Lm-Sensors vs upower

Lm-Sensors

Description: Lm-Sensors is an open-source application that monitors hardware sensors including temperature, voltage, and fan speeds in computers running Linux. It works with common sensor chips and allows monitoring critical system parameters.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

upower

Description: Upower is a lightweight tool for managing power devices and querying power usage on Linux systems. It collects and exposes info from various device components like batteries, AC power adapters, USB power devices, etc.

Type: software

Pricing: Free

Lm-Sensors Features

• Monitors hardware sensors like temperature, voltage, fan speed
• Works with common sensor chips like those from National Semiconductor, Analog Devices, etc
• Provides readings for CPU temperature, motherboard, hard drive, etc
• Can set up alarms and notifications when readings exceed thresholds
• Command line and GUI tools available
• Integrates with monitoring tools like Nagios to graph sensor data

upower Features

• Power management for Linux systems
• Collects and exposes information from various device components like batteries, AC power adapters, USB power devices, etc.
• Provides a D-Bus API for querying power usage and device information
• Supports multiple power sources including batteries, AC adapters, and USB power devices
• Provides a command-line interface for monitoring and controlling power devices

Lm-Sensors

• Open Source

upower

• Free