Glances
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Glances is ranked #7 of 57 in hardware Monitoring Software on Inferse. It runs on Android, API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.
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- Supported platforms
- Linux, BSD, macOS, Windows, Android, Web, API, self-hostednicolargo.github.io
Facts
- What it does
- Glances is an open-source, cross-platform system monitoring tool for real-time system statistics and running processes.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Monitoring
- Its listed monitoring features include CPU, memory, load, processes, network, disk I/O, sensors, filesystems, containers, alerts and uptime.nicolargo.github.io · 29 Sept 2026
- Remote access
- Client/server mode supports remote monitoring through a terminal, Web interface or API.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Web interface
- The built-in Web UI lets users monitor a system from a device with a browser.nicolargo.github.io · 29 Sept 2026
- APIs
- Glances provides XML-RPC and RESTful JSON APIs, and its Web server mode exposes a REST API.nicolargo.github.io · 29 Sept 2026
- AI integration
- Glances 4.5.1 and higher can provide an MCP server for AI assistants.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Exports
- Statistics can be exported to CSV and JSON files, databases including InfluxDB and Prometheus, brokers including RabbitMQ and Kafka, or a REST endpoint.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Containers
- The project documents monitoring support for Docker and Podman, and describes Docker and LXC container monitoring in its README.nicolargo.github.io · 29 Sept 2026
- Platforms
- The project documents GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows support; it also gives installation instructions for rooted Android devices using Termux.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Deployment
- Glances can be installed with pip, pipx, Homebrew or Linux and FreeBSD packages, and Docker images are available.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Requirements
- Glances 4 requires Python 3.10 or higher; version 4 and higher do not support Python 2 or Python earlier than 3.10.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Optional dependencies
- The README says Glances is installed without Web interface dependencies by default and lists separate extras for features such as Web, GPU, containers, exports and MCP.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- License
- The project says Glances is distributed under the LGPL version 3 license.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Security updates
- The security policy lists version 4.x as supported for security updates and versions below 4.0 as unsupported.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to its manual, official Reddit forum and GitHub Discussions for help.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
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Sources
- github.com/nicolargo/glances/blob/master/README.rs· checked 29 Sept 2026
- nicolargo.github.io/glances/· checked 29 Sept 2026
- github.com/nicolargo/glances/security· checked 29 Sept 2026





