Glances AlternativesProcess Monitoring & Process Management Tools like Glances

Glances is described as 'Cross-platform monitoring tool which aims to present a large amount of monitoring information through a curses or Web based interface. The information dynamically adapts depending on the size of the user interface' and is a popular process monitoring tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Glances for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Glances alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like Glances are htop, System Informer, btop and Mission Center.

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  1. Process Explorer icon

    Process Explorer

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    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...

    74 Process Explorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    • Process Explorer is the most popular Windows alternative to Glances.

    • Process Explorer is the most popular free alternative to Glances.

    • Process Explorer is Free and ProprietaryGlances is Free and Open Source
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • Almost everyone thinks htop is a great Glances alternative.

    • htop is the most popular Linux alternative to Glances.

    • htop is the most popular Open Source alternative to Glances.

    • htop is Free and Open SourceGlances is also Free and Open Source
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    btop

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    Resource monitor that shows usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network and processes.

    26 btop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
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    • btop is the most popular Mac alternative to Glances.

    • btop is Free and Open SourceGlances is also Free and Open Source
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    Resources

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    Resources is a simple yet powerful monitor for your system resources and processes, written in Rust and using GTK 4 and libadwaita for its GUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  9. Task Manager icon

    Task Manager

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    Windows Task Manager is a task manager application included with Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems that provides detailed information about computer performance and running applications, processes and CPU usage, commit charge and memory information, network...

    70 Task Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Process Monitor icon

    Process Monitor

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    Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It combines the features of two legacy Sysinternals utilities, Filemon and Regmon, and adds an extensive list of enhancements including rich and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  11. SystemExplorer icon

    SystemExplorer

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    System Explorer is an enhanced Taskmanager that provides detailed information about running processes, startup programs, IE add-ons (BHOs), drivers, services network connections, system resources and more.

    53 SystemExplorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Pachtop

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    Pachtop is a lightweight, performant, and opensource system monitor that provides real-time monitoring of your system's performance, application monitoring, and detailed system information. Built with Rust and Tauri

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    Dashboard Real-time Metrics The dashboard shows real-time metrics of your system. Metrics include CPU usage, RAM usage, Swap usage, Disk usage, and Network usage.
     
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    appstat

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    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
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