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.
- Free • Open Source
- 7 NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
- Windows
DiscontinuedLast 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
- 7 WinSW alternatives
winsw - A wrapper executable that can be used to host any executable as an Windows service, in a liberal license
License model
- Free • Open Source
Country of Origin
Japan
Platforms
- Windows
WinSW Features
- 8 Always Up alternatives
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.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Windows
Always Up Features
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
- Free • Open Source
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Windows
Shawl Features
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
- Paid • Proprietary
Country of Origin
Australia
Platforms
- Windows
FireDaemon Features
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.
Turbo Service Manager Features
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
- Paid • Proprietary
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Windows
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Application as Service Features
Daemon Master is a software which makes it possible to create and manage a Windows-service from any program. (Alpha)
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Daemon Master Features