SvcWatchDog Alternatives

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

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  1. WinSW icon

    WinSW

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     

    • WinSW is the most popular Windows alternative to SvcWatchDog.

    • WinSW is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SvcWatchDog.

    • WinSW is Free and Open SourceSvcWatchDog is also Free and Open Source
  2. FireDaemon icon

    FireDaemon

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • FireDaemon is the most popular commercial alternative to SvcWatchDog.

    • FireDaemon is Paid and ProprietarySvcWatchDog is Free and Open Source
  4. NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager icon

    NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Environment tab
     
  5. Always Up icon

    Always Up

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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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    AlwaysUp Overview
     

  6. Run as Service

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    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.

    8 Run as Service alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Daemon Master

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
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