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Mac Performance Monitor vs Stats

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Mac Performance Monitor

8.0
Utilities

Menu bar performance monitor with recorded history and analytics

Stats

8.0
Utilities

System monitor for the menu bar

Metric Mac Performance Monitor Stats
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 8.0 8.0
30-day Installs 236 10.8K
90-day Installs 321 31.1K
365-day Installs 321 144.1K
Version 2.4.0.289 3.0.22
Auto-updates Yes Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 380 36.9K
GitHub Forks 23 1.2K
Open Issues 2 25
License MIT MIT
Language Swift Swift
Last GitHub Commit 1mo ago 7mo ago
First Seen Sep 3, 2026 Jun 23, 2020

Reviews

Mac Performance Monitor

Mac Performance Monitor offers real-time performance metrics and historical data from the menu bar, making it ideal for developers and power users needing to monitor system health. It provides detailed insights into CPU, memory, GPU, network, and battery usage without telemetry.

Monitors and logs system performance metrics from the menu bar, offering historical data and analytics.

Pros

  • + Provides real-time performance metrics and historical data
  • + Open-source with no telemetry, ensuring privacy
  • + Integrates seamlessly with macOS system tools

Cons

  • - Limited customization options for monitoring parameters
  • - Sparse community support and discussion

Stats

Stats is a sleek macOS menu bar system monitor that provides real-time insights into CPU, memory, disk, and network usage. Its customizable interface and ability to display multiple metrics make it ideal for tech-savvy users who want quick access to system statistics without launching additional apps.

Monitors and displays system statistics such as CPU, memory, disk, and network usage in the menu bar.

Pros

  • + Convenient menu bar integration for quick access to system stats
  • + Real-time monitoring of multiple system metrics
  • + Customizable interface allows users to display preferred statistics
  • + Actively maintained with regular updates
  • + Open-source with a permissive MIT license
  • + Available across multiple platforms

Cons

  • - Has experienced past stability issues, though these are now resolved
  • - Limited customization options for some users