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Glances is a free, open-source tool for watching live system statistics and running processes. It covers CPU, memory, load, network, disk activity, sensors, filesystems, containers, alerts and uptime. Its client/server mode provides remote access through a terminal, browser interface or API, and it can export statistics to files, databases, brokers and REST endpoints. It runs across Linux, BSD, macOS, Windows and Android, with self-hosted and web options.
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Netdata
Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+5Real-time infrastructure observability with broad integrations — Netdata adds metrics, logs, machine learning, dashboards, anomaly detection and more than 800 collectors to Glances's system monitoring.
Free plan · paid from $4.50/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site - 2
Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5Windows-server monitoring across networks and applications — PRTG runs on Windows servers and adds more than 250 sensors, scheduled reports and adaptive AI-driven anomaly detection.
Free plan · paid from $200/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site - 3
Centreon
by CentreonFree plan Open source APILinuxSelf-hosted+2Complex infrastructure monitoring from cloud to edge — Centreon monitors servers, networks, cloud environments and applications together, with more than 700 monitoring connectors.
Free plan · paid from €2.27 · 7-day trial Visit site - 4
Checkmk
Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+5Large hybrid, cloud and data-center environments — Checkmk adds more than 2,000 smart checks, network mapping, agentless monitoring and cloud-component detection.
Free plan · paid from €190/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site - 5
ManageEngine OpManager
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4Network infrastructure and bandwidth management — OpManager adds traffic analysis through NetFlow, sFlow, J-Flow and IPFIX, plus severity-based fault alerts and troubleshooting actions.
Free plan · paid from $95 · 30-day trial Visit site - 6
NetXMS
Free plan AndroidAPILinux+4Distributed network discovery and topology maps — NetXMS adds automated layer 2 and IP topology discovery, network maps, and proxy agents for distributed monitoring.
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GKrellM
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsA themed desktop panel of system monitors — GKrellM presents system monitors in a themed single-process stack and supports configurable sensor and battery alarms.
Free plan Visit site - 8
PM2
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3 - 9
runit
Free plan Open source LinuxMacSelf-hosted - 10
bottom (btm)
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Ambih Monitor
Free plan Windows - 12
Owlette
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb+1 - 13
AppControl
Free plan Windows - 14
atop
Free plan Linux - 15
Autoruns
Free plan Windows - 16
btop
Free plan LinuxMac - 17
htop
Free plan LinuxMac - 18
Monit
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted - 19
iotop
Free plan Linux - 20
ManageEngine Free Process Manager
Free plan Windows - 21
nmon
Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted - 22
NVTOP
Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted - 23
OpenProcMon
Free plan Windows - 24
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Remote Process Explorer
Free plan Windows - 26
s6
Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted - 27
Supervisor
Free plan APILinuxMac+2 - 28
TaskExplorer
Free plan LinuxWindows - 29
System Informer
Free plan Windows - 30
rproc
Free plan Linux - 31
winproc-tui
Free plan Windows
A switch may make sense if you need wider network, application or infrastructure coverage, topology discovery, or a platform centered on managed monitoring. Glances requires Python 3.10 or newer for version 4, and its web interface and other optional capabilities need extra dependencies. Compare what each tool monitors, how it is deployed, and its alerting, integrations and operating-system support. Also consider whether you want a free open-source tool, a platform with a paid tier, or a specialized system monitor with customizable themes.
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