KSysGuard AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Process Management Tools

The best Process Management alternative to KSysGuard is Process Explorer, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to KSysGuard and 14 are Process Management Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Process Management Tool alternatives to KSysGuard are htop, System Informer, btop and Stacer.

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KSysGuard alternatives page was last updated Mar 14, 2025
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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 KSysGuard

     

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

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

    • Process Explorer is Free and ProprietaryKSysGuard is Free and Open Source
  2. 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...

    73 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 KSysGuard

     
    Comments about htop as an Alternative to KSysGuard
    ab1
    Negative •Jun 14, 2021
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    No GPU monitoring as far as I know.

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

    • htop is the most popular Open Source alternative to KSysGuard.

    • htop is Free and Open SourceKSysGuard is also Free and Open Source
    • htop is LightweightKSysGuard is not according to our users
  4. 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.

    49 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 KSysGuard

     
  5. btop icon

    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 KSysGuard

     
  6. Stacer icon

    Stacer

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    Stacer is an open source system optimizer and application monitor that helps users to manage entire system with different aspects, its an all in one system utility.

    29 Stacer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • TR flagTürkiye

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Dashboard
    Discontinued

    The last version (1.1.0) is from May 2019.

    Stacer Features

    1.  Real-time monitoring
    2.  Services monitoring
    3.  Optimization

    Stacer VS KSysGuard

     
  7. 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.

    112 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.  CPU Monitoring
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  GPU Monitoring

    Resources VS KSysGuard

     
  9. 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.

    52 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 KSysGuard

     
  10. 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...

    74 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 KSysGuard

     
  11. Process Lasso icon

    Process Lasso

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    Process Lasso is NOT yet another task manager. It is a process priority optimization and system automation utility. Priority optimization, affinity optimization, core optimization, automated rules, automated power schemes, you name it and Process Lasso has it.

    40 Process Lasso alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Affinity Mask

    Process Lasso VS KSysGuard

     
  12. Xfce Task Manager icon

    Xfce Task Manager

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    Easy to use application for monitoring and controlling running processes.

    67 Xfce Task Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Xfce4 Task Manager v1.1.0

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Xfce Task Manager VS KSysGuard

     
  13. GNOME System Monitor icon

    GNOME System Monitor

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

    82 GNOME System Monitor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    GNOME System Monitor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Application Monitoring

    GNOME System Monitor VS KSysGuard

     
  14. Bashtop icon

    Bashtop

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    Linux/OSX/FreeBSD resource monitor.

    21 Bashtop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Bashtop screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Intuitive Interface

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Graphs

    Bashtop VS KSysGuard

     
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