PM2 vs Owlette

PM29.2Visit Owlette8.3Visit

Higher score PM2 #2 in Process Monitoring Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit PM2

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Owlette #11 in Process Monitoring Software 8.3/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Owlette

• PM2 fits best

  Node.js application process operations

• Owlette fits best

  Remote Windows process operations

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Side by side

Feature	PM2 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Owlette 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.3
Ranking	#2 in Process Monitoring Software	#11 in Process Monitoring Software
Best for	Node.js application process operations	Remote Windows process operations
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$20/device/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Windows
Support	Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features PM2 4/5 · Owlette 4/5
Remote monitoring	✓	✓
Service monitoring	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Process alerting	✓	✓
Process controls	✓	✓
Activity logs	✓	✓
Specs
Supported platforms	Linux, macOS, Windows, web dashboard	Windows
History retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Automatic restarts for crashes, exits, thresholds, file changes, and schedules Zero-downtime reloads and cluster-mode load balancing for Node.js Logs, reboot persistence, terminal monitoring, and web monitoring options	Automatic restart and remote controls for crashed or running processes Live CPU, memory, GPU, and disk monitoring with email alerts REST API, webhooks, CLI, TypeScript SDK, and offline synchronization
Cons	Advanced remote monitoring depends on PM2 Plus Enterprise capabilities are reserved for the highest tier The product is centered on process operations rather than broad observability	No free plan after the beta period Core excludes deployment, project sync, and REST API features Pro pricing rises to $60 per machine per month
Our verdict	PM2 is an open-source daemon process manager for keeping Node.js and other applications online. It supports process actions such as starting, stopping, restarting, reloading, and deleting managed processes, while also providing automatic… Read the review →	Owlette is a cloud-connected operations tool for monitoring, managing, and deploying software across fleets of unattended Windows machines. Its agent tracks processes and system metrics, detects crashes, and can automatically restart… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• PM2 — where it wins

  • Automatic restarts for crashes, exits, thresholds, file changes, and schedules
  • Zero-downtime reloads and cluster-mode load balancing for Node.js
  • Logs, reboot persistence, terminal monitoring, and web monitoring options

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced remote monitoring depends on PM2 Plus
  • Enterprise capabilities are reserved for the highest tier
  • The product is centered on process operations rather than broad observability

• Owlette — where it wins

  • Automatic restart and remote controls for crashed or running processes
  • Live CPU, memory, GPU, and disk monitoring with email alerts
  • REST API, webhooks, CLI, TypeScript SDK, and offline synchronization

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan after the beta period
  • Core excludes deployment, project sync, and REST API features
  • Pro pricing rises to $60 per machine per month

• PM29.2/10 · Free plan

  A capable Node.js process manager with deeper monitoring in paid tiers.

  Visit PM2Full verdict →
• Owlette8.3/10 · Paid

  A focused remote operations tool for monitoring, controlling, and recovering Windows processes.

  Visit OwletteFull verdict →