Alternatives to jvmtop
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. jvmtop itself: install jvmtop.
ddcctl
DDC monitor controls (brightness) for Mac OSX command line
nvtop
GPU & Accelerator process monitoring for AMD, Apple, Huawei, Intel, NVIDIA and Qualcomm
findomain
The fastest and complete solution for domain recognition. Supports screenshoting, port scan, HTTP check, data import from other tools, subdomain monit
sjk
Small set of tools for JVM troublshooting, monitoring and profiling
somo
A human-friendly alternative to netstat for socket and port monitoring on Linux and macOS
kapacitor
Open source framework for processing, monitoring, and alerting on time series data
AMD Power Gadget
Power management, monitoring and VirtualSMC plugin for AMD processors
hwatch
hwatch: alternative watch command with history, diff view, JSONL logging, and change hooks
mon
mon(1) - Simple single-process process monitoring program written in C
Stats
macOS system monitor in your menu bar
btop
A monitor of resources
MonitorControl
🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the
spdlog
Fast C++ logging library
autojump
A cd command that learns - easily navigate directories from the command line
async-profiler
Sampling CPU and HEAP profiler for Java featuring AsyncGetCallTrace + perf_events
google-java-format
Reformats Java source code to comply with Google Java Style
samply
Command-line sampling profiler for macOS, Linux, and Windows
hubble
Hubble - Network, Service & Security Observability for Kubernetes using eBPF
git-sizer
Compute various size metrics for a Git repository, flagging those that might cause problems
gotop
A terminal based graphical activity monitor inspired by gtop and vtop
quill
Ultra-low-latency asynchronous C++17 logging and metrics library for performance-critical applications
betty
Friendly English-like interface for your command line. Don't remember a command? Ask Betty
plog
Portable, simple and extensible C++ logging library
zlog
A reliable, high-performance, thread safe, flexsible, clear-model, pure C logging library
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than jvmtop — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
jvmtop is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.