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Best s6 Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from process monitoring software ranked against s6 on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    PM2 Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $79/mo7.3
    s6 vs PM2
  2. 2
    Glances Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.2
    s6 vs Glances
  3. 3
    Supervisor apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.9
    s6 vs Supervisor
  4. 4
    Owlette apiself-hostedWebWin $20/mo6.8
    s6 vs Owlette
  5. 5
    Process Lasso Free plan Win $2.08/mo6.0
    s6 vs Process Lasso
  6. 6
    OpenProcMon Free plan Win Free5.9
    s6 vs OpenProcMon
  7. 7
    Ambih Monitor Free plan Win $10/mo5.8
    s6 vs Ambih Monitor
  8. 8
    AppControl Free plan Win Free5.8
    s6 vs AppControl
  9. 9
    atop Free plan Linux Free5.8
    s6 vs atop
  10. 10
    bottom (btm) Free plan LinuxMacWin Free5.8
    s6 vs bottom (btm)
  11. 11
    btop Free plan LinuxMac Free5.8
    s6 vs btop
  12. 12
    iotop Free plan Linux Free5.8
    s6 vs iotop
  13. 13
    ManageEngine Free Process Manager Free plan Win Free5.8
    s6 vs ManageEngine Free Process Manager
  14. 14
    Monit Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free5.8
    s6 vs Monit
  15. 15
    nmon Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free5.8
    s6 vs nmon
  16. 16
    NVTOP Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free5.8
    s6 vs NVTOP
  17. 17
    Remote Process Explorer Free plan Win Free5.8
    s6 vs Remote Process Explorer
  18. 18
    runit Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free5.8
    s6 vs runit
  19. 20
    System Informer Free plan Win Free5.8
    s6 vs System Informer
  20. 21
    htop Free plan LinuxMac Free5.7
    s6 vs htop

s6 alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1PM27.3Free plan$79/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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
20System Informer5.8Free planFreeWindows
21htop5.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac
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Questions about s6 alternatives

What is the best alternative to s6?

PM2, number 1 in process monitoring software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: Glances, Supervisor, Owlette and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to s6?

PM2 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.