Task Manager Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Task Manager for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows 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 many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Task Manager are System Informer, Glances, Process Monitor and Process Lasso.

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Task Manager alternatives are mainly Process Management Tools, but if you're looking for Process Monitoring Tools or System Information Utilities you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux and Windows. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Task Manager.
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  1. Process Explorer icon
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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...

    83 Process Explorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  2. Glances icon
     69 likes

    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.

    71 Glances alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. Process Monitor icon
     161 likes

    Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It combines the features of two legacy Sysinternals utilities, Filemon and Regmon, and adds an extensive list of enhancements including rich and...

    55 Process Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    Process Monitor vs Task Manager Comments
    JohnDangerbrooks
    Negative
    0

    Process Monitor is NOT an alternative to Task Manager. However, it sibling, Process Explorer, is.

    • Process Monitor is Free and ProprietaryTask Manager is also Free and Proprietary
  4. Process Lasso icon
     68 likes

    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
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Process Lasso vs Task Manager Comments
    JergenRoss
    Positive
    0

    its optimize system by control CPU using priority and affinity.

    • Process Lasso is Freemium and ProprietaryTask Manager is Free and Proprietary
  5. witr icon
     11 likes

    CLI diagnostic tool for tracing processes and their causal ancestry, explaining origins, supervising service, context like directories and containers, risk signals, with support for Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, platform-specific inspection, JSON output, and open licensing.

    26 witr alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
     
  6. SystemExplorer icon
     97 likes

    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.

    58 SystemExplorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  7. Process Governor is a Python utility designed to manage Windows processes and services by adjusting their priorities, I/O priorities, and core affinity based on user-defined rules.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. appstat icon
     8 likes

    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.

    60 appstat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. 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.

    20 MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Pachtop icon
     5 likes

    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

    59 Pachtop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  11. TaskInfo icon
     5 likes

    TaskInfo is a poweful utility that combines and improves features of Task Manager and System Information tools. It visually monitors (in text and graphical forms) different types of system information in any Windows system (95, 98, ME, NT 4.

    41 TaskInfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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