warden
The premium Open Source alternative to Process Hacker
🎯 Best for:Windows developers needing to build process-aware applications or monitoring tools.
What is warden?
A .NET library designed for monitoring and managing the lifecycle of Windows processes. It provides developers with programmatic control over process execution, resource tracking, and state notifications.
Tech Stack
C#OS & Utilities
Why warden?
- • Real-time process tracking
- • Lightweight .NET wrapper
- • Easy event handling
Limitations
- • Windows specific
- • Requires admin privileges
- • Limited to .NET ecosystem
2/22/2026
Last Update
26
Forks
7
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
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Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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