Iotop Alternatives

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, ttop and Usage.

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Linux has always been able to show how much I/O was going on (the bi and bo columns of the vmstat 1 command).

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Iotop alternatives page was last updated May 31, 2023
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  1. htop icon

    htop

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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...

    70 htop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    htop Screenshot

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Runs on command line
    2.  Performance Monitoring
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Portable

    htop VS Iotop

     

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

    • htop is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Iotop.

    • htop is Free and Open SourceIotop is also Free and Open Source
    • htop is LightweightIotop is not according to our users
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    btop

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

    24 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 Iotop

     
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    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.

    65 Glances alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    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 Iotop

     

    • Glances is the most popular Windows alternative to Iotop.

    • Glances is Free and Open SourceIotop is also Free and Open Source
    • Glances is LightweightIotop is not according to our users
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    ttop

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    System monitoring tool with TUI and historical data service.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    ttop screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Tui
    5.  Historical charts
    6.  Runs on command line

    ttop VS Iotop

     
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    Usage

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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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Usage screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Battery level report
    6.  Network activity
    7.  Computer monitoring
    8.  Performance Monitoring
    9.  Hardware Monitoring
    10.  Battery Health
    11.  iOS widget
    12.  Stats

    Usage VS Iotop

     

    • Usage is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Iotop.

    • Usage is Freemium and ProprietaryIotop is Free and Open Source
    • Usage is Lightweight and Privacy focusedIotop is not according to our users
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    Resource Monitor

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    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.

    49 Resource Monitor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Resource Monitor screenshot 1

    Resource Monitor Features

    1.  Performance Monitoring
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    Resource Monitor VS Iotop

     
  9. Atop icon

    Atop

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

    15 Atop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Atop screenshot 1

    Atop Features

    1.  Persistent History
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    Atop VS Iotop

     
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    nmon

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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

    16 nmon alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Showing CPU/RAM/Disk utilisation , among other things

    nmon Features

    1.  Persistent History
    2.  Filesystem

    nmon VS Iotop

     
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    Ctop

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Docker
    App in action

    Ctop Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    3.  CPU Monitoring

    Ctop VS Iotop

     
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    Sternum

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Online
    Sternum screenshot 1

    Sternum Features

    1.  Internet of Things

    Sternum VS Iotop

     

    • Sternum is the most popular Web-based alternative to Iotop.

    • Sternum is Free and ProprietaryIotop is Free and Open Source
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