Activity Monitor AlternativesSystem Information Utilities & Network Monitors like Activity Monitor

Activity Monitor is described as 'Displays real-time CPU, memory, disk, and network usage, lets users search, sort, and terminate processes, and presents comprehensive system stats in macOS' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Activity Monitor for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Flathub and Python apps. The best Activity Monitor alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like Activity Monitor are Stats, Mission Center, iStat Menus and appstat.

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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...

    87 Process Explorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. Stats icon
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    Menu bar tool for macOS shows real-time CPU, GPU, memory, disk, network, battery status, sensor data, fan speed, Bluetooth device info, multi-time zone clocks, customizable widgets, and historical graphs while ensuring privacy.

    61 Stats alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. iStat Menus icon
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    Advanced Mac utility with menubar monitoring for CPU, GPU, memory, disks, network, and sensors, including fan control, S.M.A.R.T status, Bluetooth battery tracking, weather, notifications, and deep customization. Combines multiple stats in a single view while prioritizing privacy.

    82 iStat Menus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
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  4. appstat icon
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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.

    66 appstat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. ACTVT icon
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    Native macOS app displays live CPU, GPU, memory, and network usage with history, manages and reclaims ports, tracks AI coding agent sessions in detail, enables local and remote monitoring, provides comprehensive notifications, and secures scanned data.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. MacBar icon
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    Lightweight macOS and Windows menu bar system monitor for Apple Silicon. Shows CPU, temperature, network, and benchmarks. Compiles from source on your Mac. No telemetry, no subscriptions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. FocalSpeaker icon
     2 likes

    Dictate, announce, or notify when the active currently viewed application changes. Accessibility and developer friendly, useful for when menubar is not visible, or when Mac is unattended.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Balane Disk icon
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    Sees what your machine is really doing — processes, memory, disk and outgoing network traffic in one live radar, explained in plain language.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. PowerTOP icon
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    PowerTOP is a Linux tool to diagnose issues with power consumption and power management. In addition to being a diagnostic tool, PowerTOP also has an interactive mode where the user can experiment various power management settings for cases where the Linux distribution has not...

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    • Linux
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  10. mectrics icon
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    mectrics puts the readings you pick into the macOS menu bar: CPU, memory, battery, network, disk, GPU, temperature and fans. Clicking an item opens a popover with the detail behind the number, like per core load and top processes for CPU, or read and write throughput for disk.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. ProcXray icon
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    A native macOS process explorer beyond Activity Monitor — inspired by the convenience of Process Explorer. Inspect process trees, command lines, environment variables, signatures, connections, open files, and more — beyond what Activity Monitor shows.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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