htop vs nmon : 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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nmon

nmon is a computer performance system monitor tool for the AIX and Linux operating systems.

License: Open Source

Apps available for Linux

htop VS nmon Feature comparision

Feature htop nmon
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
Library
Python
Works in a terminal
Terminal emulator
Traffic Analysis
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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