Glances

6.9easy start · #30of 46
in Container Monitoring

Free to practise onyes
Free trialno
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Android, api, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows.

Glances is ranked #30 of 46 in container monitoring on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Glances Free Free open-source software Python 3.10+ required · Web interface dependencies are optional github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Supported platforms: Linux, BSD, macOS, Windows, Android, Web, API, Self-hosted

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The record

System monitoring: Glances is an open-source, cross-platform system monitoring tool for real-time CPU, memory, disk, network, process, user, and sensor information.
Interfaces: It presents system information through a terminal interface or a web interface and adapts displayed information to terminal size.
Remote monitoring: Client/server mode supports remote monitoring through a terminal, web interface, or XML-RPC and RESTful APIs.
Containers: Glances supports container monitoring, including Docker and LXC.
Exports and integrations: Stats can be exported to CSV and JSON files, databases including InfluxDB, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL/Timescale, Cassandra and Prometheus, and brokers including RabbitMQ, NATS, ZeroMQ and Kafka.
AI integration: The built-in MCP server lets AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor query Glances; the feature is available from Glances 4.5.1.
Extensibility: The project describes an open architecture that lets developers add plugins and export modules.
Installation options: The project documents installation using pip, uvx, pipx, Docker, Docker Compose, Linux package managers, FreeBSD packages, Homebrew, MacPorts, and source builds.
Platform requirement: Glances 4 requires Python 3.10 or later; Python 2 and Python 3 versions below 3.10 are unsupported.
Optional components: A standard pip installation excludes Web interface dependencies, which can be added with the web extra; the all extra installs dependencies for all features.
Security policy: The project marks version 4.x as eligible for security updates and versions below 4.0 as unsupported for security updates.
Network security guidance: The documentation warns that XML-RPC accepts any HTTP Host header by default and advises setting xmlrpc_allowed_hosts when listening on a non-loopback interface.
Support: The project points users to its FAQ, official Reddit forum, and GitHub Discussions for questions.
License: Glances is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3.
Price from: Free

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Best Container Monitoring in 2026#30 of 46

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Sources

github.com/nicolargo/glances· checked 4 Oct 2026
glances.readthedocs.io/en/latest/· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/nicolargo/glances/blob/develop/SECURITY· checked 4 Oct 2026
glances.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quickstart.html· checked 4 Oct 2026