Best Hardware Monitoring Software in 2026
Updated
58ranked
18free plans on this page
$16/molowest paid tier
11 Oct 2026last checked
Hardware Monitoring Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.23 of 23 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 26 PA File SightPaid from $30/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 27 XStatFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 28 AIDA64
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 29 GPU-ZFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 30 michkaFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 31 MuninFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 32 Prometheus Node ExporterFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 33 Sidebar DiagnosticsFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 34 BatteryCareFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 35 Core Temp
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 36 GlassmkrFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 37 gpuviewFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 38 Hardware Sentry KM
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 39 LogicMonitorPaid from $16/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 40 Open Hardware MonitorFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 41 SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 42 Libre Hardware MonitorFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 43 lm-sensorsFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 44 MSI AfterburnerFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 45 NVTOPFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 46 OhmGraphiteFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 47 SpeedFanFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 48 SSD Fan ControlFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 49 AMD SMIFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 50 Heimdall
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Remote monitoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | PA File Sight | 6.8 | No | $30/mo | Yes | Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, self-hosted, API | Yes | |
| 27 | XStat | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Windows 10/11; Android 5.0+; LAN web browsers | Yes | |
| 28 | AIDA64 | 6.7 | No | No | Windows, Android, iOS | Yes | ||
| 29 | GPU-Z | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Windows | ||
| 30 | michka | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Linux, Windows, web browser | Yes | |
| 31 | Munin | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 32 | Prometheus Node Exporter | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | linux, macos, self_hosted | Yes | ||
| 33 | Sidebar Diagnostics | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 | ||
| 34 | BatteryCare | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | ||
| 35 | Core Temp | 6.6 | Yes | Windows | Yes | |||
| 36 | Glassmkr | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | linux, api, self_hosted | Yes | |
| 37 | gpuview | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Linux, web browser, REST API | Yes | |
| 38 | Hardware Sentry KM | 6.6 | Linux/UNIX, Windows, Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, BMC Helix Operations Management | Yes | ||||
| 39 | LogicMonitor | 6.6 | No | $16/mo | No | |||
| 40 | Open Hardware Monitor | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Windows, Linux | Yes | |
| 41 | SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor | 6.6 | No | |||||
| 42 | Libre Hardware Monitor | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Windows, API/library | Yes | |
| 43 | lm-sensors | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | linux | ||
| 44 | MSI Afterburner | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 45 | NVTOP | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | linux, macos, windows | ||
| 46 | OhmGraphite | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Windows | Yes | |
| 47 | SpeedFan | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Windows | ||
| 48 | SSD Fan Control | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | macOS | ||
| 49 | AMD SMI | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | linux | |||
| 50 | Heimdall | 6.4 | Yes | Windows, macOS, Linux, API, self-hosted | Yes |
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