SIW AlternativesSystem Information Utilities and other similar apps like SIW

SIW is described as 'Windows tool for gathering in-depth system properties with report generation in HTML, JSON, CSV, TXT, and XML formats, even in batch mode' and is a popular system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to SIW for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and Flathub apps. The best SIW alternative is CPU-Z, which is free. Other great apps like SIW are HWiNFO (32/64), Speccy, GPU-Z and AIDA64.

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  1. CPU-Z icon

    CPU-Z

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    Freeware system profiler detecting CPU, RAM, and chipset details for Windows and Android. It operates offline, ad-free, and is more detailed than Windows XP hardware tools. Portable with no installation or registration required, ideal for hardware monitoring.

    67 CPU-Z alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
    CPU-Z screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Benchmark
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Stress Testing
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  No registration required
    8.  GNU/linux-libre
    9.  AMD

    CPU-Z VS SIW

     

    • Some users think CPU-Z is a great SIW alternative, some don't.

    • CPU-Z is the most popular Windows & Android alternative to SIW.

    • CPU-Z is the most popular free alternative to SIW.

    • CPU-Z is Free and ProprietarySIW is Paid and Proprietary
    • CPU-Z is LightweightSIW is not according to our users
  2. HWiNFO (32/64) icon

    HWiNFO (32/64)

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    Designed for Windows, this tool provides real-time temperature monitoring and extensive hardware diagnostics. Suitable for technical experts, manufacturers, and system integrators with report export capabilities.

    99 HWiNFO (32/64) alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    HWiNFO (32/64) screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Temperature Monitoring
    3.  Portable
    4.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
    5.  Benchmark
    6.  Hardware Diagnostics
    7.  Fan Speed
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  No registration required

    HWiNFO (32/64) VS SIW

     
  4. Speccy icon

    Speccy

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    Get an advanced and fast system info tool that provides a detailed overview of your PC's hardware. Enjoy real-time temperature monitoring, snapshot sharing, and offline capability. Available as an installer or portable version, without ads.

    76 Speccy alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window
    Bundleware

    The installer propose you to install additional third party software like Google Chrome

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  Portable
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Multiple languages
    7.  CPU Monitoring

    Speccy VS SIW

     
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    Speccy

    Get an advanced and fast system info tool that provides a detailed overview of your PC's hardware. Enjoy real-time temperature monitoring, snapshot sharing, and offline capability. Available as an installer or portable versio...

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  6. GPU-Z icon

    GPU-Z

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    Streamlined tool providing crucial details about video cards, handling NVIDIA, AMD, ATI, Intel devices. Displays clocks, tests PCI-Express, backs up BIOS, works on many Windows versions, and requires no installation.

    34 GPU-Z alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    GPU-Z screenshot 1
    GPU-Z screenshot 2
    GPU-Z screenshot 3

    GPU-Z Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Portable
    3.  Sensors

    GPU-Z VS SIW

     
  7. AIDA64 icon

    AIDA64

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    Advanced system info and diagnostics utility, AIDA64 runs on Windows, Android, iOS and more, offering 64-bit benchmarking, real-time hardware monitoring, and detailed hardware component information, ad-free and portable via USB.

    89 AIDA64 alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • HU flagHungary
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Tizen OS
    AIDA64 screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Overclock

    AIDA64 VS SIW

     

    • AIDA64 is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to SIW.

    • AIDA64 is the most popular commercial alternative to SIW.

    • AIDA64 is Paid and ProprietarySIW is also Paid and Proprietary
    • AIDA64 is LightweightSIW is not according to our users
  8. Mission Center icon

    Mission Center

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    Monitor your CPU, Memory, Disk, Network and GPU usage.

    109 Mission Center alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    Mission Center screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Mission Center VS SIW

     

    • Mission Center is the most popular Linux alternative to SIW.

    • Mission Center is the most popular Open Source alternative to SIW.

    • Mission Center is Free and Open SourceSIW is Paid and Proprietary
    • Mission Center is Privacy focused and LightweightSIW is not according to our users
  10. 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.

    111 Resources alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Resources screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

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

    Resources VS SIW

     
  11. Hardinfo icon

    Hardinfo

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    Hardinfo is a system information and benchmark tool for Linux. It shows detailed system info, including hardware, environment, and kernel. It can use lm_sensors and ACPI for temperature and battery information. It also has four CPU banchmarks and two FPU benchmarks.

    62 Hardinfo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BR flagBrazil

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
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    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.5.1, released in April 2009, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Portable
    5.  Hardware Monitoring

    Hardinfo VS SIW

     
  12. lshw icon

    lshw

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    lshw (Hardware Lister) is a small tool to provide detailed information on the hardware configuration of the machine.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    lshw-gtk showing CPU informations

    lshw Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Export to XML
    3.  Export to HTML
    4.  Export to JSON
    5.  Hardware Monitoring
    6.  Tree view

    lshw VS SIW

     
  13. CPU Info icon

    CPU Info

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    CPU Info provide main information about hardware and software of your device. You can get:

    61 CPU Info alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • F-Droid
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Windows
    • Kindle Fire
    • Mac
    CPU Info screenshot 1
    CPU Info screenshot 2
    CPU Info screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  CPU temperature
    4.  Battery Health
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Portable
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Dark Mode

    CPU Info VS SIW

     

    • CPU Info is the most popular Mac alternative to SIW.

    • CPU Info is Free and Open SourceSIW is Paid and Proprietary
    • CPU Info is LightweightSIW is not according to our users
  14. hwinfo icon

    hwinfo

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    hwinfo/libhd are used to probe for the hardware present in the system. It can be used to generate a system overview log which can be later used for support.

    117 hwinfo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    hwinfo screenshot 1

    hwinfo Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    hwinfo VS SIW

     
  15. SIV - System Information Viewer icon

    SIV - System Information Viewer

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    SIV by Ray Hinchliffe. System Information Viewer is a general Windows utility for displaying lots of useful Windows, Network and hardware info - CPU info, PCI info, PCMCIA info, USB info, Machine Info, Hardware Sensors, Networked computers, Operating System Information and more.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SIV - System Information Viewer screenshot 1

    SIV - System Information Viewer Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring

    SIV - System Information Viewer VS SIW

     
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