Run as Service Alternatives

Apps similar to Run as Service include SvcWatchDog, which is free and open source. Other options are NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager, servy, WinSW and Always Up. You can choose from more than 10 Startup Manager Tools like Run as Service for Windows.

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    SvcWatchDog is a lightweight and configurable Windows utility that lets you run any non-interactive application as a Windows service—without modifying your code or relying on external wrappers. It’s designed for developers, sysadmins, and automation enthusiasts who need reliable...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. 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.

    11 NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. servy icon
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    Servy lets you run any app as a native Windows service with full control over the working directory, startup type, process priority, CPU affinity, logging, health checks, environment variables, dependencies, pre-launch and post-launch hooks, pre-stop and post-stop hooks, and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. WinSW icon
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    winsw - A wrapper executable that can be used to host any executable as an Windows service, in a liberal license

    10 WinSW alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. 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.

    12 Always Up alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. 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.

    8 FireDaemon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
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