Alternatives to s-tui

Terminal tool that graphs CPU frequency, utilization, temperature and power and can run a stress test. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as s-tui.

  • CoreFreq

    A Linux CPU monitoring and tuning tool that reports per-core frequencies, C-states, temperatures and power.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    CoreFreq gives far more detailed per-core frequency, C-state and power data with tuning options, but it needs a kernel module and has no stress test.

  • btop++

    A terminal resource monitor that looks good enough to leave open, with processes, CPU, memory, disks, network and GPUs.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinuxCommand line

    btop shows CPU graphs alongside memory, disks, network and processes and runs on macOS too, but it has no built-in stress test or power graph.

  • OCCT

    A PC stability, stress testing, benchmarking and hardware monitoring tool for Windows and Linux.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsLinux

    OCCT combines stress testing, benchmarking and monitoring on Windows and Linux with a graphical interface, but it is closed source, with professional use offered separately.

Also worth comparing

These listings name s-tui as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • lm-sensors

    Linux command-line utilities and a library for reading hardware temperature, voltage and fan sensors.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    s-tui graphs CPU temperature, frequency and power in a terminal with a built-in stress test, but covers the CPU rather than all board sensors.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.