Process Monitor AlternativesProcess Monitoring Tools and other similar apps like Process Monitor

Process Monitor is described as 'Advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It combines the features of two legacy Sysinternals utilities, Filemon and Regmon, and adds an extensive list of enhancements including rich and' and is a very popular process monitoring tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Process Monitor for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best Process Monitor alternative is Resources, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Process Monitor are Glances, SystemExplorer, Process Lasso and KSysGuard.

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  1. Resources icon
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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.

    121 Resources alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
    • Resources is the most popular Linux alternative to Process Monitor.

    • Resources is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Process Monitor.

    • Resources is Free and Open SourceProcess Monitor is Free and Proprietary
    • Resources is Privacy focused and LightweightProcess Monitor is not according to our users
  2. Glances icon
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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.

    67 Glances alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Comments about Glances as an Alternative to Process Monitor
    Hiccup
    Negative
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    this is an alternative to process explorer, not process monitor - it displays general cpu usage etc, not system calls

    Aynyuh
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    It's task manager and an alternative for Process Monitor

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    • This alternative is disputed. Glances is a legitimate Process Monitor alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Glances is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Process Monitor.

    • Glances is Free and Open SourceProcess Monitor is Free and Proprietary
    • Glances is LightweightProcess Monitor is not according to our users
  3. SystemExplorer icon
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    System Explorer is an enhanced Taskmanager that provides detailed information about running processes, startup programs, IE add-ons (BHOs), drivers, services network connections, system resources and more.

    53 SystemExplorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    Comments about SystemExplorer as an Alternative to Process Monitor
    Aynyuh
    Positive
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    It doesn't do Process Monitor functionality at all.

    Guest
    Positive
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    Very useful to process monitoring

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • SystemExplorer is Free and ProprietaryProcess Monitor is also Free and Proprietary
  4. Process Lasso icon
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    Real-time process and CPU affinity optimization utility with ProBalance technology to preserve responsiveness. Automates rules, power schemes, and core selection. Mitigates system slowdowns, enables persistent affinities, watchdog monitoring, and instance limits, running lightweight.

    43 Process Lasso alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Process Lasso as an Alternative to Process Monitor
    Aynyuh
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    It doesn't do Process Monitor functionality at all.

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    • Process Lasso is Freemium and ProprietaryProcess Monitor is Free and Proprietary
    • Process Lasso is LightweightProcess Monitor is not according to our users
  5. KSysGuard icon
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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 user without needing to do any special setup - the defaults are usually perfectly adequate.

    30 KSysGuard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
     
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    Comments about KSysGuard as an Alternative to Process Monitor
    Aynyuh
    Negative
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    It doesn't do Process Monitor functionality at all.

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    • KSysGuard is Free and Open SourceProcess Monitor is Free and Proprietary
  6. Pachtop icon
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    Pachtop is a lightweight, performant, and opensource system monitor that provides real-time monitoring of your system's performance, application monitoring, and detailed system information. Built with Rust and Tauri

    57 Pachtop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  7. SystemTap icon
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    SystemTap provides free software (GPL) infrastructure to simplify the gathering of information about the running Linux system. This assists diagnosis of a performance or functional problem. SystemTap eliminates the need for the developer to go through the tedious and disruptive...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. TaskInfo icon
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    TaskInfo is a poweful utility that combines and improves features of Task Manager and System Information tools. It visually monitors (in text and graphical forms) different types of system information in any Windows system (95, 98, ME, NT 4.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. SpyStudio icon
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    SpyStudio is the best product to trace user-mode API calls on Windows. SpyStudio is an Application tracer which shows and interprets calls, displaying the results in a structured way which is easy for any IT professional to understand.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    Comments about SpyStudio as an Alternative to Process Monitor
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It's my favorite to troubleshoot Windows apps, you can see exceptions and registry access like Regedit

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • SpyStudio is Free and ProprietaryProcess Monitor is also Free and Proprietary
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    strace is a diagnostic, debugging and instructional userspace utility for Linux. It is used to monitor interactions between processes and the Linux kernel, which include system calls, signal deliveries, and changes of process state.

    15 strace alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
     
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