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Portlivo vs Activity Monitor
Activity Monitor is great for CPU and memory, and it’s already on your Mac. It has no port column, though, so it can’t tell you which process holds port 3000.
By Anmol Sethi · Checked
Quick answer
Use Activity Monitor for CPU, memory and energy across the whole Mac. Use Portlivo for dev servers: it lists every listening port with its project, and stops, restarts or opens it in one click.
At a glance
| Portlivo | Activity Monitor | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Menu bar app and window, macOS 14+ | App built into macOS |
| Price | $8.99 once for one Mac (early-bird, normally $19.99), 7-day free trial | Free |
| Lists ports | Every listening port, live | No port column; open one process at a time to see its sockets |
| Shows the project | Folder, command, git branch, PID and uptime | Process name |
| Stop | One click; re-checks the PID first | Quit or Force Quit |
| Restart and logs | Yes | No |
| CPU and memory | Per server, with a trend line | Every process, with history |
Where Activity Monitor is the better pick
- You’re hunting a slow Mac, not a busy port.
- You need energy, disk or network use for every app.
Portlivo is free for 7 days with every feature. Then it’s $8.99 once for one Mac (early-bird, normally $19.99), or $39.99 for 3 Macs or $59.99 for 5 Macs, with free updates and no subscription.
Try Portlivo free for 7 days. Every feature, no account.
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