Argus Monitor AlternativesHard Disk Diagnostic Tools and other similar apps like Argus Monitor

Argus Monitor is described as 'Monitoring temperatures and status of system components such as CPU, GPU and hard disk drive, fan speeds' and is a hard disk diagnostic tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Argus Monitor for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best Argus Monitor alternative is CrystalDiskInfo, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Argus Monitor are Open Hardware Monitor, SpeedFan, GSmartControl and FanControl by Rem0o.

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  1. CrystalDiskInfo icon
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    Open-source utility for monitoring S.M.A.R.T. data, disk temperature and more. Offers portable use, dark mode, no ads or tracking, and supports 30+ languages. Designed to provide an accurate health status and includes features such as temporary file deletion and file recovery options.

    42 CrystalDiskInfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  2. SpeedFan icon
     253 likes

    SpeedFan is a program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers and controls the fans if possible.

    52 SpeedFan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. GSmartControl icon
     94 likes

    GSmartControl provides a GUI for smartctl from smartmontools, allowing users to monitor and control SMART data on hard drives. It supports health inspection, runs diagnostic tests, and warns about potential drive failures, ensuring maintenance and optimal disk performance.

    33 GSmartControl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. Fan Control is a focused and highly customizable fan controlling software for Windows. It supports multiple temperature sources in min, max and average configurations, and fan curve functions, including but not limited to, linear, graph, and mix to control a single fan.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about FanControl by Rem0o as an Alternative to Argus Monitor
    Marco Colonna
    Positive
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    the best app for manage all fans in your hardware system, a bit complicated at first as an application, but after a while you understand practically everything

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    • FanControl by Rem0o is Free and ProprietaryArgus Monitor is Paid and Proprietary
    • FanControl by Rem0o is LightweightArgus Monitor is not according to our users
  5. HD Tune icon
     141 likes

    HD Tune is a hard disk / SSD utility with many functions. It can be used to measure the drive's performance, scan for errors, check the health status (S.M.A.R.T.), securely erase all data and more!.

    54 HD Tune alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. SidebarDiagnostics - A simple sidebar for Windows desktop that displays hardware diagnostic information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. HWMonitor icon
     117 likes

    HWMonitor for Windows® x86/x64 is a hardware monitoring program that reads PC system's main health sensors : voltages, temperatures, powers, currents, fans speed, utilization, clock speeds…

    34 HWMonitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Core Temp icon
     61 likes

    Core Temp is a compact, no fuss, small footprint, yet powerful program to monitor processor temperature and other vital information.

    49 Core Temp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. CoolerControl icon
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    CoolerControl features a GUI for viewing all your system's sensors and for creating custom fan and pump profiles based on any available temperature sensor. Paired with this is a systemd service that controls all your devices in the background.

    1 CoolerControl alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. HDDScan icon
     25 likes

    HDDScan is a freeware utility for storage devices diagnostics (HDD, RAID, Flash). The program can scan storage device for bad blocks, show S.M.A.R.T. attributes and change some HDD parameters such as AAM, APM, etc.

    29 HDDScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Macrorit Disk Scanner is a third party disk surface portable tool for scan disk bad sectors which provides you with better options and better performance than Windows native disk scanner.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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