Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
- Linux
Supervisor is described as 'Client/server system that allows its users to monitor and control a number of processes on UNIX-like operating systems' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Supervisor for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, BSD, Windows and Docker apps. The best Supervisor alternative is Dinit, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Supervisor are systemd, OpenRC, runit and sysvinit.
systemd is a suite of basic building blocks for a Linux system. It provides a system and service manager that runs as PID 1 and starts the rest of the system.

The Sysvinit package contains programs for controlling the startup, running, and shutdown of the system.
Advanced process manager for production Node.js applications. Load balancer, logs facility, startup script, micro service management, at a glance.


Chaperone is a lightweight alternative to process environment managers like systemd or upstart. Chaperone provides an extensive feature set, including dependency-based startup, syslog logging, zombie harvesting, and job scheduling.
JavaScript process manager with built-in deployments, cache, support chat, monitoring, error tracking, and AI integration — run on your own infrastructure.



sleek interface, more metrics, easier-to-read config