System Informer AlternativesProcess Management & Process Monitoring 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 25 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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System Informer alternatives page was last updated Mar 5, 2025
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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...

    72 Process Explorer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Process Explorer screenshot 1

    Process Explorer Features

    1.  Process Monitoring
    2.  CPU Monitoring
    3.  Affinity Mask
    4.  Portable

    Process Explorer VS System Informer

     

    • 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
  2. htop icon

    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...

    71 htop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    htop Screenshot

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Runs on command line
    2.  Performance Monitoring
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Portable

    htop VS System Informer

     

    • htop is the most popular Mac & 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
    • htop is LightweightSystem Informer is not according to our users
  4. 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.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

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

    Mission Center VS System Informer

     
  5. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Resources screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Resources VS System Informer

     
  6. Glances icon

    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.

    65 Glances alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Glances screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Filesystem
    4.  Custom Plugins
    5.  Website Monitoring

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  7. Task Manager icon

    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...

    68 Task Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Task Manager screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Process Monitoring
    2.  Bundled with Windows
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Dark Mode

    Task Manager VS System Informer

     
  9. SystemExplorer icon

    SystemExplorer

     95 likes
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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.

    52 SystemExplorer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    SystemExplorer screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    While mostly functional it and its website hasn't been updated since 2017 and forums and support are gone.

    SystemExplorer Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Show hidden processes
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Software Management
    5.  Autostart

    SystemExplorer VS System Informer

     
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    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.

    50 appstat alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    appstat screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Resource monitoring
    6.  CPU Monitoring
    7.  Memory Monitoring
    8.  Metrics
    9.  On top
    10.  Export to CSV
    11.  Disk Monitoring

    appstat VS System Informer

     
  11. KSysGuard icon

    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    KSysGuard screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    This app is unmaintained and no longer released by the KDE community. You can take a look at Plasma System Monitor icon Plasma System Monitor instead.

    KSysGuard Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  CPU Monitoring
    5.  History graphs

    KSysGuard VS System Informer

     
  12. 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.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Portable
    3.  No installation

    MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe VS System Informer

     

    • 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
    • MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe is LightweightSystem Informer is not according to our users
  13. GNOME System Monitor icon

    GNOME System Monitor

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    System Monitor is a tool to manage running processes and monitor system resources.

    75 GNOME System Monitor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    GNOME System Monitor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Application Monitoring

    GNOME System Monitor VS System Informer

     
  14. TaskExplorer icon

    TaskExplorer

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    Explore all the tasks (processes) running on your Mac with TaskExplorer. Quickly see a task's signature status, loaded dylibs, open files, network connection, and much more!.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    TaskExplorer screenshot 1

    TaskExplorer VS System Informer

     
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