System Informer Alternatives

System Informer is described as 'A free, powerful, multi-purpose tool that helps you monitor system resources, debug software and detect malware. Official successor to Process Hacker' and is a popular process monitoring tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to System Informer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best System Informer alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like System Informer are htop, witr, Mission Center and Resources.

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  1. Prio is a utility for saving the priority of applications and interface enhancements for the standard windows task Manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Python System Monitor (Psymon) is a cross-platform, task and performance monitor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. 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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  4. AbpMon icon
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    AbpMon is a resizable and dockable toolbar on your desktop for any Windows system ((95, 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, WinXP 32 and 64 bit, Server 2003 32 and 64 bit, Vista 32 and 64 bit., Server 2008 32 and 64 bit), Windows 7 and Server 2008 r2 (32 and 64 bit) that graphically shows the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. With ProcessScanner Uniblue takes the perspiration and guesswork out of researching the processes running on your PC. ProcessScanner not only generates a detailed list of the items already running on your PC, it then goes on to give you valuable information as to the programs...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. LXTask icon
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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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  7. Tux Manager icon
     1 like

    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
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  8.  1 like

    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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  9. Monitorets icon
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    Monitorets is a small utility application offering a simple and quick view at the usage of several of your computer resources. Almost like an applet or a widget for your Linux desktop.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  10. PrcView icon
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    PrcView is a process viewer utility that displays detailed information about processes running under Windows. For each process it displays memory, threads and module usage. For each DLL it shows full path and version information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Sandboxed icon
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    Analyze macOS sandbox limitations by running system binaries before and after directory access, explore which system binaries are restricted or allowed, experiment safely with permissions, and identify which applications on your system are sandboxed or unrestricted.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. Advanced Windows utility for process management featuring three types of process termination, system process control, multi-process selection and termination, process suspension and resumption, portable operation, resource troubleshooting, and instant execution without confirmation dialogs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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