Best Conky Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from system information software ranked against Conky on the same published basis.
- 1Conky vs Fastfetch
- 2Conky vs Facter
- 3Conky vs ASTRA32
- 4Conky vs EtreCheckPro
- 5Conky vs hw-probe
- 6Conky vs HWMonitor
- 7Conky vs AppControl
- 8Conky vs Btrfsmaintenance
- 9Conky vs hwinfo
- 10Conky vs inxi
- 11Conky vs WinAudit
- 12Conky vs WinSysAnalyzer
- 14Conky vs HWiNFO
- 15Conky vs Argus Monitor
- 16Conky vs NWinfo
- 17Conky vs BelManage
- 18Conky vs KInfoCenter
- 19Conky vs Network Activity Indicator
- 20Conky vs Regexo
- 21Conky vs WhatInStartup
Conky alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fastfetch | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | Facter | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | ASTRA32 | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 4 | EtreCheckPro | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 5 | hw-probe | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 6 | HWMonitor | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, Windows |
| 7 | AppControl | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 8 | Btrfsmaintenance | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 9 | hwinfo | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 10 | inxi | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 11 | WinAudit | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 12 | WinSysAnalyzer | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 14 | HWiNFO | 5.5 | No | — | Windows |
| 15 | Argus Monitor | 5.4 | No | $1/mo | Windows |
| 16 | NWinfo | 5.4 | No | — | Windows |
| 17 | BelManage | 5.3 | No | $0.83/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 18 | KInfoCenter | 5.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | Network Activity Indicator | 5.3 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | Regexo | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 21 | WhatInStartup | 5.3 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about Conky alternatives
What is the best alternative to Conky?
Fastfetch, number 1 in system information software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Facter, ASTRA32, EtreCheckPro and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Conky?
Fastfetch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.