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Glances vs htop: catalog facts
Glances	htop
Free Free and open source, funded by sponsorship.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line, Web	macOS, Linux, Command line
Runs on Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows from the same codebase Built-in web interface, so a phone or tablet can watch a server	Kill, renice and filter processes interactively without typing PIDs Per-core meters and tree view make load easy to read at a glance
Python and pip installation, which on some systems means a virtual environment Exposing the web interface or API on a network needs authentication configured by you	Terminal only, with no historical graphing Some counters differ per platform outside Linux
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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