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gotop vs atop: catalog facts
gotop	atop
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to download and use.
Windows, Command line	Linux, Command line
Graphical charts for system activity inside a terminal Configurable layouts and colour schemes	Includes processes that finished during the interval Daily logging for long-term analysis
Development is moving from GitHub to Sourcehut, so the GitHub page may lag behind No GitHub releases published	Linux only Per-process network data needs an extra kernel module
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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