Glances
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What both publish
| Fact | Glances | PM2 |
|---|---|---|
| AI integration | Glances 4.5.1 and higher can provide an MCP server for AI assistants. | PM2 advertises an OAuth-secured MCP endpoint for Claude, Cursor and other compatible assistants, with 44 AI tools. |
| Alerts | Glances includes monitoring alerts and configurable thresholds. | PM2 Plus lists email and Slack notifications; Enterprise adds advanced rule-based alerting. |
| Deployment | Glances can be installed with pip, pipx, Homebrew or Linux and FreeBSD packages, and Docker images are available. | The deployment system provisions bare-metal servers, updates releases, executes commands, supports rollback and can target multiple hosts. |
| Documentation depth | Official documentation covers installation, quickstart, configuration, command reference, plugins, exports, APIs, and MCP usage. | The documentation includes runtime guides, CLI reference, configuration, cluster mode, deployment, integrations, advanced APIs, modules, FAQ and troubleshooting. |
| Extensibility | The project uses an open plugin and export-module architecture intended for developer extensions. | Keymetrics publishes an API client, monitoring agents, server monitoring and log-rotation modules in its public GitHub organization. |
| Monitoring | Its listed monitoring features include CPU, memory, load, processes, network, disk I/O, sensors, filesystems, containers, alerts and uptime. | PM2 Plus lists a web monitoring interface, application overview, issue tracking, custom metrics, server health checks, and Node.js V8 monitoring. |
| Public API | The software exposes XML-RPC and RESTful JSON APIs for other client applications. | PM2 exposes a JavaScript API with connect, start, restart, list, describe, delete, daemon control and interprocess messaging methods. |
Glances plans
- GlancesFree
- Open-source GlancesFree
PM2 plans
- PM2 RuntimeFree
- RuntimeFree
- Plus$79 a month
- PM2 Plus$79 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- PM2 EnterprisePriced on request
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 PM2 if…
PM2 Runtime suits developers who want an open-source process manager for applications, including Node.js apps running in containers. Teams needing Node.js production monitoring can consider Plus, while Enterprise lists optimization and profiling features.