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s-tui vs btop++: catalog facts
s-tui	btop++
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source, funded by donations.
Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Graphs frequency, temperature, power and load together Built-in stress test for checking cooling and throttling	Sortable, filterable process list with per-process detail, driven by mouse or keyboard Graphs for CPU, memory, disks and network in one screen
Terminal only Focused on the CPU rather than the whole system	No native Windows build; on Windows you need WSL It reports and does not manage: there is no alerting or historical logging
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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