xScan Alternatives

xScan is described as 'Professional System Monitoring Utility designed for Mac' and is a system information utility in the system & hardware category. There are more than 25 alternatives to xScan for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android Tablet and iPad apps. The best xScan alternative is Open Hardware Monitor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like xScan are SpeedFan, Stats, iStat Menus and Core Temp.

xScan alternatives are mainly System Information Utilities but may also be Network Monitors or Hard Disk Diagnostic Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of xScan.

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xScan

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Professional System Monitoring Utility designed for Mac.

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Open Hardware Monitor
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Windows
Mono
70 Open Hardware Monitor alternatives
The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer.
- - Open Hardware Monitor is the most popular Windows alternative to xScan.
- - Open Hardware Monitor is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to xScan.
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Open Hardware Monitor Features
1. PortableOpen Hardware Monitor can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightOpen Hardware Monitor consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Command line interfaceOpen Hardware Monitor either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Temperature Monitoring
Hardware Monitoring
Voltage monitoring
Fan Speed
No installation required
History graphs
Export to CSV
Sensors
Discontinued
There has not been any code change since December 2020, also the community now wonders if it is abandoned: https://github.com/openhardwaremonitor/openhardwaremonitor/issues/1471 There also seems to be a fork called LibreHardwareMonitor (which is already listed as an alternative) and appears to be the most active fork right now.
SpeedFan
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
46 SpeedFan alternatives
SpeedFan is a program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips. SpeedFan can even access S.M.A.R.T. info and show hard disk temperatures. SpeedFan supports SCSI disks too.
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SpeedFan Features
1. LightweightSpeedFan consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Fan Speed
Hardware Monitoring
Overclock
Discontinued
The developer promised new versions, but the program seems to be no longer updated. Latest version, 4.52, released in June 2016, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Stats
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Mac
71 Stats alternatives
Simple macOS system monitor in your menu bar.
- - Stats is the most popular Mac alternative to xScan.
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Stats Features
1. LightweightStats consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Hardware Monitoring
Sits in the MenuBar
Temperature Monitoring
CPU temperature
Status menu widgets
Fan Speed
iStat Menus
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Paid • Proprietary
System Information Utility
Mac
iPhone
72 iStat Menus alternatives
iStat is a series of system monitor apps. It's available in different versions: iStat Menus, iStat for iOS and iStat Server as a companion application to the iStat for iOS app that lets you remotely monitor your computers (free for Windows and Mac).
- - iStat Menus is the most popular iPhone alternative to xScan.
- - iStat Menus is the most popular commercial alternative to xScan.
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iStat Menus Features
Hardware Monitoring
Real-time monitoring
Sits in the MenuBar
Memory usage
Graphs
Fan Speed
CPU Monitoring
Sits in the System Tray
Remote monitoring
Core Temp
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Free • Proprietary
System Information Utility
Windows
40 Core Temp alternatives
Core Temp is a compact, no fuss, small footprint, yet powerful program to monitor processor temperature and other vital information.
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Core Temp Features
1. PortableCore Temp can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
CPU temperature
AMD
Sensors
Hardware Monitoring
Bundleware
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MenuMeters for El Capitan
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Network Monitor
Mac
36 MenuMeters for El Capitan alternatives
This is a port to OS X El Capitan 10.11 of MenuMeters by Alex Harper.
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MenuMeters for El Capitan Features
Temperature Monitoring
CPU temperature
Hardware Monitoring
CPU Monitoring
Real Temp
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Free • Proprietary
System Information Utility
Windows
36 Real Temp alternatives
Real Temp is a temperature monitoring program designed for all Intel single Core, Dual Core, Quad Core and Core i7 processors.
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Real Temp Features
Hardware Monitoring
Atmonitor
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Free • Proprietary
Process Monitoring Tool
Network Monitor
Mac
57 Atmonitor alternatives
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.
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Atmonitor Features
Memory usage
Network speed monitor
In built video player
Hardware Monitoring
Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 2.7.1, released on August 2012, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.
smcFanControl
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Free Personal • Open Source
Mac
32 smcFanControl alternatives
smcFanControl is the perfect application for all those Macbook owners getting burned by their hot-running Macbook.
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smcFanControl Features
Fan Speed
Image Sharing
Discontinued
Not updated for many years, does not work on new hardware
DriveDx
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Paid • Proprietary
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Mac
38 DriveDx alternatives
DriveDx is advanced drive health diagnostic and monitoring utility. Unlike most drive utilities, DriveDx does not only monitor the drive’s built-in S.M.A.R.T. status, but also analyzes the changes of all drive health indicators that are closely related to HDD or SSD failures...
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DriveDx Features
Hardware Monitoring
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Stats Panel
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Paid • Proprietary
Network Monitor
Disk Usage Analyzer
Mac
70 Stats Panel alternatives
Stats Panel is a macOS app for monitoring system performance.
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Stats Panel Features
Hardware Monitoring
Memory Monitoring
CPU Monitoring
Battery Health
Performance Monitoring
GtkStressTesting
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Free • Open Source
Linux
63 GtkStressTesting alternatives
GST is a GTK system utility designed to stress and monitor various hardware components like CPU and RAM.
- - GtkStressTesting is the most popular Linux alternative to xScan.
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GtkStressTesting Features
CPU Monitoring
Hardware Monitoring
RAM Monitoring
Stress Testing