iStat Menus vs SIW
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| Figure | iStat Menus | SIW |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9.99/mo | $3.33/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 6 |
| Spec score · System Information Software | 7.8 (#12) | 7.7 (#15) |
| Customization | Users can customize what appears in menu bar items and menus, including colors and item order. | Technician's Version customizations include company logos, customized reports, command-line-only builds, and builds without the Passwords or Network modules; customization costs $50 extra. |
| Founded | 2005 | 2005 |
| Support | Bjango invites users to contact it with questions, bug reports or feature requests. | The maker offers a support forum and support email, and says support is provided only for the latest SIW version and is unavailable for expired subscriptions. |
Plans
iStat Menus
- Setapp subscription$9.99 a month
- Family LicensePrice not published
- Single LicensePrice not published
SIW
- SIW Trial VersionFree
- SIW ViewerFree
- SIW Technician's Version — No Updates / No Support$23.99, paid once
- SIW Home Edition — Lifetime Free Updates$39.99, paid once
- SIW Technician's Version — 1 Year Free Updates$39.99 a year
- SIW Technician's Version — Lifetime Free Updates$103.99, paid once
In their own words
iStat Menus
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SIW
SIW is a Windows system information tool for examining computer hardware, software, network and system details. It covers software licenses, devices, processes, services, network connections and open ports. Reports can be generated in HTML, JSON, CSV, TXT, XML or ODBC formats, then saved or printed. Command-line options can choose report modules, create, compress or append reports, and run report creation silently. Reports can also be sent through SMTP, uploaded using FTP, FTPS or HTTP POST, or saved to a database through ODBC. The Technician’s Version runs without installation from a USB flash drive, network drive or domain login script. Customizations include logos, tailored reports and builds limited to command-line use or without selected modules; these cost $50 extra. SIW lists a free viewer and a 14-day trial, which works only on specified 64-bit Windows versions and replaces some values with ***TRIAL***. Paid options range from a 23.99 USD one-time Technician’s Version without updates or support to paid update subscriptions and lifetime-update licenses. The maker identifies administrators, technicians and IT tech support as users.