KSysGuard Alternatives

KSysGuard is described as 'Also known as KDE System Guard and KDE System Monitor, is designed to make simple process control available to a user without needing to do any special setup - the defaults are usually perfectly adequate' and is a process monitoring tool in the system & hardware category. There are more than 25 alternatives to KSysGuard for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best KSysGuard alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like KSysGuard are htop, System Informer, Grafana and btop.

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KSysGuard, also known as KDE System Guard and KDE System Monitor, is designed to make simple process control available to a...

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KSysGuard alternatives page was last updated Mar 14, 2025
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  1. Xfce Task Manager icon

    Xfce Task Manager

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    Easy to use application for monitoring and controlling running processes.

    66 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

     
  2. GNOME System Monitor icon

    GNOME System Monitor

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

    81 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

     
  4. Bashtop icon

    Bashtop

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    Linux/OSX/FreeBSD resource monitor.

    20 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

     
  5. System Monitoring Center icon

    System Monitoring Center

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    System Monitoring Center gets information about system performance and usage.

    12 System Monitoring Center alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    System Monitoring Center screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    From the GitHub repository: Announcement (31.10.2023): End of support for System Monitoring Center v2.x.x. The project is ended. System Monitoring Center 12.2020-10.2023.

    System Monitoring Center Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Performance Monitoring
    3.  Sensors
    4.  Support environment variables

    System Monitoring Center VS KSysGuard

     
  6. StatusPilatus icon

    StatusPilatus

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    Monitor your PC like never before!.

    58 StatusPilatus alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    StatusPilatus screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last real update to the app was in January 2019, no new versions are planned.

    StatusPilatus Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring

    StatusPilatus VS KSysGuard

     
  7. Usage icon

    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.

    55 Usage alternatives

    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 KSysGuard

     

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

    • Usage is Freemium and ProprietaryKSysGuard is Free and Open Source
    • Usage is Lightweight and Privacy focusedKSysGuard is not according to our users
  9. Resource Monitor icon

    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.

    48 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 KSysGuard

     
  10. PSmisc icon

    PSmisc

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    This PSmisc package is a set of some small useful utilities that use the proc filesystem. We're not about changing the world, but providing the system administrator with some help in common tasks. There is options for using SELinux if you need it and fuser understands IPv6.

    10 PSmisc alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    PSmisc Features

    1.  Filesystem

    PSmisc VS KSysGuard

     
  11. Plasma System Monitor icon

    Plasma System Monitor

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    An application for monitoring system resources. Plasma System Monitor provides an interface for monitoring system sensors, process information and other system resources. It is built on top of the faces system also used to provide widgets for plasma-desktop and makes use of the...

    6 Plasma System Monitor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    Plasma System Monitor screenshot 1

    Plasma System Monitor VS KSysGuard

     
  12. Ctop icon

    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.

    29 Ctop alternatives

    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 KSysGuard

     
  13. Deepin System Monitor icon

    Deepin System Monitor

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    Deepin System Monitor is developed by Deepin Technology official Team, which aims to provide a simple and practical tool for monitoring usage of CPU, memory and network, as well as management of system and application process including viewing, searching and killing.

    11 Deepin System Monitor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Deepin System Monitor screenshot 1

    Deepin System Monitor Features

    1.  Memory Monitoring
    2.  CPU Monitoring

    Deepin System Monitor VS KSysGuard

     

  14. macmon

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    Sudoless performance monitoring for Apple Silicon processors. CPU / GPU / RAM usage, power consumption & temperature.

    47 macmon alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
    macmon screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Hardware Monitoring
    7.  GPU Monitoring
    8.  Performance Monitoring
    9.  CPU Monitoring
    10.  RAM Monitoring

    macmon VS KSysGuard

     
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