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NTop vs Glances: catalog facts
NTop	Glances
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source, funded by sponsorship.
Windows, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line, Web
htop-style process view in the Windows console Vi keybindings for navigation	Runs on Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows from the same codebase Built-in web interface, so a phone or tablet can watch a server
Windows only Infrequent updates	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-3.0	License: LGPL-3.0
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 20, 2026

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