Glances Alternatives

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 PortableApps.com apps. The best Glances alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like Glances are htop, System Informer, Mission Center and btop.

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Glances alternatives page was last updated Mar 29, 2025
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  1. Atmonitor icon

    Atmonitor

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Atmonitor screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 2.7.1, released on August 2012, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.

    Atmonitor Features

    1.  Network speed monitor
    2.  In built video player
    3.  Hardware Monitoring

    Atmonitor VS Glances

     
  2. MATE System Monitor icon

    MATE System Monitor

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    System Monitor is a tool to manage running processes and monitor system resources.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenIndiana
    • GhostBSD
    A screenshot of mate-system-monitor running on Fedora 37.

    MATE System Monitor Features

    1.  CPU Monitoring
    2.  Application Monitoring

    MATE System Monitor VS Glances

     
  4. StatusPilatus icon

    StatusPilatus

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    Monitor your PC like never before!.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    StatusPilatus screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last real update to the app was in January 2019, no new versions are planned.

    StatusPilatus Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring

    StatusPilatus VS Glances

     
  5. Tiny Watcher icon

    Tiny Watcher

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    Lets you compare registry and file changes.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Tiny Watcher screenshot 1

    Tiny Watcher Features

    1.  Registry repairing

    Tiny Watcher VS Glances

     
  6. KillSwitch icon

    KillSwitch

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    KillSwitch is an advanced system monitoring tool that is apart of Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) it allows users to identify, monitor and stop potentially unsafe processes that are running on endpoint systems. Uniquely for a product of its type, KillSwitch leverages Comodo&#39.

    54 KillSwitch alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    KillSwitch screenshot 1

    KillSwitch Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    KillSwitch VS Glances

     

  7. px

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    px screenshot 1

    px Features

    1.  Performance Monitoring
    2.  Console-based

    px VS Glances

     
  9. gtop icon

    gtop

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    System monitoring dashboard for terminal.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    gtop screenshot 1

    gtop Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Works in a terminal
    4.  Dashboard

    gtop VS Glances

     

  10. macmon

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    Sudoless performance monitoring for Apple Silicon processors. CPU / GPU / RAM usage, power consumption & temperature.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
    macmon screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Hardware Monitoring
    7.  GPU Monitoring
    8.  Performance Monitoring
    9.  CPU Monitoring
    10.  RAM Monitoring

    macmon VS Glances

     
  11. Free Extended Task Manager icon

    Free Extended Task Manager

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    The Extended Task Manager provides additional Windows process management features and information about disk activity and network port usage.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    The Summary tab

    Free Extended Task Manager VS Glances

     
  12. iPulse icon

    iPulse

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

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    iPulse screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring

    iPulse VS Glances

     

    • iPulse is the most popular commercial alternative to Glances.

    • iPulse is Paid and ProprietaryGlances is Free and Open Source

  13. Iotop

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    Linux has always been able to show how much I/O was going on (the bi and bo columns of the vmstat 1 command).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Iotop screenshot 1

    Iotop VS Glances

     
  14. LXTask icon

    LXTask

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    LXTask is the standard task manager and system monitor of LXDE. It starts via Ctrl+Alt+Del and is extremely lightweight.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • TW flagTaiwan

    Platforms

    • Linux
    LXTask screenshot 1

    LXTask VS Glances

     
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