PowerTOP Alternatives

PowerTOP is described as 'Linux tool to diagnose issues with power consumption and power management. In addition to being a diagnostic tool, PowerTOP also has an interactive mode where the user can experiment various power management settings for cases where the Linux distribution has not' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to PowerTOP for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Flathub and PortableApps.com apps. The best PowerTOP alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like PowerTOP are Mission Center, appstat, TLP – Linux Advanced Power Management and UPower.

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PowerTOP is a Linux tool to diagnose issues with power consumption and power management. In addition to being a diagnostic...

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PowerTOP alternatives page was last updated Mar 30, 2025
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  1. Process Explorer icon
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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...

    72 Process Explorer alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    Process Explorer Features

    1.  Process Monitoring
    2.  CPU Monitoring
    3.  Affinity Mask
    4.  Portable

    Process Explorer VS PowerTOP

     
    Comments about Process Explorer as an Alternative to PowerTOP
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    Negative Mar 15, 2023
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    Powertop is used to save power, they differ to much in its purpose.

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    Negative Jul 9, 2019
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    powertop is not just a task manager it improves and optimizes your hardware settings to reduce energy consumption.

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

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

    • Process Explorer is Free and ProprietaryPowerTOP is Free and Open Source
  2. Mission Center icon
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    Monitor your CPU, Memory, Disk, Network and GPU usage.

    109 Mission Center alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  CPU Monitoring
    3.  Memory Monitoring
    4.  Hardware Monitoring
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Disk Monitoring
    10.  GPU Monitoring
    11.  OPENGL

    Mission Center VS PowerTOP

     
    • Mission Center is the most popular Linux alternative to PowerTOP.

    • Mission Center is the most popular Open Source alternative to PowerTOP.

    • Mission Center is Free and Open SourcePowerTOP is also Free and Open Source
    • Mission Center is Privacy focused and LightweightPowerTOP is not according to our users
  3. appstat icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    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 PowerTOP

     
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    TLP brings you the benefits of advanced power management for Linux without the need to understand every technical detail. TLP comes with a default configuration already optimized for battery life, so you may just install and forget it.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    TLP – Linux Advanced Power Management VS PowerTOP

     
  5. UPower icon
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    Offers an interface for managing power devices, device events, and history queries. It aims to surpass outdated HAL functionality, offering power management and latency control across system operations. Encourages development utilization despite low current adoption.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Works Offline

    UPower VS PowerTOP

     
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    Activity Monitor displays information about all the processes running on your Mac, including CPU, disk, memory, and network usage. You can see exactly how your computer’s resources are being used via a searchable table, helpful graphs, or even directly in the Dock icon.

    23 Activity Monitor alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Activity Monitor VS PowerTOP

     
    • Activity Monitor is the most popular Mac alternative to PowerTOP.

    • Activity Monitor is Free and ProprietaryPowerTOP is Free and Open Source
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    Slimbook Battery 4 is the new version with new features that improves battery control and increases battery duration in laptops.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Slimbook Battery Features

    1.  Linux-based
    2.  Battery Health

    Slimbook Battery VS PowerTOP

     
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    Jupiter is a light weight power and hardware control applet for Linux. It is designed to improve battery life of a portable Linux computer by integrating with the operating system and changing parameters of the computer based on battery or powered connection.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Jupiter Applet VS PowerTOP

     
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    cbatticon is a lightweight GTK+ system tray application which tells you the state of your battery. If your battery reaches a certain point, it will pop up a message using libnotify.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    cbatticon VS PowerTOP

     
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    Laptop Mode Tools is a package of userspace scripts for Linux kernel "laptop mode".

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Laptop Mode Tools Features

    1.  AMD

    Laptop Mode Tools VS PowerTOP

     
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    Faronics Power Save is an effective and reliable energy conservation tool that accurately manages energy consumption throughout ain a multiple workstation environment and significantly cuts down on energy expenditures.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Faronics Power Save VS PowerTOP

     
    • Faronics Power Save is the most popular commercial alternative to PowerTOP.

    • Faronics Power Save is Paid and ProprietaryPowerTOP is Free and Open Source
  12. TLP UI icon
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    The Python scripts in this project generate a GTK-UI to change TLP configuration files easily. It has the aim to protect users from setting bad configuration and to deliver a basic overview of all the valid configuration values.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    TLP UI Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface

    TLP UI VS PowerTOP

     
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