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

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