atopĪtop monitors all processes much like top and htop, unlike top and htop however it has daily logging of the processes for long-term analysis. It’s visually easier to understand and has built in commands for common things you would like to do. Htop is essentially an enhanced version of top. Order processes on different criteria - the default of which is CPU. When you want an overview of all the processes or threads running in the system: top is a good tool. This is a small tool which is pre-installed on many unix systems. To help you find the right tool, we separated the 80+ tools in this list into five categories:
This is why we decided to make the most comprehensive list of Linux monitoring tools on the Internet. It's hard work monitoring and debugging Linux performance problems, but it's easier with the right tools at the right time. This post was originally published on the blog by Server Density, an infrastructure monitoring company that joined StackPath in 2018.