Best s6 Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from process monitoring software ranked against s6 on the same published basis.
- 1s6 vs Glances
- 2s6 vs PM2
- 3s6 vs Process Lasso
- 4s6 vs AppControl
- 5s6 vs Supervisor
- 6s6 vs System Informer
- 7s6 vs runit
- 8s6 vs TaskExplorer
- 9s6 vs bottom (btm)
- 10s6 vs Monit
- 11s6 vs Owlette
- 12s6 vs Ambih Monitor
- 13s6 vs atop
- 15s6 vs rproc
- 16s6 vs iotop
- 17s6 vs btop
- 18s6 vs htop
- 19s6 vs nmon
- 20s6 vs winproc-tui
- 21s6 vs Remote Process Explorer
s6 alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glances | 9.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | PM2 | 8.0 | Free plan | $79/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Process Lasso | 7.9 | Free plan | $2.08/mo | Windows |
| 4 | AppControl | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 5 | Supervisor | 7.3 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | System Informer | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 7 | runit | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 8 | TaskExplorer | 6.8 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 9 | bottom (btm) | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Monit | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 11 | Owlette | 6.6 | No | $20/mo | API, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Ambih Monitor | 6.5 | No | — | Windows |
| 13 | atop | 6.4 | No | — | Linux |
| 15 | rproc | 5.9 | No | — | Linux |
| 16 | iotop | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 17 | btop | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 18 | htop | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 19 | nmon | 5.5 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | winproc-tui | 5.4 | No | — | Windows |
| 21 | Remote Process Explorer | 5.4 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about s6 alternatives
What is the best alternative to s6?
Glances, number 1 in process monitoring software with a score of 9.5 out of 10. The others here: PM2, Process Lasso, AppControl and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to s6?
Glances is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.