PM2 vs TaskExplorer
PM2
pm2.keymetrics.io
TaskExplorer
xanasoft.comSide by side
| Figure | PM2 | TaskExplorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $79/mo | €5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 2 |
| Spec score · Process Monitoring Software | 9.0 (#2) | 7.4 (#20) |
| Purpose | PM2 is a daemon process manager that helps manage applications and keep them online. | TaskExplorer is a process and system monitoring tool that provides real-time information about running applications and their behavior. |
| System requirements | PM2 7 requires Node.js 20 or newer and supports Bun; the project README lists Linux, macOS and Windows support. | The listed minimum memory is 2 GB and required disk space is approximately 100 MB. |
Plans
PM2
- PM2 RuntimeFree
- RuntimeFree
- Plus$79 a month
- PM2 Plus$79 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- PM2 EnterprisePriced on request
TaskExplorer
- Task Explorer Pro Business€60 a year
- Task Explorer Pro Personal€60 a year
In their own words
PM2
PM2 is a daemon process manager for managing applications and keeping them online. PM2 Runtime is an open-source process manager; PM2 Plus adds monitoring for Node.js production applications. Runtime supports cluster mode, zero-downtime reloads, watch and restart, startup scripts, log management and memory-based reloads. For containers, pm2-runtime can run Node.js applications with process fallback, flow control, monitoring and source-map support. PM2 Plus lists a web monitoring interface, application overview, issue tracking, custom metrics, server health checks and Node.js V8 monitoring. Its alerts include email and Slack notifications, while Enterprise adds rule-based alerting. The AI Assistant connects Claude, Cursor and other MCP-compatible assistants to monitoring data through OAuth with a PM2.io account. Documentation covers Docker, cloud providers, Heroku, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Nginx and deployment workflows. Runtime costs nothing, and Plus costs $79 a month.
TaskExplorer
TaskExplorer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.