Best iotop Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from process monitoring software ranked against iotop on the same published basis.
- 1iotop vs Glances
- 2iotop vs PM2
- 3iotop vs bottom (btm)
- 4iotop vs Process Lasso
- 5iotop vs runit
- 6iotop vs AppControl
- 8iotop vs System Informer
- 9iotop vs Supervisor
- 10iotop vs Owlette
- 11iotop vs TaskExplorer
- 12iotop vs Ambih Monitor
- 13iotop vs btop
- 14iotop vs NVTOP
- 15iotop vs atop
- 16iotop vs Autoruns
- 17iotop vs htop
- 18iotop vs ManageEngine Free Process Manager
- 19iotop vs Monit
- 20iotop vs nmon
- 21iotop vs OpenProcMon
iotop alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glances | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | PM2 | 6.6 | Free plan | $79/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | bottom (btm) | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Process Lasso | 6.4 | Free plan | $2.08/mo | Windows |
| 5 | runit | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 6 | AppControl | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 8 | System Informer | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 9 | Supervisor | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Owlette | 5.5 | No | $20/mo | API, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | TaskExplorer | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 12 | Ambih Monitor | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 13 | btop | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 14 | NVTOP | 5.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 15 | atop | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
| 16 | Autoruns | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 17 | htop | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 18 | ManageEngine Free Process Manager | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 19 | Monit | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 20 | nmon | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
| 21 | OpenProcMon | 5.1 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about iotop alternatives
What is the best alternative to iotop?
Glances, number 1 in process monitoring software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: PM2, bottom (btm), Process Lasso and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to iotop?
Glances is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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.