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Best Process Monitor for Linux Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from process monitoring software ranked against Process Monitor for Linux on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    PM2 Free plan Open sourceapiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $79/mo8.0
    Process Monitor for Linux vs PM2
  2. 2
    Glances Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.5
    Process Monitor for Linux vs Glances
  3. 3
    bottom (btm) Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.4
    Process Monitor for Linux vs bottom (btm)
  4. 4
    Process Lasso Free plan Win $1.25/mo6.4
    Process Monitor for Linux vs Process Lasso
  5. 5
    Ambih Monitor Free plan Win $10/mo6.3
    Process Monitor for Linux vs Ambih Monitor
  6. 6
    AppControl Free plan Win Free6.3
    Process Monitor for Linux vs AppControl
  7. 7
    btop Free plan LinuxMac Free6.3
    Process Monitor for Linux vs btop
  8. 8
    htop Free plan LinuxMac Free6.3
    Process Monitor for Linux vs htop
  9. 9
    iotop Free plan Linux Free6.3
    Process Monitor for Linux vs iotop
  10. 10
    Monit Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.3
    Process Monitor for Linux vs Monit
  11. 11
    NVTOP Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    Process Monitor for Linux vs NVTOP
  12. 12
    OpenProcMon Free plan Win Free6.3
    Process Monitor for Linux vs OpenProcMon
  13. 13
    Remote Process Explorer Free plan Win Free6.3
    Process Monitor for Linux vs Remote Process Explorer
  14. 14
    runit Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.3
    Process Monitor for Linux vs runit
  15. 15
    System Informer Free plan Win Free6.3
    Process Monitor for Linux vs System Informer
  16. 16
    atop Free plan Linux Free6.2
    Process Monitor for Linux vs atop
  17. 17
    Autoruns Free plan Win Free6.2
    Process Monitor for Linux vs Autoruns
  18. 18
    ManageEngine Free Process Manager Free plan Win Free6.2
    Process Monitor for Linux vs ManageEngine Free Process Manager
  19. 19
    nmon Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.2
    Process Monitor for Linux vs nmon
  20. 20
    s6 Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.2
    Process Monitor for Linux vs s6

Process Monitor for Linux alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1PM28.0Free plan$79/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Glances6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3bottom (btm)6.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
4Process Lasso6.4Free plan$1.25/moWindows
5Ambih Monitor6.3Free plan$10/moWindows
6AppControl6.3Free planFreeWindows
7btop6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac
8htop6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac
9iotop6.3Free planFreeLinux
10Monit6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
11NVTOP6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
12OpenProcMon6.3Free planFreeWindows
13Remote Process Explorer6.3Free planFreeWindows
14runit6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
15System Informer6.3Free planFreeWindows
16atop6.2Free planFreeLinux
17Autoruns6.2Free planFreeWindows
18ManageEngine Free Process Manager6.2Free planFreeWindows
19nmon6.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
20s66.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
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Questions about Process Monitor for Linux alternatives

What is the best alternative to Process Monitor for Linux?

PM2, number 1 in process monitoring software with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: Glances, bottom (btm), Process Lasso and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Process Monitor for Linux?

PM2 is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Is there an open-source alternative to Process Monitor for Linux?

Yes: PM2.

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.