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, BSD, Mac and FreeBSD apps. The best Process Monitor alternative is Resources, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Process Monitor are SystemExplorer, Glances, Process Lasso and KSysGuard.

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  1. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Resources screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Resources VS Process Monitor

     

    • 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
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    SystemExplorer

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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.

    52 SystemExplorer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    SystemExplorer screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    While mostly functional it and its website hasn't been updated since 2017 and forums and support are gone.

    SystemExplorer Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Show hidden processes
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Software Management
    5.  Autostart

    SystemExplorer VS Process Monitor

     
    Comments about SystemExplorer as an Alternative to Process Monitor
    Aynyuh
    Positive Jun 25, 2021
    0

    It doesn't do Process Monitor functionality at all.

    Guest
    Positive Sep 18, 2015
    -2

    Very useful to process monitoring

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    • SystemExplorer is the most popular Windows alternative to Process Monitor.

    • SystemExplorer is Free and ProprietaryProcess Monitor is also Free and Proprietary
  4. Glances icon

    Glances

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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.

    65 Glances alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Glances screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Filesystem
    4.  Custom Plugins
    5.  Website Monitoring

    Glances VS Process Monitor

     
    Comments about Glances as an Alternative to Process Monitor
    Hiccup
    Negative Mar 10, 2021
    3

    this is an alternative to process explorer, not process monitor - it displays general cpu usage etc, not system calls

    Aynyuh
    Negative Jun 25, 2021
    1

    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 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
  5. 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.

    39 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 Process Monitor

     
    Comments about Process Lasso as an Alternative to Process Monitor
    Aynyuh
    Negative Jun 25, 2021
    0

    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
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    KSysGuard

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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.

    29 KSysGuard alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    KSysGuard screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    This app is unmaintained and no longer released by the KDE community. You can take a look at Plasma System Monitor icon Plasma System Monitor instead.

    KSysGuard Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  CPU Monitoring
    5.  History graphs

    KSysGuard VS Process Monitor

     
    Comments about KSysGuard as an Alternative to Process Monitor
    Aynyuh
    Negative Jun 25, 2021
    0

    It doesn't do Process Monitor functionality at all.

    Process Monitor Icon
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    • KSysGuard is Free and Open SourceProcess Monitor is Free and Proprietary
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    SystemTap

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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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    SystemTap screenshot 1

    SystemTap Features

    1.  Debugging

    SystemTap VS Process Monitor

     
  9. TaskInfo icon

    TaskInfo

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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.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    TaskInfo screenshot 1

    TaskInfo Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring

    TaskInfo VS Process Monitor

     
  10. GNOME System Monitor icon

    GNOME System Monitor

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

    75 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 Process Monitor

     
  11. Little File Explorer icon

    Little File Explorer

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    Little File Explorer, previous known as Simple File Explorer, is a simple file explorer, designed with compatibility in mind.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Little File Explorer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Small-footprint
    5.  Low memory usage
    6.  Lower Resource Computer support
    7.  Low CPU usage
    8.  Minimum system resource usage
    9.  Low resource footprint
    10.  MD5 signature
    11.  Checksums verification
    12.  Low-Ram Usage

    Little File Explorer VS Process Monitor

     

    • Little File Explorer is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Process Monitor.

    • Little File Explorer is Free and Open SourceProcess Monitor is Free and Proprietary
    • Little File Explorer is Lightweight and Privacy focusedProcess Monitor is not according to our users
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    SpyStudio

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AR flagArgentina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SpyStudio capturing

    SpyStudio VS Process Monitor

     
    Comments about SpyStudio as an Alternative to Process Monitor
    Guest
    Positive Mar 15, 2016
    0

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

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    • SpyStudio is Free and ProprietaryProcess Monitor is also Free and Proprietary

  13. strace

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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    strace screenshot 1

    strace Features

    1.  Debugging

    strace VS Process Monitor

     

  14. ftrace

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    Ftrace is an internal tracer designed to find what is going on inside the kernel.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux

    ftrace Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Debugging

    ftrace VS Process Monitor

     
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