eZ Server Monitor vs Glances
eZ Server Monitor
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| Figure | eZ Server Monitor | Glances |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Server Monitoring | 8.7 (#8) | 8.9 (#6) |
| License | The web and shell versions are released under the GNU GPL license. | Glances is distributed under the GNU LGPL version 3, expressed on PyPI as LGPL-3.0-only. |
| Optional dependencies | Temperature reporting for eSM sh requires hddtemp and lm-sensors, with a documented exception for Raspberry Pi running Raspbian. | The README says Glances is installed without Web interface dependencies by default and lists separate extras for features such as Web, GPU, containers, exports and MCP. |
| Requirements | eSM Web requires Linux, a web server, and PHP 5.3 or later; the documentation says PHP 7 also requires php-xml. | Glances 4 requires Python 3.10 or higher; version 4 and higher do not support Python 2 or Python earlier than 3.10. |
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eZ Server Monitor
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Glances
Glances is a free, open-source, cross-platform tool for monitoring real-time system statistics and running processes. Its listed coverage includes CPU, memory, load, processes, network, disk I/O, sensors, filesystems, containers, alerts, and uptime. Client/server mode enables remote monitoring through a terminal, web interface, or API, while its built-in web UI lets users view a system from a browser-equipped device. Statistics can be exported to CSV or JSON files, databases such as InfluxDB and Prometheus, brokers such as RabbitMQ and Kafka, or a REST endpoint. The project documents Docker and Podman support and describes Docker and LXC container monitoring in its README. Installation options include pip, pipx, Homebrew, Linux and FreeBSD packages, and Docker images. Glances 4 requires Python 3.10 or higher. Its default installation does not include web interface dependencies; separate extras cover features such as web, GPU, containers, exports, and MCP. Version 4.5.1 and higher can provide an MCP server for AI assistants. The project uses the LGPL version 3 license.