htop AlternativesTop Process Management & Process Monitoring Tools like htop

htop is described as 'Interactive process viewer for Linux. It 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' and is a very popular process management tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to htop for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best htop alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like htop are System Informer, btop, Glances and Resources.

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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:...

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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...

    76 Process Explorer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Process Explorer screenshot 1

    Process Explorer Features

    1.  Process Monitoring
    2.  CPU Monitoring
    3.  Affinity Mask
    4.  Portable

    Process Explorer VS htop

     
    Comments about Process Explorer as an Alternative to htop
    dadoomer
    Negative •Jul 30, 2020
    8

    Made for Windows, this program is not similar enough to htop to count as an alternative.

    ab1
    Positive •Jun 14, 2021
    0

    Process Explorer can monitor GPUs out of box.

    htop Icon
    Process Explorer icon

    • Most users think Process Explorer is a great htop alternative.

    • Process Explorer is the most popular Windows alternative to htop.

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

    • Process Explorer is Free and Proprietaryhtop is Free and Open Source
  2. System Informer icon

    System Informer

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    A free, powerful, multi-purpose tool that helps you monitor system resources, debug software and detect malware. Official successor to Process Hacker.

    48 System Informer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window - Processes Tab

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  I/O Monitoring
    2.  Disk Monitoring
    3.  Process Monitoring
    4.  CPU Monitoring
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Performance Monitoring
    7.  Portable
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Website Monitoring
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Integrated Virus scanner

    System Informer VS htop

     

    • System Informer is the most popular Open Source alternative to htop.

    • System Informer is Free and Open Sourcehtop is also Free and Open Source
    • System Informer is Lightweighthtop is not according to our users
  4. btop icon

    btop

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

    23 btop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    btop screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Process Monitoring
    2.  RAM Monitoring
    3.  CPU Monitoring
    4.  Resource monitoring
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  No Tracking

    btop VS htop

     

    • btop is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to htop.

    • btop is Free and Open Sourcehtop is also Free and Open Source
    • btop is Lightweighthtop is not according to our users
  5. Glances icon

    Glances

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    Glances is a 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.

    64 Glances alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Glances screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Filesystem
    4.  Custom Plugins
    5.  Website Monitoring

    Glances VS htop

     
    Comments about Glances as an Alternative to htop
    wanwel
    Positive •Nov 6, 2022
    0

    I like Glances because it has more visible information

    Guest
    Positive •Oct 18, 2020
    0

    its cli based and works on windows. exactly what i googled and looked for.

    htop Icon
    Glances icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Glances is a great htop alternative.

    • Glances is Free and Open Sourcehtop is also Free and Open Source
    • Glances is Lightweighthtop is not according to our users
  6. Resources icon

    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.

    111 Resources alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Resources screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Memory Monitoring
    4.  Storage Monitoring
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  CPU Monitoring
    10.  GPU Monitoring

    Resources VS htop

     
  7. Mission Center icon

    Mission Center

     14 likes
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    Monitor your CPU, Memory, Disk, Network and GPU usage.

    109 Mission Center alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Mission Center screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  CPU Monitoring
    3.  Memory Monitoring
    4.  Hardware Monitoring
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Disk Monitoring
    10.  GPU Monitoring
    11.  OPENGL

    Mission Center VS htop

     
  9. Windows Task Manager icon

    Windows 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...

    73 Windows Task Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Windows Task Manager screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Process Monitoring
    2.  Bundled with Windows
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Dark Mode

    Windows Task Manager VS htop

     
    Comments about Windows Task Manager as an Alternative to htop
    Guest
    Positive •Aug 16, 2019
    2

    Performance\CPU\ right-click on graph Change graph to > Overall utilization (default), Logical processors, NUMA nodes

    Guest
    Negative •Feb 25, 2019
    -7

    Using htop we can see the load on every core separately while Task Manager just shows us an overview of all the cores, and not in details.

    htop Icon
    Windows Task Manager icon

    • This alternative is disputed. Windows Task Manager is a legitimate htop alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Windows Task Manager is Free and Proprietaryhtop is Free and Open Source
    • Windows Task Manager is Lightweighthtop is not according to our users
  10. appstat icon

    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.

    51 appstat alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    appstat screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Resource monitoring
    6.  CPU Monitoring
    7.  Memory Monitoring
    8.  Metrics
    9.  On top
    10.  Export to CSV
    11.  Disk Monitoring

    appstat VS htop

     
  11. SystemExplorer icon

    SystemExplorer

     94 likes
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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.

    56 SystemExplorer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    SystemExplorer screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    While mostly functional it and its website hasn't been updated since 2017 and forums and support are gone.

    SystemExplorer Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Show hidden processes
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Software Management
    5.  Autostart

    SystemExplorer VS htop

     
  12. KSysGuard icon

    KSysGuard

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    KSysGuard, also known as KDE System Guard and KDE System Monitor, is designed to make simple process control available to a user without needing to do any special setup - the defaults are usually perfectly adequate.

    27 KSysGuard alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    KSysGuard screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    This app is unmaintained and no longer released by the KDE community. You can take a look at Plasma System Monitor icon Plasma System Monitor instead.

    KSysGuard Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  CPU Monitoring
    5.  History graphs

    KSysGuard VS htop

     
    Comments about KSysGuard as an Alternative to htop
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    ab1
    Negative •Jun 14, 2021
    0

    You can monitor GPUs with ksysguard-gpu.

    Guest
    Positive •Sep 13, 2020
    1

    It's a great alternative but it's not terminal

    Guest
    Positive •Sep 5, 2017
    0

    more options and better UI

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    • KSysGuard is Free and Open Sourcehtop is also Free and Open Source
  13. BPYTOP icon

    BPYTOP

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

    Python port of bashtop.

    13 BPYTOP alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Main

    BPYTOP Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    BPYTOP VS htop

     

  14. Bottom

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    Yet another cross-platform graphical process/system monitor.

    10 Bottom alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NZ flagNew Zealand

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main dashboard

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Temperature Monitoring
    5.  Dashboard
    6.  Performance Monitoring
    7.  Cross-Platform

    Bottom VS htop

     
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