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Glances vs Pulse: catalog facts
Glances	Pulse
Free Free and open source, funded by sponsorship.	Free Free to download and run on your own server.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line, Web	Web, Self-hosted
Runs on Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows from the same codebase Built-in web interface, so a phone or tablet can watch a server	One dashboard for Proxmox, Docker, Kubernetes, TrueNAS and vSphere Built-in alerting for infrastructure problems
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	AI features may not suit people who want a plain metrics dashboard Needs a server to run on
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: LGPL-3.0	License not stated
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 23, 2026

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