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htop vs psutil

A side-by-side look at htop and psutil. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

htop

htop

Os & Utilities

htop is an interactive process viewer for Linux. It is similar to the default top command but with a customizable interface, additional features, and improved usability.

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psutil

psutil

Development

psutil is a cross-platform library for retrieving information on running processes and system utilization in Python. It allows you to easily monitor CPU, memory, disk, network and other system resources.

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