Best btop Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from process monitoring software ranked against btop on the same published basis.
- 1btop vs Glances
- 2btop vs PM2
- 3btop vs Process Lasso
- 4btop vs bottom (btm)
- 5btop vs runit
- 6btop vs AppControl
- 7btop vs iotop
- 8btop vs NVTOP
- 9btop vs System Informer
- 10btop vs ManageEngine Free Process Manager
- 11btop vs Supervisor
- 12btop vs Owlette
- 13btop vs TaskExplorer
- 14btop vs Ambih Monitor
- 16btop vs atop
- 17btop vs htop
- 18btop vs Monit
- 19btop vs nmon
- 20btop vs OpenProcMon
- 21btop vs Process Monitor for Linux
btop alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glances | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | PM2 | 7.2 | Free plan | $79/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Process Lasso | 7.0 | Free plan | $2.08/mo | Windows |
| 4 | bottom (btm) | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | runit | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 6 | AppControl | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 7 | iotop | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 8 | NVTOP | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 9 | System Informer | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 10 | ManageEngine Free Process Manager | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 11 | Supervisor | 6.5 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Owlette | 6.3 | No | $20/mo | API, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 13 | TaskExplorer | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 14 | Ambih Monitor | 5.8 | No | — | Windows |
| 16 | atop | 5.5 | No | — | Linux |
| 17 | htop | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 18 | Monit | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 19 | nmon | 5.5 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | OpenProcMon | 5.5 | No | — | Windows |
| 21 | Process Monitor for Linux | 5.5 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about btop alternatives
What is the best alternative to btop?
Glances, number 1 in process monitoring software with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: PM2, Process Lasso, bottom (btm) and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to btop?
Glances is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.