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rtop vs bottom: catalog facts
rtop	bottom
Free Free to use under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Connects over SSH without a separate remote agent Displays CPU, disk, memory and network metrics	Plots CPU, memory, network, temperature and disk I/O over time, with a zoomable interval Process widget with sorting, searching, tree mode and kill signals
Monitors Linux systems only	Some sensors and metrics are only available on some platforms Charts take terminal space; a small window gets cramped
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
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 October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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