The Best CrystalDiskInfo AlternativesTop Hard Disk Diagnostic Tools and other similar apps like CrystalDiskInfo
CrystalDiskInfo is described as 'Open-source HDD/SSD utility for monitoring S.M.A.R.T. values, disk temperature and other information' and is a very popular hard disk diagnostic tool in the system & hardware category. There are more than 25 alternatives to CrystalDiskInfo for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, MS-DOS and BSD apps. The best CrystalDiskInfo alternative is GSmartControl, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CrystalDiskInfo are Hard Disk Sentinel, HD Tune, Victoria and smartmontools.
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CrystalDiskInfo alternatives are mainly Hard Disk Diagnostic Tools, but if you're looking for Benchmark Tools or Hard Disk Benchmark Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac + Hard Disk Diagnostic and Linux + Free and Linux + Hard Disk Diagnostic. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to CrystalDiskInfo.- Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
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31 GSmartControl alternativesSmartctl GUI that supports controlling hard drive Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting.
GSmartControl Features
GSmartControl VS CrystalDiskInfo
Comments about GSmartControl as an Alternative to CrystalDiskInfo
It doesnt support NVME SSD's which was the WHOLE reason I wanted to chcek the smart stats. This useless pile of junk just says it is an unknown device! The disk in question is a fully SMART compatible NVME SSD from a major disk manaufacturer - if this program cant identifu it it isnt much good!
27 Hard Disk Sentinel alternativesMonitor hard drive health and temperature with detailed S.M.A.R.T. diagnostics. Optimize performance through predictive alerts, repair issues to prevent failure, and schedule automatic data backups. Windows, Linux, and MS-DOS support ensures comprehensive protection for multiple operating systems from potential data loss or damage.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
Hungary
EU
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- MS-DOS
Hard Disk Sentinel Features
Hard Disk Sentinel VS CrystalDiskInfo
Comments about Hard Disk Sentinel as an Alternative to CrystalDiskInfo
Most Recent CommentWindows2000Hard Disk Sentinel is the most full featured hard disk SMART monitoring software ever written. It also contains good disk performance benchmarks, although that is not the primary purpose of the program.
fer_bThis program no longer work on Ubuntu 22.04. Lot of errors.
Best alternative for Linux.just like crystaldiskinfo, it shows the hd health status
54 HD Tune alternativesHD 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!.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
Netherlands- EU
Platforms
- Windows
HD Tune Features
HD Tune VS CrystalDiskInfo
22 Victoria alternativesVictoria is a small application designed to assess performance, test and perform minor repairs to your IDE drive and SATA HDD. It's designed primarily for HDD repairmen in stationary conditions and is not intended to test the system hard drive.
Victoria Features
Victoria VS CrystalDiskInfo
25 smartmontools alternativesThe smartmontools package contains two utility programs (smartctl and smartd) to control and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (SMART) built into most modern ATA and SCSI harddisks.
smartmontools Features
smartmontools VS CrystalDiskInfo
Comments about smartmontools as an Alternative to CrystalDiskInfo
Entirely command-based with no quick start guide for when you just want to check a disk.
hexploderSmall, easy, complete, don't know how to use it just smartctl -h or man smartctl and you will have all the documentation you need.
37 DriveDx alternativesDriveDx is advanced drive health diagnostic and monitoring utility. Unlike most drive utilities, DriveDx does not only monitor the drive’s built-in S.M.A.R.T. status, but also analyzes the changes of all drive health indicators that are closely related to HDD or SSD failures...
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
DriveDx Features
DriveDx VS CrystalDiskInfo
Comments about DriveDx as an Alternative to CrystalDiskInfo
I frequently use CrystalDiskInfo on my PCs and have started trying out similar utilities for the Mac. DriveX is the first I've tried. Its format is clear and concise It'sexplanations in popup boxes are very useful.
Incredibly in-depth statistics on disk status laid out well, plainly explained with an easy to use interface. I've always got the information I've wanted with it without issues or confusion.
27 HDDScan alternativesHDDScan 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.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
Russia
Platforms
- Windows
HDDScan Features
HDDScan VS CrystalDiskInfo
16 Diskovery alternativesDiskovery collects and displays the details of data storage facilities of the computer, including its physical drives, disk arrays, partitions, volumes and mount points.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Country of Origin
- United States
Platforms
- Windows
Diskovery Features
Diskovery VS CrystalDiskInfo
36 Argus Monitor alternativesMonitoring temperatures and status of system components such as CPU, GPU and hard disk drive, fan speeds
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
Germany- EU
Platforms
- Windows
Argus Monitor Features
Argus Monitor VS CrystalDiskInfo
5 Samsung Magician alternativesSamsung Magician software is designed to help you manage your Samsung SSD with a simple, intuitive user interface. Download files and find supported models.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
South Korea
Platforms
- Windows
Samsung Magician Features
Samsung Magician VS CrystalDiskInfo
Works pretty alright, enough for my needs, though there's some values where it will say "pre-failure" for even the values you get out-of-the-box with a new drive, something to be aware of.
To respond to the one negative comment, all drives will show as "unknown device" IF you don't run the program with admin privileges -- even my SATA HDDs and SSDs will display as "unknown device" if I do not have superuser privs.