htop Alternatives

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 witr.

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  1. appstat icon
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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

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Bottom icon
     12 likes

    Yet another cross-platform graphical process/system monitor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Bottom vs htop Comments
    Soy_Asher
    Positive
    0

    Fully customizable .toml file

    • Bottom is Free and Open Sourcehtop is also Free and Open Source
    • Bottom is a Process Monitoring htop is a Process Management Tool
    • Bottom is Customizablehtop is not according to our users
  3. btop4win icon
     4 likes

    The Windows version of btop++, which is itself the re-implementation and continuation of bashtop and bpytop written in C++. A rich, featureful terminal-based resource monitor that shows usage and statistics for processor, memory, disks, network, processes and services.

    20 btop4win alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Bashtop icon
     13 likes

    Linux/OSX/FreeBSD resource monitor.

    25 Bashtop alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
     
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    Bashtop vs htop Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It has lots of info in just one screen. It's even better than htop. Nonetheless I have both installed, just in case.

    • Bashtop is Free and Open Sourcehtop is also Free and Open Source
    • Bashtop is a Process Monitoring htop is a Process Management Tool
  5. vtop icon
     15 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Discontinued

    The latest update is from 2018.

    vtop vs htop Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    Vtop has pretty braile graphs, as well as tight vim styled key bindings.

    • vtop is Free and Open Sourcehtop is also Free and Open Source
    • vtop is a Process Monitoring htop is a Process Management Tool
  6. Atop icon
     7 likes

    An advanced interactive monitor for Linux-systems to view the load on system-level and process-level.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. gotop icon
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    ca. 2020-01-25 The original author of gotop started a new tool in Rust, called ytop, and deprecated his Go version. This repository is a fork of original gotop project with a new maintainer to keep the project alive and growing.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Discontinued

    The latest version (3.0.0) is from 2019, and the GitHub repository has been archived.

    gotop vs htop Comments
    dadoomer
    Positive
    0

    Gotop has most of the features of htop with an easier-to-use interface, and among the htop-like monitoring tools I've tried gotop's TUI is the most robust and consistent.

    • gotop is Free and Open Sourcehtop is also Free and Open Source
    • gotop is a Process Monitoring htop is a Process Management Tool
  9. Resource Monitor is a system application in Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is used to view information about the use of hardware (CPU, memory, disk, and network) and software (file handles and modules) resources in real time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. ACTVT icon
     6 likes

    Native macOS app displays live CPU, GPU, memory, and network usage with history, manages and reclaims ports, tracks AI coding agent sessions in detail, enables local and remote monitoring, provides comprehensive notifications, and secures scanned data.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Usage icon
     1 like

    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
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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