Perfmon-like for Linux?

Question

In windows there is perfmon to monitor various performances aspects (called counters) of the system.

Is there a perfmon-like for Linux?

Answer 1

DStat is my personal favorite for such tools. From it's page :

• Combines vmstat, iostat, ifstat, netstat information and more
• Shows stats in exactly the same timeframe
• Enable/order counters as they make most sense during analysis/troubleshooting
• Plugin framework to handle additional counters. (Wifi Quality, for instance)

I love it! It's definitely more flexible (and easier to use) than sar, we just have dstat writing to a file on a regular basis.