System Informer AlternativesProcess Monitoring & Process Management Tools like System Informer

System Informer is described as 'A free, powerful, multi-purpose tool that helps you monitor system resources, debug software and detect malware. Official successor to Process Hacker' and is a process monitoring tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to System Informer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best System Informer alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like System Informer are htop, Mission Center, Resources and Glances.

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  1. Process Explorer icon

    Process Explorer

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    Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The display consists of two sub-windows. The top always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information...

    74 Process Explorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    • Process Explorer is the most popular Windows alternative to System Informer.

    • Process Explorer is the most popular free alternative to System Informer.

    • Process Explorer is Free and ProprietarySystem Informer is Free and Open Source
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    htop

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    htop is an interactive process viewer for Linux. It is a text-mode application (for console or X terminals) and requires ncurses. htop is an interactive top replacement that runs in the terminal. The available columns are: PID, STATE, PPID, PGRP, SESSION, TTY_NR, TPGID, MINFLT...

    72 htop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • htop is the most popular Linux alternative to System Informer.

    • htop is the most popular Open Source alternative to System Informer.

    • htop is Free and Open SourceSystem Informer is also Free and Open Source
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    Glances

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    Glances is a cross-platform monitoring tool which aims to present a large amount of monitoring information through a curses or Web based interface. The information dynamically adapts depending on the size of the user interface.

    67 Glances alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • Glances is the most popular Mac alternative to System Informer.

    • Glances is Free and Open SourceSystem Informer is also Free and Open Source
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    Task Manager

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    Windows Task Manager is a task manager application included with Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems that provides detailed information about computer performance and running applications, processes and CPU usage, commit charge and memory information, network...

    70 Task Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. SystemExplorer icon

    SystemExplorer

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    System Explorer is an enhanced Taskmanager that provides detailed information about running processes, startup programs, IE add-ons (BHOs), drivers, services network connections, system resources and more.

    53 SystemExplorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  10. appstat icon

    appstat

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    Real-time monitoring of CPU, memory, disk, and thread metrics for running applications without workflow interruptions. Identify resource bottlenecks, memory leaks, and performance spikes. Freeware with no registration required, featuring dark/light modes, always-on-top option, and exportable logs for team analysis.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    KSysGuard

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    KSysGuard, also known as KDE System Guard and KDE System Monitor, is designed to make simple process control available to a user without needing to do any special setup - the defaults are usually perfectly adequate.

    30 KSysGuard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
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    BPYTOP

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    Resource monitor that shows usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network and processes.

    Python port of bashtop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Main
     
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    Pachtop

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    Pachtop is a lightweight, performant, and opensource system monitor that provides real-time monitoring of your system's performance, application monitoring, and detailed system information. Built with Rust and Tauri

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    Dashboard Real-time Metrics The dashboard shows real-time metrics of your system. Metrics include CPU usage, RAM usage, Swap usage, Disk usage, and Network usage.
     
  14. MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe icon

    MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe

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    Task Manager DeLuxe (TMX) is based on MiTeC System Information Component Suite and offers powerful features available in standard Windows Task Manager in lightweight portable package with many more enhancements.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe is the most popular commercial alternative to System Informer.

    • MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe is Paid and ProprietarySystem Informer is Free and Open Source
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