# eul vs iStats Menus Published January 1, 2026 Β· Updated August 10, 2026 eul and iStats Menus are both System monitors on a Mac, so the pick depends on workflow. Free and minimal: eul. Deep and customisable: iStat Menus. As of October 2026, both install with brew install --cask eul and brew install --cask istat-menus. In August 2026 eul and iStat Menus are both excellent, the split is philosophy, not quality. Choose eul if you value free, open-source minimalism, low battery impact and native SwiftUI elegance for core CPU, memory, network and sensor glanceability. Choose iStat Menus if you need exhaustive hardware visibility, per-core and GPU history, 30-day network graphs, weather and the assurance that Bjango will ship a sensor profile for the newest Mac within weeks. With eul at $0 and iStat Menus at a modest $11.99 one-time, there is no financial risk in trying both for a week and letting your menu bar decide. ## Head to head | Factor | eul | iStats Menus | | --- | --- | --- | | Price | Free | Paid | | Open Source | Yes | No | | Replaces | iStat Menus 7 ($18) | β€” | | Best for | system, monitor, menu bar | system monitor, cpu, memory | | Install | brew install --cask eul | brew install --cask istat-menus | | Category | System Utilities | System Utilities | ## eul macOS status monitoring app Install: `brew install --cask eul` [eul on Bundl](https://bundl.run/apps/eul) ## iStats Menus System monitoring app Install: `brew install --cask istat-menus` [iStats Menus on Bundl](https://bundl.run/apps/istat-menus) ## Features - **Menu bar coverage.** iStat Menus monitors more subsystems and exposes more history per item. - **Design and macOS integration.** eul wins on minimal elegance out of the box; iStat Menus wins on configurability. - **Performance and battery.** eul is lighter at default settings; iStat Menus can be tuned to match but defaults to more work. - **Sensor depth and history.** For exhaustive hardware visibility, iStat Menus is unmatched. - **Pricing.** eul wins outright on price; iStat Menus charges a modest one-time fee for depth and support. - **Openness and privacy.** eul's openness is its trust advantage. - **Maintenance and Tahoe 26.x support.** iStat Menus is more reliably current for the latest hardware and macOS releases. - **Customisation.** Power customisers will prefer iStat Menus; minimalists will prefer eul's restraint. ## FAQ ### Is eul still maintained in 2026? eul is community-maintained after the original author paused active development. It remains buildable, notarized and functional on Tahoe 26.x and Apple Silicon, with community patches addressing sensor API changes, but commercial iStat Menus ships model-specific fixes faster for the newest Macs. ### How much does iStat Menus cost in 2026? On bjango.com the current pricing is $11.99 for a single license, $14.99 for a family pack up to five Macs, and $9.99/$12.99 for discounted upgrades. It is also included in Setapp at $9.99 per month for 250+ apps. ### Which uses less battery on a MacBook Air? eul uses slightly less at default settings due to its narrower scope and Swift-native efficiency. iStat Menus is also efficient but polls more sensors and renders more graphs by default, lowering its refresh interval brings them close. ### Do both work on macOS Tahoe 26.x and Apple Silicon? Yes. Both are notarized, Apple Silicon-native and tested on Tahoe 26.x. They install via Homebrew (eul and istat-menus casks) and via direct download or Setapp for iStat Menus. ### Which shows more hardware detail? iStat Menus shows substantially more: per-core CPU and GPU history, extensive temperature sensors, disk health and 30-day network history where eul shows basic graphs and current values. ### Are there privacy differences? eul is MIT open source with zero telemetry and no account. iStat Menus is closed source but privacy-respecting with no ads; it validates your license but does not transmit system readings externally. ### Can I run both at once? You can, but it duplicates polling and clutters the menu bar. Most users pick the depth of iStat Menus or the minimal beauty of eul and run one monitor at a time. ### What alternatives exist if neither fits? Stats (free open source) is another popular free monitor with a different visual style, and commercial alternatives like MenuMeters and iStatistica Pro offer niche variations. For most 2026 Mac users the practical shortlist remains eul for free and iStat Menus for paid depth. ## Sources - [gao-sun/eul: GitHub](https://github.com/gao-sun/eul) - [Bjango: iStat Menus](https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/) - [ComputingForGeeks: How To Monitor macOS resource usage using eul](https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-monitor-macos-resource-usage-using-eul/) - [Medevel: Eul free open-source status monitoring app for macOS](https://medevel.com/eul-free-status-monitoring-app-macos/) - [Setapp: iStat Menus](https://setapp.com/apps/istat-menus) - [Macworld: iStat Menus Review](https://www.macworld.com/article/205630/istatmenus3.html) - [TheSweetBits: iStat Menus Review](https://thesweetbits.com/tools/istat-menus/) ## Related - [Stats vs eul](https://bundl.run/compare/stats-vs-eul) - [Stats vs iStats Menus](https://bundl.run/compare/stats-vs-istat-menus) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://bundl.run/#organization", "name": "Bundl.run", "url": "https://bundl.run", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://bundl.run/og-image.png", "width": 1200, "height": 630 }, "description": "The Ninite for Mac. 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