Side by side
Owlette vs PM2
Both stand on process monitoring software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb+1
Owlette combines Windows fleet monitoring, remote process management, deployment, and offline agent operation. Its Windows-only platform and requirement for a user-provided API key for Hoot are key constraints to consider.
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Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3
Visit PM2 The facts
| Owlette | PM2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Yes |
| Runs on | API, Self-hosted, Web, Windows | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Core: $20 a month | PM2 Plus: $79 a month |
| Plans published | 2 | 6 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | owlette.app | pm2.keymetrics.io |
| On process monitoring software | #6 of 26 | #2 of 26 |
Owlette: what it does well
- Live CPU, memory, GPU, and disk monitoring
- Remote process controls and crash recovery
- Fleet-wide or selected-machine deployment
- Agents continue monitoring offline
- REST API, CLI, and TypeScript SDK
What to know first
- Windows-only; no native macOS or Linux agents
- Hoot requires the user's own API key
- Pro has a three-machine minimum