Task Manager AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Process Management Tools for Windows

There are many alternatives to Task Manager for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows Process Management Tool alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Task Manager and 17 are Process Management Tools available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows Process Management Tool alternatives to Task Manager are System Informer, Glances, Process Lasso and SystemExplorer.

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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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    • Most users think Process Explorer is a great Task Manager alternative.

    • Process Explorer is the most popular Windows alternative to Task Manager.

    • Process Explorer is the most popular free alternative to Task Manager.

    • Process Explorer is Free and ProprietaryTask Manager is also Free and Proprietary
  4. 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.

    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 Task Manager.

    • Glances is Free and Open SourceTask Manager is Free and Proprietary
  5. Process Lasso icon

    Process Lasso

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    Real-time process and CPU affinity optimization utility with ProBalance technology to preserve responsiveness. Automates rules, power schemes, and core selection. Mitigates system slowdowns, enables persistent affinities, watchdog monitoring, and instance limits, running lightweight.

    43 Process Lasso alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    its optimize system by control CPU using priority and affinity.

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    • Process Lasso is Freemium and ProprietaryTask Manager is Free and Proprietary
  6. 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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  7. 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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  9. 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 Task Manager.

    • MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe is Paid and ProprietaryTask Manager is Free and Proprietary
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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.
     
  11. KillSwitch icon

    KillSwitch

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    KillSwitch is an advanced system monitoring tool that is apart of Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) it allows users to identify, monitor and stop potentially unsafe processes that are running on endpoint systems. Uniquely for a product of its type, KillSwitch leverages Comodo&#39.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Chameleon Task Manager icon

    Chameleon Task Manager

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    Chameleon Task Manager is Windows task manager that enables the complete control of processes running on a computer optimizing the performance of Windows. It also provides more detailed information about programs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Bill2's Process Manager icon

    Bill2's Process Manager

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    Bill2's Process Manager is more than a task manager:

    Simple and intuitive Automated management of the priority and affinity of processes via rules you create! Viewing the use of your CPU and memory Detailed statistics of distribution processes Many optio.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Remote Process Explorer icon

    Remote Process Explorer

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    Remote Process Explorer is a powerful tool for managing, monitoring and analyzing processes on a local or remote computer. You can use Remote Process Explorer not only to get the list of processes running on a remote or local computer, but also to run a new a process, kill it or...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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