Alternatives to NZXT CAM

A free Windows app that monitors PC performance and controls NZXT fans, lighting and LCDs. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • NZXT CAM

    A free Windows app that monitors PC performance and controls NZXT fans, lighting and LCDs.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as NZXT CAM.

  • HWMonitor

    A Windows hardware monitor that reads voltages, temperatures, fan speeds, power and clock sensors.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    HWMonitor reads a wide range of sensors on Windows, including ARM64 builds, but controls no fans or lighting and puts graphs in its paid PRO version.

  • HWiNFO

    The deepest hardware report and sensor monitor on Windows, free for personal use.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    HWiNFO gives far deeper sensor detail with logging and alerts, but it has no device control and commercial use needs a paid Pro licence.

  • Libre Hardware Monitor

    Reads temperatures, fan speeds and voltages straight off the motherboard, and feeds them to other tools.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Libre Hardware Monitor is open source under MPL-2.0 and portable, reading motherboard, CPU, GPU and drive sensors, but it does not control NZXT hardware.

  • FanControl

    Controls CPU, GPU and case fans using custom curves from any temperature sensor.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    FanControl drives any fan from custom curves based on any sensor, rather than only NZXT devices, but does not handle RGB or Kraken LCDs.

  • Argus Monitor

    Windows tool for fan control based on any temperature source, with hardware and drive monitoring.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    Argus Monitor offers detailed fan curves and hardware monitoring on Windows but is paid after a 30-day trial and does not handle lighting.

  • Open Hardware Monitor

    Open-source reader for temperature, fan and voltage sensors.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Open Hardware Monitor is open source and reads temperatures, fans and voltages, but upstream development stopped and newer hardware is often unrecognised.

Also worth comparing

These listings name NZXT CAM as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • CoolerControl

    A Linux application for monitoring and controlling cooling fans, pumps and lighting on supported hardware.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    NZXT CAM is a free Windows app controlling fans, RGB and Kraken LCDs, but only on NZXT hardware, and it is proprietary.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.