iotop
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Visitiotop vs PM2
What both publish
| Fact | iotop | PM2 |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | Options let users monitor selected process IDs or users, or show processes and threads across the machine. | PM2 Plus lists a web monitoring interface, application overview, issue tracking, custom metrics, server health checks, and Node.js V8 monitoring. |
| Purpose | iotop identifies processes that use high amounts of input/output requests on a machine and lists them by I/O usage. | PM2 is a daemon process manager that helps manage applications and keep them online. |
iotop plans
- FreeFree
PM2 plans
- PM2 RuntimeFree
- RuntimeFree
- Plus$79 a month
- PM2 Plus$79 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- PM2 EnterprisePriced on request
Pick iotop if…
iotop suits Linux users who need to inspect process-level I/O activity, including in interactive or batch output. It requires root access to install and use.
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.