator icon

    Mz CPU Accelerator

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    Mz CPU Accelerator is an application that automatically changes the priority of the foreground window, by allocating more CPU power to the currently active application (program-game). It automatically de-allocates CPU priority when a new active application is used.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. CPU Limiter icon

    CPU Limiter

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    Limits CPU power to applications based on percentage CPU limit (per target process) ou or suspend target processes. The program permit add process using wildcard and actions triggered.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Qt
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
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  12. timelimit

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    timelimit executes a command and terminates the spawned process after a given time with a given signal. A “warning” signal is sent first, then, after a timeout, a “kill” signal, similar to the way init(8) operates on shutdown.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  13. Cpukiller icon

    Cpukiller

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    CPUKILLER is a software capable of slowing down your computer up to 99% permitting you to run old software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Ananicy icon

    Ananicy

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    Ananicy (ANother Auto NICe daemon) — is a shell daemon created to manage processes' IO and CPU priorities, with community-driven set of rules for popular applications (anyone may add their own rule via github's pull request mechanism). It's mainly for desktop usage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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