SvcWatchDog Alternatives

SvcWatchDog is described as 'Lightweight and configurable Windows utility that lets you run any non-interactive application as a Windows service—without modifying your code or relying on external wrappers. It’s designed for developers, sysadmins, and automation enthusiasts who need reliable' and is an app. There are eight alternatives to SvcWatchDog for Windows. The best SvcWatchDog alternative is FireDaemon. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try WinSW or NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager. Other great apps like SvcWatchDog are Always Up, Run as Service, Daemon Master and servy.

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  1. FireDaemon icon
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    FireDaemon runs any application program executable or script as a Windows service when your computer starts up restarting it the application crashes or fails.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. WinSW icon
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    winsw - A wrapper executable that can be used to host any executable as an Windows service, in a liberal license

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. nssm is a service helper which doesn't suck. srvany and other service helper programs suck because they don't handle failure of the application running as a service. If you use such a program you may see a service listed as started when in fact the application has died.

    11 NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Always Up icon
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    AlwaysUp is the true set-it-and-forget-it way to run your mission-critical Windows application 24/7, unattended, starting it at boot and monitoring it to ensure that it is always running, even if it crashes, hangs, or fails.

    12 Always Up alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. This tool requires that .NET Framework 2.0 be already installed on your computer. If you do not have .NET Framework 2.0 this tool will display a message and not run. You probably already have the .NET Framework 2.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Daemon Master icon
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    Daemon Master is a software which makes it possible to create and manage a Windows-service from any program. (Alpha)

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. servy icon
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    Servy lets you run any app as a native Windows service with full control over the working directory, startup type, process priority, CPU affinity, logging, health checks, environment variables, dependencies, pre-launch and post-launch hooks, pre-stop and post-stop hooks, and...

    6 servy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. EXE to Service is a utility that converts any executable (.exe) into a Windows service in just three clicks, enabling background operation and automatic, fault-tolerant execution. It features an intuitive GUI, JSON-based configuration management and custom action on crash.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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