Best Dashboard Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from desktop widget software ranked against Dashboard on the same published basis.
- 1Dashboard vs Mango Mirror
- 2Dashboard vs Nexus
- 3Dashboard vs Duckboard
- 4Dashboard vs GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack)
- 5Dashboard vs Monitor Flows
- 6Dashboard vs Rainmeter
- 7Dashboard vs Themia
- 8Dashboard vs Übersicht
- 9Dashboard vs WidgetSpark
- 10Dashboard vs Widgetter
- 11Dashboard vs BeWidgets
- 12Dashboard vs Conky
- 13Dashboard vs Widgetify
- 14Dashboard vs GKrellM
- 15Dashboard vs ClocX
- 17Dashboard vs Delta Widgets
- 18Dashboard vs DeskWidgets
- 19Dashboard vs Eww
- 20Dashboard vs SAWAS Dashboard
- 21Dashboard vs Sidebar Diagnostics
Dashboard alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mango Mirror | 6.7 | Free plan | $5.99/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Nexus | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Duckboard | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 4 | GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 5 | Monitor Flows | 6.4 | Free plan | $3/mo | API, Windows |
| 6 | Rainmeter | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 7 | Themia | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 8 | Übersicht | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 9 | WidgetSpark | 6.4 | Free plan | $1.67/mo | Windows |
| 10 | Widgetter | 6.4 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | Mac |
| 11 | BeWidgets | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 12 | Conky | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 13 | Widgetify | 5.4 | No | $1.08/mo | Mac |
| 14 | GKrellM | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | ClocX | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 17 | Delta Widgets | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 18 | DeskWidgets | 5.2 | No | — | Mac |
| 19 | Eww | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | SAWAS Dashboard | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 21 | Sidebar Diagnostics | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about Dashboard alternatives
What is the best alternative to Dashboard?
Mango Mirror, number 1 in desktop widget software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Nexus, Duckboard, GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Dashboard?
Mango Mirror is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 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.