htop vs Process Explorer : 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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Process Explorer

Process Explorer is a Windows based utility to see monitor currently running processes. Developed by Mark Russinovich

License: Free

Categories: OS & Utilities

Apps available for Windows

htop VS Process Explorer Feature comparision

Feature htop Process Explorer
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
Cpu monitoring
Disk Monitoring
Granular Detail on Processes
I/O Monitoring
No installation
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