Iotop AlternativesProcess Management Tools and other similar apps like Iotop

Iotop is described as 'Linux has always been able to show how much I/O was going on (the bi and bo columns of the vmstat 1 command)' and is a process management tool in the system & hardware category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Iotop for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and iPad apps. The best Iotop alternative is htop, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Iotop are btop++, Glances, AppControl - Power Up Your Task Manager and Usage.

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  1. htop icon
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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: PID, STATE, PPID, PGRP, SESSION, TTY_NR, TPGID, MINFLT...

    76 htop alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. Glances icon
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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.

    72 Glances alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. Historical resource monitoring, powerful controls for managing troublesome apps, and detailed visibility into hidden behavior that impacts your PC’s performance, privacy, and security.

    29 AppControl - Power Up Your Task Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Usage icon
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    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
     
  5. 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.

    57 Resource Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Atop icon
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    An advanced interactive monitor for Linux-systems to view the load on system-level and process-level.

    18 Atop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. nmon icon
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    This systems administrator, tuner, benchmark tool gives you a huge amount of important performance information in one go. It can output the data in two ways

    21 nmon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Ctop icon
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    Top-like interface for container metrics. ctop provides a concise and condensed overview of real-time metrics for multiple containers as well as a single container view for inspecting a specific container.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Docker
     
  9. Sternum icon
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    Sternum seamlessly embeds security into your embedded devices. With a new approach to IoT security, Sternum has built a holistic, highly scalable IoT endpoint security solution, that prevents attacks in real-time and provides on-going visibility and monitoring into the device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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