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The Best PM2 Alternatives in 2026

24 alternatives1 free · 11 open source

Looking for something like PM2? Here are 24 alternatives, ranked by how closely they match it on purpose, features and platforms. Of these, 1 are free or have a free plan and 11 are open source.

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PM2 manages Node.js processes with features including load balancing, reloads, startup scripts, and monitoring.

PricingNot confirmed
PlatformsWeb

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#AlternativePricingOpen sourcePlatforms
1ToDiagram —Not statedWeb
2Darkly —Not statedWeb
3SmartScripter —Not statedWeb
4Beszel —Not statedWeb
5CRF++ —Not statedWeb, Windows
6LightTest —Not statedWeb
7Brain.js —Yes—
8Pingdom —Not statedWeb
9LDA.js —Yes—
10SVGO —Yes—
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Darkly

launchdarkly.com
Also covers developer tools · same kind of online tool

LaunchDarkly manages feature flags, progressive delivery, rollbacks, and runtime controls for software and AI agents.

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Beszel

beszel.dev
Also covers developer tools · same kind of online tool

Beszel monitors servers and containers, showing historical resource data and configurable alerts.

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CRF++

taku910.github.io/crfpp
Also covers developer tools · same kind of online tool

The CRF++ toolkit implements Conditional Random Fields for segmenting and labeling sequential data in natural language processing tasks.

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LDA.js

github.com/primaryobjects/ldaOpen source
Also covers developer tools · open source

This Node.js library implements Latent Dirichlet Allocation topic modeling in JavaScript.

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SVGO

github.com/svg/svgoOpen source
Also covers developer tools · open source

SVGO optimizes SVG files through a Node.js library and command-line tool.

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conda

github.com/conda/conda
Also covers developer tools

Conda manages binary packages and software environments across major operating systems and platforms.

12

ArtiVC

github.com/InfuseAI/ArtiVCOpen source
Also covers developer tools · open source

ArtiVC provides command-line data versioning for managing large files in cloud storage.

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LRM

github.com/nickprotop/LocalizationManagerOpen source
Also covers developer tools · open source

LRM provides a command line tool and terminal editor for managing .NET resource localization files and translations.

15

Tonic

github.com/neuromorphs/tonicOpen source
Also covers developer tools · open source

Tonic helps download, manipulate, and load event-based or spike-based datasets for neuromorphic data workflows.

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Intake

github.com/intake/intakeOpen source
Also covers developer tools · open source

Use Intake, a Python package, to find, load, and share data in data science projects.

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open

github.com/sindresorhus/openOpen source
Also covers developer tools · open source

Open URLs, files, or executables from command-line tools and scripts with the cross-platform open package.

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DLib

dlib.net/imaging.html
Also covers api and developer tools

dlib provides C++ libraries for image processing, machine learning, and related algorithms.

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What is the best alternative to PM2?
Based on features, tags and platforms, the closest alternatives to PM2 are ToDiagram, Darkly, and SmartScripter.
Is there a free alternative to PM2?
Yes. Kener is free or offer a free plan.
Are there open-source alternatives to PM2?
Yes: Brain.js, LDA.js, SVGO, and ArtiVC.

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