lshw Alternatives

Apps similar to lshw include CPU-Z, which is free. Other options are HWiNFO (32/64), Speccy, Mission Center and GNOME Disks. System Information Utilities like lshw are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and the web.

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  1. Hardware Probe Tool (hw-probe) is a snapshot of your computer's hardware state and logs. The tool checks operability of devices by analysis of logs and returns a permanent url to view the probe of the computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. A simple application to view your exact hardware on macOS. Similar to About This Mac, but with more features, including AMD Processor Support, display resolution, and more! It retains the old "About This Mac" design language and is supported on both Hackintoshes and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Total Network Inventory is a PC audit and network inventory software for office and large-scale enterprise networks. Total Network Inventory interrogates all computers and notebooks on a network and reports back with complete information about the OS, service packs, hotfixes...

    53 Total Network Inventory alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Network Inventory Advisor audits all network software and hardware simply and efficiently. It automatically discovers all your network assets (Windows, Mac OS, Linux, SNMP-powered devices & more), scans them and builds flexible network inventory reports.

    45 Network Inventory Advisor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    cpuid dumps detailed information about the CPU(s) gathered from the CPUID instruction, and also determines the exact model of CPU(s).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. Udev Discover icon
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    A helping tool for udev testers, coders, hackers and consumers. Main features are - Browsing the sysfs tree via udev, Reports udev device info and udev properties, Filter and search devices, Monitorize udev device events.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. gatotray icon
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    gatotray is a tiny CPU monitor displaying several stats graphically (usage, temperature, frequency) in small space, and tight on resources.

    25 gatotray alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Uses information in sysfs (Linux kernels 2.6.0 and later) to list all scsi devices (or hosts) currently attached to the system. Options can be used to control the amount and form of information provided for each device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9.  2 likes

    Creates a list of attached disks without root privileges (similar as ldisk -lu, but with extensive device information).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. Vera IT icon
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    IT visibility platform for small businesses that manage their own IT, covering devices, software subscriptions and security in one dashboard.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    hddtemp is a small utility (daemonizable) that gives you the temperature of your hard drive by reading S.M.A.R.T. informations (for drives that support this feature).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12. Flitskikker InfoTool offers you essential information about your system. Afterwards, you can save it as a text file, or BB Code to share on forums. Most people can help you better if you share your system information with them. Now you can do this easily with this free utility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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