Alternatives to Stats

See system resource use in the macOS menu bar. 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 Stats.

  • btop++

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

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinuxCommand line

    btop++ moves monitoring from the menu bar into a terminal on macOS and Linux, adding a sortable process list and graphs for CPU, memory, disks and network.

  • NeoHtop

    Inspect running processes in a desktop system monitor.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    NeoHtop is a desktop system monitor for Windows, macOS and Linux with CPU and memory views plus process search and filtering, licensed MIT.

  • bottom

    A graphical system monitor for the terminal, with charts for CPU, memory, network, temperature and disk over time.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    bottom runs in a terminal on macOS, Linux and Windows, charting CPU, memory, network, temperature and disk over time with a process widget.

  • Glances

    A cross-platform system monitor that runs in a terminal, in a browser, or as an API feeding a dashboard.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand lineWeb

    Glances runs in a terminal, a browser or as an API on macOS and other systems, but needs a Python and pip installation.

  • htop

    Interactive process viewer for the terminal.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinuxCommand line

    htop is a terminal process viewer for macOS and Linux that lets you kill and renice processes, with per-core meters but no historical graphing.

  • iStat Menus

    A macOS menu bar system monitor for CPU, GPU, memory, disks, network, sensors and battery.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    iStat Menus covers CPU, GPU, memory, disks, network, sensors and battery with highly customisable menu bar items, but it is paid and closed source.

  • iStatistica

    A macOS system monitor with a dashboard, menu bar monitors and widgets for hardware stats.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    iStatistica adds a dashboard, Notification Center widgets and command-running alerts, but it is paid, closed source, and needs a separate plugin for sensor and fan data.

Also worth comparing

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

  • Conky

    Display live system information in configurable desktop widgets.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Stats moves to macOS, showing configurable system resource panels in the menu bar under MIT, with less layout freedom than Conky.

  • macmon

    A terminal monitor for Apple Silicon Macs showing power, frequency, temperature and memory without sudo.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSCommand line

    Stats is a free open-source macOS menu bar monitor with configurable panels instead of a terminal view, and works beyond Apple Silicon Macs.

  • Sensei

    A Mac app for monitoring CPU, GPU, storage and battery health, with junk file cleanup.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOS

    Stats is a free, MIT-licensed macOS menu bar monitor with configurable panels, though it lacks cleanup tools and some sensors depend on Mac model.

  • TG Pro

    Mac app for monitoring component temperatures and battery health, with manual and automatic fan control.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    Stats is free and MIT-licensed and shows system resource use in the macOS menu bar, though sensor information depends on the Mac model and permissions.

  • TrafficMonitor

    A Windows floating window and taskbar widget showing network speed, CPU, memory and temperatures.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Stats is a free, MIT-licensed monitor that puts system resource use in the macOS menu bar, so it moves you from Windows to Mac.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.