Free CrystalDiskInfo Alternatives

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 Victoria, HD Tune, smartmontools and Disks.

CrystalDiskInfo alternatives are mainly Hard Disk Diagnostic Tools but may also be Benchmark Tools or Hard Disk Benchmark Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of CrystalDiskInfo.

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Free • Open Source
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool

Open-source HDD/SSD utility for monitoring S.M.A.R.T. values, disk temperature and other information.

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GSmartControl
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Free • Open Source
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
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Linux
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33 GSmartControl alternatives
Smartctl GUI that supports controlling hard drive Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting.
- - GSmartControl is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to CrystalDiskInfo.
- - GSmartControl is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CrystalDiskInfo.
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GSmartControl Features
Temperature Monitoring
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
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Most users think GSmartControl is a great CrystalDiskInfo alternative.
Guest
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!
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Victoria
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Free • Proprietary
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Windows
23 Victoria alternatives
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.
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Victoria Features
1. PortableVictoria can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Bad sectors reallocation
Hardware Monitoring
Read latency benchmark per drive offset
HD Tune
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Freemium • Proprietary
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Benchmark Tool
Hard Disk Benchmark Tool
Windows
57 HD Tune alternatives
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!.
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HD Tune Features
Read latency benchmark per drive offset
Linear read benchmark per drive offset
Hardware Monitoring
Quick/slow surface scan
Temperature Monitoring
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Opinions about HD Tune as a Alternative to CrystalDiskInfo
Most users think HD Tune is a great CrystalDiskInfo alternative.
smartmontools
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Free • Open Source
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Mac
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Linux
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27 smartmontools alternatives
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.
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smartmontools Features
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
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Most users think smartmontools is a great CrystalDiskInfo alternative.
Guest
Entirely command-based with no quick start guide for when you just want to check a disk.
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hexploder
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.
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Disks
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Free • Open Source
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Benchmark Tool
Linux
19 Disks alternatives
A GNOME utility for dealing with storage devices.
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Disks Features
Write ISO to SD card
Disk Monitoring
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Comments about Disks as a Alternative to CrystalDiskInfo
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shaunhenderson
Disks is for managing partitions, CDI is for monitoring and reporting of physical disk info
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Samsung Magician
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
4 Samsung Magician alternatives
Samsung Magician software is designed to help you manage your Samsung SSD with a simple, intuitive user interface. Download files & find supported models.
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Samsung Magician Features
Update Notifier
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HDDScan
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Free • Proprietary
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Windows
28 HDDScan alternatives
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.
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HDDScan Features
Hardware Monitoring
Hardware Diagnostics
Temperature Monitoring
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Opinions about HDDScan as a Alternative to CrystalDiskInfo
Almost everyone thinks HDDScan is a great CrystalDiskInfo alternative.
Macrorit Disk Scanner
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Free • Proprietary
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Benchmark Tool
Windows
49 Macrorit Disk Scanner alternatives
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.
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Macrorit Disk Scanner Features
1. PortableMacrorit Disk Scanner can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Hardware Monitoring
AS SSD Benchmark
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Free • Proprietary
Benchmark Tool
Hard Disk Benchmark Tool
Windows
20 AS SSD Benchmark alternatives
With AS SSD Benchmark you can determine your SSD drive's performance by conducting several specific tests.
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AS SSD Benchmark Features
1. PortableAS SSD Benchmark can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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HDAT2
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Free • Proprietary
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Windows
20 HDAT2 alternatives
HDAT2 is program for test or diagnostics of ATA/ATAPI/SATA, SSD, USB and SCSI devices.
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HDAT2 Features
Hardware Monitoring
ATTO Disk Benchmark
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Free • Proprietary
Benchmark Tool
Hard Disk Benchmark Tool
Windows
23 ATTO Disk Benchmark alternatives
The ATTO Disk Benchmark performance measurement tool is compatible with Microsoft Windows. Measure your storage systems performance with various transfer sizes and test lengths for reads and writes. Several options are available to customize your performance measurement...
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ATTO Disk Benchmark Features
1. PortableATTO Disk Benchmark can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
HDD Guardian
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Free • Open Source
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Windows
12 HDD Guardian alternatives
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.
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HDD Guardian Features
1. PortableHDD Guardian can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Hardware Monitoring
Discontinued
Project has been discontinued per notice: http://hddguardian.codeplex.com/

Opinions about HDD Guardian as a Alternative to CrystalDiskInfo
Most users think HDD Guardian is a great CrystalDiskInfo alternative.