NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager Alternatives

NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager is described as 'Nssm is a service helper which doesn't suck. srvany and other service helper programs suck because they don't handle failure of the application running as a service. If you use such a program you may see a service listed as started when in fact the application has died' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are eight alternatives to NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager for Windows. The best NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager alternative is Always Up. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Run as Service or Shawl. Other great apps like NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager are WinSW, FireDaemon, Daemon Master and Application as Service.

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  1. Always Up icon
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    Always Up

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    AlwaysUp is the true set-it-and-forget-it way to run your mission-critical Windows application 24/7, unattended, starting it at boot and monitoring it to ensure that it is always running, even if it crashes, hangs, or fails.

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    AlwaysUp Overview

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    • Windows

    Always Up Features

    1.  Run as a Service
    Adding an Application to Run 24/7
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    Guest

    It's better if you run multiple applications

    Positive comment •Nov 20, 2019
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    • Always Up is the most popular Windows alternative to NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager.

    • Always Up is the most popular commercial alternative to NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager.

    • Always Up is Paid and ProprietaryNSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager is Free and Open Source

  2. Run as Service

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    This tool requires that .NET Framework 2.0 be already installed on your computer. If you do not have .NET Framework 2.0 this tool will display a message and not run. You probably already have the .NET Framework 2.

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    • Run as Service is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager.

    • Run as Service is Free and Open SourceNSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager is also Free and Open Source
  4. Shawl icon
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    Shawl

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    Shawl is a wrapper for running arbitrary programs as Windows services, written in Rust. It handles the Windows service API for you so that your program only needs to respond to ctrl-C/SIGINT. If you're creating a project that needs to run as a service, simply bundle Shawl...

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Windows

    Shawl Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Run as a Service
    3.  Rust
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  5. WinSW icon
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    WinSW

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    winsw - A wrapper executable that can be used to host any executable as an Windows service, in a liberal license

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    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WinSW Features

    1.  Run as a Service
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    FireDaemon

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    FireDaemon runs any application program executable or script as a Windows service when your computer starts up restarting it the application crashes or fails.

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    • Windows

    FireDaemon Features

    1.  Run as a Service
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  7. Daemon Master icon
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    Daemon Master

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    Daemon Master is a software which makes it possible to create and manage a Windows-service from any program. (Alpha)

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Windows

    Daemon Master Features

    1.  Root required
    2.  Run as a Service
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  9. Application as Service icon
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    Application as Service

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    Application as Service is an advanced system tool which lets you run any application as Windows Service. You can easily configure Application as Service using its intuitive GUI interface or command line configurator directly from your software.

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    • Windows

    Application as Service Features

    1.  Run as a Service
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    FCorp Image Hijacker

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    Image Hijacker is a small and easy to use application that allows you to run a program via another one to hide it from prying eyes.

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    • Free • Proprietary

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    • Windows

    FCorp Image Hijacker Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Blocks
    Discontinued

    Development of FCorp Software has been discontinued in 2016. Last version of Image Hijacker, released in April 2016, can be still downloaded from SoftPedia.

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    zlelmefs

    This program clearly has a completely different purpose.

    Negative comment •Aug 1, 2024
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    Guest

    This is a process hiding tool, not a tool to run a process with supervision.

    Negative comment •Aug 9, 2020
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    • FCorp Image Hijacker is Free and ProprietaryNSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager is Free and Open Source
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