top Alternatives

Apps similar to top include htop, which is free and open source. Other options are btop++, Glances, Pachtop and BPYTOP. You can choose from more than 10 Process Monitoring Tools like top for Linux, Mac, Windows, iPad and self-hosting.

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  1. htop icon
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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...

    78 htop alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Linux Mobile
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  2. Glances icon
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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.

    74 Glances alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  3. Pachtop icon
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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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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  4. BPYTOP icon
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    Resource monitor that shows usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network and processes.

    Python port of bashtop.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  5. gtop icon
     4 likes

    System monitoring dashboard for terminal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. Historical resource monitoring, powerful controls for managing troublesome apps, and detailed visibility into hidden behavior that impacts your PC’s performance, privacy, and security.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Ctop icon
     3 likes

    Top-like interface for container metrics. ctop provides a concise and condensed overview of real-time metrics for multiple containers as well as a single container view for inspecting a specific container.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Docker
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  8. 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.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  9. pstop icon
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    pstop is a native Windows terminal system monitor inspired by htop. It brings per core CPU usage bars, memory and network meters, process tree view, search, filtering, and kill shortcuts directly to PowerShell with familiar htop style keybindings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PowerShell
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    Fuzzy find and kill processes from your terminal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Homebrew
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Rust
    • Nix Package Manager
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