Top 15 Performance Monitor Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Performance Monitor is a small program that shows you the CPU, Memory, Disk and Network utilization under Windows NT platforms (2000, XP, Vista, Win 7, etc...).
It's composed by four fully configurable small graphs and it can work in the tray area also.
The windows are fully anchorable.
PerfMon can become transparent and permits you to forward left-mouse clicks so you can place it anywhere.
You can also change the program priority (saving CPU work) and its size (for big monitor resolutions ;-))

1. XRG

XRG XRG is an open source system monitor for Mac OS X. XRG allows you to monitor CPU activity, memory usage, battery status, machine temperature, network activity, disk I/O, current weather, and stock market data. The goal of XRG is to be a functional system monitor that has a clean and......

2. Compact Tray Meter

Compact Tray Meter This compact utility displays real-time CPU, RAM and disk drives usage meters right on the taskbar notification area, or next to the system clock, that is always visible:>> Special features:-Real-time reporting of the CPU activity.-Real-time reporting on the system RAM usage.-Real-time reporting of the disk drives activity.-Color coding of the......

3. sysstat

sysstat Sysstat's main features:Includes four groups of monitoring tools (sar / sadc / sadf, iostat / tapestat / nfsiostat / cifsiostat, mpstat, pidstat) for global system performance analysis.Can monitor a huge number of different metrics:1. Input / Output and transfer rate statistics (global, per device, per partition, per network filesystem and......

4. iStat

iStat iStat is a series of system monitor apps. It's available in different versions: iStat Menus, iStat for iOS and iStat Server ( http://bjango.com/iphone/istat/ ) as a companion application to the iStat for iOS app that lets you remotely monitor your computers (free for Windows and Mac).CPURealtime CPU graphs......

5. NetMeter Evo

NetMeter Evo NetMeter Evo is the direct successor to NetMeter which had been in development by me until 2009. Compared to the old NetMeter it lacks some features like the traffic log and alarms. Also it doesn't support Windows XP or older operating systems. Since it is still......

6. sPlaylistMaker

sPlaylistMaker sPlaylistMaker allows you to easily create .m3u and .m3u8 playlists via drag-and-drop. sPlaylistMaker supports Unicode characters and offers several playlist writing options:• Automatic - Automatically determines which extension and file encoding type to use. If any filenames in a given folder use non-ASCII characters, the resulting playlist file will use......

7. NetTK

NetTK NetTK, Network Tool Kit, is an Open Source alternative for monitoring and troubleshooting your network.NetTK is a modular and open source approach to monitoring network statistics. It was born due to my ISP having what I dubbed "frequent micro outages". While attempting to investigate the cause of the problem, and......

8. trafficWatcher

trafficWatcher trafficWatcher is a small tool to monitor your network activity.Unlike other tools, trafficWatcher can differentiate between traffic inside your LAN and the traffic that reaches the internet. It shows the current up and download speed in a small icon in the system tray.......

9. remote linux monitor

remote linux monitor The Remote Linux Monitor's graphical user interface is similar to and inspired by Gnome's System Monitor. All connections are made using a secure shell and there is no agent software to install on the remote server. The Remote Linux Monitor is written in cross platform Java which allows for Linux......

10. Ping Tracer

Ping Tracer This program helps to visually determine the origin of connection problems. The latency over time is shown on graphs, and each instance of packet loss is marked in red.A common use for such a tool is to monitor your connection to a multiplayer game server so you know who to......

11. SpaceSniffer

SpaceSniffer SpaceSniffer is a tool application that gives you an idea of how folders and files are structured on your disks. By using a Treemap visualization layout, you have immediate perception of where big folders and files are situated on your devices. If you need to understand why no more free......

12. TreeSize

TreeSize TreeSize tells you where precious disk space has gone to. It can be started from the context menu of a local folder or a local drive and displays the size of each folder, including its subfolders. While "TreeSize Free" works only locally, "TreeSize Professional" will allow you to scan NETWORK......

13. FS-Inspect

FS-Inspect FS-Inspect is an easy to use tool designed to give you an overview about your files and directories (Disk Usage).On start up, it reads recursively the inspected directory and presents the content in two useful views:* The folder view, shows the directory tree, sub-folders are sorted by size.* The type......

14. NetWorx

NetWorx NetWorx is a simple, free and powerful tool that helps you objectively evaluate your bandwidth situation. It can ensure that you do not exceed the bandwidth limits specified by your ISP, help identify sources of network problems, and help track suspicious network activity. The software features highly customizable visual and......

15. FreeCommander

FreeCommander FreeCommander is an easy-to-use alternative to the standard windows file manager, reminiscent of Norton Commander.Function to view (and sort after) foldersize, 37 languages, function to store ScreenShots as a file or to clipboard, .You can take FreeCommander anywhere - just copy the installation directory on a CD or USB-Stick -......