Run as Service Alternatives

Run as Service is described as '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' and is an app. There are eight alternatives to Run as Service for Windows. The best Run as Service alternative is NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Run as Service are WinSW, Always Up, Shawl and FireDaemon.

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Run as Service alternatives page was last updated Aug 11, 2020
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    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.

    7 NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Last release is from 2014, and last pre-release is from 2017, but it can still be downloaded from the official website.

    NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Run as a Service

    NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager VS Run as Service

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

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

    • NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager is Free and Open SourceRun as Service is also Free and Open Source
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    winsw - A wrapper executable that can be used to host any executable as an Windows service, in a liberal license

    7 WinSW alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WinSW Features

    1.  Run as a Service

    WinSW VS Run as Service

     
  3. Always Up icon
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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.

    8 Always Up alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Always Up Features

    1.  Run as a Service

    Always Up VS Run as Service

     
    • Always Up is the most popular commercial alternative to Run as Service.

    • Always Up is Paid and ProprietaryRun as Service is Free and Open Source
  4. Shawl icon
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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...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Shawl Features

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

    Shawl VS Run as Service

     
  5. FireDaemon icon
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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.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    FireDaemon Features

    1.  Run as a Service

    FireDaemon VS Run as Service

     
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    TSM is a very small tool to configure your services.

    Features:

    Save/Load state in XML. Enable/Disable/Startup/Manual/Stop/Pause/Resume in multiple selected services at once with one key press. Group by State or by Startup type. Shows parent and child services. Win32/Kernel serv.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Turbo Service Manager Features

    1.  Run as a Service

    Turbo Service Manager VS Run 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.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Application as Service Features

    1.  Run as a Service

    Application as Service VS Run as Service

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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Daemon Master Features

    1.  Root required
    2.  Run as a Service

    Daemon Master VS Run as Service

     
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