Glances
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OpenProcMon
6.1#13 in process monitoring softwareFree planFree planWindows
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| Fact | Glances | OpenProcMon |
|---|---|---|
| AI integration | Glances 4.5.1 and higher can provide an MCP server for AI assistants. | The procmon-cli MCP server exposes capture and analysis operations to AI agents over stdio, and the project also provides a skill. |
| Exports | Statistics can be exported to CSV and JSON files, databases including InfluxDB and Prometheus, brokers including RabbitMQ and Kafka, or a REST endpoint. | The MCP capture tools can export filtered captures as PML, CSV, or XML. |
| License | Glances is distributed under the GNU LGPL version 3, expressed on PyPI as LGPL-3.0-only. | The project is released under the MIT License. |
Glances plans
- GlancesFree
- Open-source GlancesFree
OpenProcMon plans
- OpenProcMonFree
Pick Glances if…
Glances suits users who want system and process monitoring across Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, and other listed platforms. It is useful for remote monitoring or exporting statistics, provided they account for its Python requirement and optional dependencies.
Pick OpenProcMon if…
It suits Windows users who need to inspect system activity, and developers building capture or analysis workflows. AI-assisted operation and a Rust SDK are available for those who want programmatic access.