htop vs glances : Which is Better?

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htop

htop is an interactive system-monitor process-viewer. It is designed as an alternative to the Unix program top. It shows a frequently updated list of the processes running on a computer, normally ordered by the amount of CPU usage. Developed by Hisham Muhammad

License: Open Source

Categories: OS & Utilities

Apps available for Mac OS X Linux BSD

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glances

Glances is a cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python. Developed by Nicolas Hennion

License: Open Source

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

htop VS glances Feature comparision

Feature htop glances
Lightweight
Performance Monitoring
Runs on command line
Affinity Mask
Network Monitoring
Portable
Process Monitoring
Command line interface
Hardware Monitoring
Process Lasso manages
Responsive design
Stability
System Info
Task Management
Application Monitoring
History graphs
Developer Tools
Terminal-based
Activity history
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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