Alternatives to Speccy

Quick summary of a Windows PC's hardware and temperatures. 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 Speccy.

  • HWiNFO

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

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    HWiNFO gives a far deeper Windows hardware report with real-time sensor logging and alerts, is free for personal use, and needs a paid Pro licence commercially.

  • AIDA64 Extreme

    Detailed hardware identification, sensor monitoring and benchmarking for Windows.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    AIDA64 Extreme adds exportable hardware and software inventory reports, sensor monitoring and benchmarking on Windows, but is a paid licence with a time-limited trial.

  • HWMonitor

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

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    HWMonitor focuses on temperatures, fan speeds and voltages on Windows with a portable version, while graphs and remote monitoring sit in the paid PRO edition.

  • CPU-Z

    A tiny freeware window that tells you exactly which processor, board and memory are in a Windows PC.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsAndroid

    CPU-Z is free and portable, reports exact CPU, board and memory details including SPD timings, but does not track temperatures and runs on Windows and Android.

  • 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 free and open source under MPL-2.0, reads motherboard, CPU, GPU and drive sensors on Windows, but needs administrator rights for low-level readings.

  • Fastfetch

    Prints a summary of your hardware, operating system and desktop in the terminal next to a logo, quickly and configurably.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Fastfetch prints a quick hardware and system summary in the terminal on Windows, macOS, Linux and more, is MIT licensed, and shows no temperatures.

  • Hardinfo2

    A graphical Linux tool that shows detailed system information and runs benchmarks.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Hardinfo2 is a GPL graphical tool that shows system information and runs benchmarks, but it runs on Linux only rather than Windows.

Also worth comparing

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

  • Core Temp

    Small utility that reads per-core CPU temperature on Windows.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    Speccy shows a one-page hardware summary with temperatures and shareable snapshots, has a free edition, but development has slowed considerably.

  • GPU-Z

    A tiny Windows utility that reports everything about your graphics card: clocks, memory type, bus width, sensors and BIOS.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    Speccy gives a one-page summary of all hardware and temperatures with shareable snapshots, but with much less graphics card detail and slowed development.

  • Open Hardware Monitor

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Speccy is closed source and Windows-only, giving a one-page hardware and temperature summary with shareable snapshots, though its development has slowed considerably.

  • SIW

    Windows system information tool that reports hardware, software, network and sensor details.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    Speccy gives a free one-page summary of hardware and temperatures with shareable snapshots, but development has slowed and it lacks product key details.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.