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. Sysprof icon
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    Find and fix performance problems.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. TaskExplorer icon
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    Explore all the tasks (processes) running on your Mac with TaskExplorer. Quickly see a task's signature status, loaded dylibs, open files, network connection, and much more!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenIndiana
    • GhostBSD
     
  4. Task Explorer is an advanced Task Manager tool with emphasis on, not just monitoring what applications are running, but on finding out what applications are doing. The UI focuses on expedience and getting real time data of what the processes are doing at any given moment.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. iPulse icon
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    Visualizes live CPU, memory, network, disk, battery, and wireless usage on macOS using a compact, customizable interface, blending data graphically and textually on desktop, menu bar, or Dock, with Retina support, hotkeys, and minimal system impact.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6.  2 likes

    The top program provides a dynamic real-time view of a running system. It can display system summary information as well as a list of processes or threads currently being managed by the Linux kernel.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Linux process explorer, behaves the same as the windows process explorer from Mark Russinovich.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. ESET SysInspector is a free, state of the art diagnostic tool for Windows systems. It is also an integral part of ESET Smart Security 4 and ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4. It peers into your operating system and captures details such as running processes, registry content, startup items...

    24 ESET SysInspector alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. macmon icon
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    Get real-time Apple Silicon performance data without sudo, including CPU, GPU, RAM usage, power and temperature metrics, per-cluster utilization, RAM and swap stats, historical charts, color themes, and detailed system information directly via CLI.

    48 macmon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  10. Yet Another (remote) Process Monitor (YAPM) is a powerful application that allows to view and manage your running tasks, processes, threads, modules...etc. and your services on a local or on a remote machine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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