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Best PM2 Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from process monitoring software ranked against PM2 on the same published basis.

  1. 2
    Glances Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.2
    PM2 vs Glances
  2. 3
    Supervisor apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.9
    PM2 vs Supervisor
  3. 4
    Owlette apiself-hostedWebWin $20/mo6.8
    PM2 vs Owlette
  4. 5
    Process Lasso Free plan Win $2.08/mo6.0
    PM2 vs Process Lasso
  5. 6
    OpenProcMon Free plan Win Free5.9
    PM2 vs OpenProcMon
  6. 7
    Ambih Monitor Free plan Win $10/mo5.8
    PM2 vs Ambih Monitor
  7. 8
    AppControl Free plan Win Free5.8
    PM2 vs AppControl
  8. 9
    atop Free plan Linux Free5.8
    PM2 vs atop
  9. 10
    bottom (btm) Free plan LinuxMacWin Free5.8
    PM2 vs bottom (btm)
  10. 11
    btop Free plan LinuxMac Free5.8
    PM2 vs btop
  11. 12
    iotop Free plan Linux Free5.8
    PM2 vs iotop
  12. 13
    ManageEngine Free Process Manager Free plan Win Free5.8
    PM2 vs ManageEngine Free Process Manager
  13. 14
    Monit Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free5.8
    PM2 vs Monit
  14. 15
    nmon Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free5.8
    PM2 vs nmon
  15. 16
    NVTOP Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free5.8
    PM2 vs NVTOP
  16. 17
    Remote Process Explorer Free plan Win Free5.8
    PM2 vs Remote Process Explorer
  17. 18
    runit Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free5.8
    PM2 vs runit
  18. 19
    s6 Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free5.8
    PM2 vs s6
  19. 20
    System Informer Free plan Win Free5.8
    PM2 vs System Informer
  20. 21
    htop Free plan LinuxMac Free5.7
    PM2 vs htop

PM2 alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
2Glances7.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Supervisor6.9API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
4Owlette6.8$20/moAPI, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Process Lasso6.0Free plan$2.08/moWindows
6OpenProcMon5.9Free planFreeWindows
7Ambih Monitor5.8Free plan$10/moWindows
8AppControl5.8Free planFreeWindows
9atop5.8Free planFreeLinux
10bottom (btm)5.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11btop5.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac
12iotop5.8Free planFreeLinux
13ManageEngine Free Process Manager5.8Free planFreeWindows
14Monit5.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
15nmon5.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
16NVTOP5.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
17Remote Process Explorer5.8Free planFreeWindows
18runit5.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
19s65.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
20System Informer5.8Free planFreeWindows
21htop5.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac
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Questions about PM2 alternatives

What is the best alternative to PM2?

Glances, number 2 in process monitoring software with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: Supervisor, Owlette, Process Lasso and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to PM2?

Glances is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.