---
title: "Stats alternative for Mac: Kilobat vs Stats"
url: "https://kilobat.app/stats-alternative"
description: "Kilobat vs Stats: an honest comparison. Stats is a free, open-source system monitor for the macOS menu…"
---

Kilobat vs Stats

# A Stats alternative for Mac.

Stats is a free, open-source system monitor for the macOS menu bar. Here is how Kilobat compares.

[Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.9.0.dmg)

```
brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat
```

## Side by side

| Job | Stats | Kilobat |
|---|---|---|
| Network rates in the menu bar | ✓ | ✓ Free |
| Per-app traffic | Top processes | ✓ Every app, grouped |
| CPU, memory, sensors | ✓ | — |
| Blocking and Wi-Fi diagnosis | — | ✓ |

Stats details are from [exelban’s own documentation](https://github.com/exelban/stats), as of October 2026; we haven’t benchmarked it. Corrections welcome at the support address.

## Which should you choose?

### Choose Stats if

- You want a free, all-round system monitor.

### Choose Kilobat if

- You want to understand and control your network specifically.

## Pricing

See [Stats’s site](https://github.com/exelban/stats) for current pricing. Kilobat is free, with Pro for $19 once.

[See every comparison →](https://kilobat.app/alternatives)

## Get your network out of the dark.

[Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.9.0.dmg)

```
brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat
```