Owlette
6.1#14 in process monitoring softwareFrom $20 a monthWebAPISelf-hostedWindows
VisitOwlette vs PM2
What both publish
| Fact | Owlette | PM2 |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Owlette can deploy software, configurations, and content fleet-wide or to selected machines. | The deployment system provisions bare-metal servers, updates releases, executes commands, supports rollback and can target multiple hosts. |
| Monitoring | It provides live CPU, memory, GPU, and disk metrics with sparkline trend charts and email or webhook notifications. | PM2 Plus lists a web monitoring interface, application overview, issue tracking, custom metrics, server health checks, and Node.js V8 monitoring. |
| Security | The service uses TLS/HTTPS with HSTS, AES-256 encryption at rest, encrypted HTTP-only sessions, optional passkeys and two-factor authentication, machine-specific credential keys, role-based access controls, and database authorization rules. | The PM2 AI Assistant page says access to monitoring data is secured by OAuth with a PM2.io account. |
| Target users | The product is built for theme parks, digital signage, museums and galleries, live events, corporate AV, worship, virtual production, projector walls, and LED installations. | The site describes PM2 Runtime as an open-source process manager and PM2 Plus as monitoring for Node.js production applications. |
Owlette plans
- Core$20 a month
- Pro$60 a month
PM2 plans
- PM2 RuntimeFree
- RuntimeFree
- Plus$79 a month
- PM2 Plus$79 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- PM2 EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Owlette if…
It suits teams operating unattended Windows installations such as digital signage, museums, live events, corporate AV, and LED displays. Developers and operators can also use its API and automation controls.
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.