Glances Alternatives

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

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  1. Free Extended Task Manager icon

    Free Extended Task Manager

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    The Extended Task Manager provides additional Windows process management features and information about disk activity and network port usage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. gtop icon

    gtop

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    System monitoring dashboard for terminal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    gtop screenshot 1
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  5. iPulse icon

    iPulse

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    Visualizes live CPU, memory, network, disk, battery, and wireless usage on macOS using a compact, customizable interface, blending data graphically and textually on desktop, menu bar, or Dock, with Retina support, hotkeys, and minimal system impact.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    iPulse screenshot 1
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    Iotop

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    Linux has always been able to show how much I/O was going on (the bi and bo columns of the vmstat 1 command).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Iotop screenshot 1
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  8. LXTask icon

    LXTask

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    LXTask is the standard task manager and system monitor of LXDE. It starts via Ctrl+Alt+Del and is extremely lightweight.

    62 LXTask alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    LXTask screenshot 1
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  9. Kiwi application monitor icon

    Kiwi application monitor

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    Kiwi application monitor is a small program which lets you monitor your applications/processes, Windows and User activity...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window
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  10. ES Task Manager icon

    ES Task Manager

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    A manager for tasks on the Android platform. An excellent task manager & killer. It can also optimize memory, storage, & cache. It integrates well with ES File Explorer & users can easily switch between the two apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Kindle Fire
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  11. Security Task Manager icon

    Security Task Manager

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    Security Task Manager shows comprehensible information about programs and processes running on the computer. For each Windows process, it improves on Windows Task Manager, providing:

    57 Security Task Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Virus Scan
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  12. Tux Manager icon

    Tux Manager

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    A Linux Task Manager alternative built with Qt6, inspired by the Windows Task Manager but designed to go further - providing deep visibility into system processes, performance metrics, users, and services.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • AppImage
    Tux Manager screenshot 1
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  13. SterJo Task Manager icon

    SterJo Task Manager

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    SterJo Task Manager is a FREE and advanced utility for process managing which allows you to get details on everything that’s running on your computer. The program is divided in several sections covering the main parts of each system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    SterJo Task Manager screenshot 1
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  14. pstop icon

    pstop

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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
    Pstop for Windows Powershell
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