The Best Free CrystalDiskInfo AlternativesTop Hard Disk Diagnostic Tools and other similar apps like CrystalDiskInfo

The best free alternative to CrystalDiskInfo is GSmartControl, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to CrystalDiskInfo and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to CrystalDiskInfo are HD Tune, smartmontools, Victoria and QDiskInfo.

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  1. GSmartControl icon

    GSmartControl

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    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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Main window - All drives pass the health self-check
     
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    Comments about GSmartControl as an Alternative to CrystalDiskInfo
    ngoomie
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    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.

    Guest
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    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!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think GSmartControl is a great CrystalDiskInfo alternative.

    • GSmartControl is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to CrystalDiskInfo.

    • GSmartControl is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CrystalDiskInfo.

    • GSmartControl is Free and Open SourceCrystalDiskInfo is also Free and Open Source
  2. HD Tune icon

    HD Tune

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    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 (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  4. smartmontools icon

    smartmontools

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    The 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.

    24 smartmontools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Guest
    Negative
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    Entirely command-based with no quick start guide for when you just want to check a disk.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    hexploder
    Positive
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    Small, easy, complete, don't know how to use it just smartctl -h or man smartctl and you will have all the documentation you need.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think smartmontools is a great CrystalDiskInfo alternative.

    • smartmontools is Free and Open SourceCrystalDiskInfo is also Free and Open Source
  5. Victoria icon

    Victoria

     48 likes
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    Victoria 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.

    24 Victoria alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. QDiskInfo icon

    QDiskInfo

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    CrystalDiskInfo alternative for Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. HDDScan icon

    HDDScan

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    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

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    • Windows
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  9. Diskovery icon

    Diskovery

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    Diskovery collects and displays the details of data storage facilities of the computer, including its physical drives, disk arrays, partitions, volumes and mount points.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. HDD Guardian icon

    HDD Guardian

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    HDD Guardian provides a Windows front-end for smartctl, a utility which monitors your hard drive(s) and SSD(s) for health status, taking advantage of S.M.AR.T.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. scrutiny S.M.A.R.T icon

    scrutiny S.M.A.R.T

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    Scrutiny is a Hard Drive Health Dashboard & Monitoring solution, merging manufacturer provided S.M.A.R.T metrics with real-world failure rates.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    • scrutiny S.M.A.R.T is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to CrystalDiskInfo.

    • scrutiny S.M.A.R.T is Free and Open SourceCrystalDiskInfo is also Free and Open Source
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    SeaTools

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    SeaTools is a diagnostic tool that helps you determine the condition of the disk drive in your external hard drive, desktop or laptop computer.

    29 SeaTools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. PassMark DiskCheckup icon

    PassMark DiskCheckup

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    PassMark DiskCheckup allows the user to monitor the SMART attributes of a particular hard disk drive. SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a feature on a computer's hard disk for providing various monitoring indicators of disk reliability.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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