diskscan is described as 'Diskscan is intended to provide the information needed to decide if a disk is good or not, be it an HDD or an SSD it is likely to be holding important data and if you have a suspicion that it is failing it is also important to know how bad is it down the road' and is a hard disk diagnostic tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to diskscan for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best diskscan alternative is CrystalDiskInfo, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like diskscan are GSmartControl, HD Tune, smartmontools and DriveDx.