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Hardinfo2 vs Novabench: catalog facts
Hardinfo2	Novabench
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to use; a separate Novabench for Work offering exists for organisations.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
System information and benchmarks in one graphical app Actively maintained successor to hardinfo	Covers CPU, GPU, memory, storage and NPU in one run Local LLM performance benchmark
Linux only Smaller project than some other system information tools	Closed source Business features are a separate offering
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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