Task Manager Alternatives

Task Manager is described as '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' and is a popular process monitoring tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Task Manager for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best Task Manager alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like Task Manager are htop, System Informer, Mission Center and witr.

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  1. You can use Windows Performance Monitor to examine how programs you run affect your computer's performance, both in real time and by collecting log data for later analysis.

    16 Windows Performance Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. 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.

    43 Bill2's Process Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Atmonitor icon
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    Mac OS X System Monitor and Process Explorer Tool atMonitor is the most advanced monitoring tool for Mac OS X that displays system activity in real-time. It is designed to allow quick assessment of computers state and it is powerful enough to make it a core utility in anyones sys.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Yet Another (remote) Process Monitor (YAPM) is a powerful application that allows to view and manage your running tasks, processes, threads, modules...etc. and your services on a local or on a remote machine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. jdSystemMonitor is an advanced, desktop-independent system monitor for Linux. Its goal is to provide as much information about your system as possible, with a focus on process management.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  6. gtop icon
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    System monitoring dashboard for terminal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenIndiana
    • GhostBSD
     
  8. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Daphne icon
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    Daphne is a small (system tray) application for killing, controlling and debugging Windows' processes. It was born to kill a Windows process and became almost a task manager replacement. You can kill a process by dragging the mouse over the windows, by right-clicking the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
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