GSmartControl Alternatives

GSmartControl is described as 'Graphical interface for smartctl, part of smartmontools, enabling SMART data monitoring, drive health inspection, and diagnostic tests on hard disks' and is a popular hard disk diagnostic tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to GSmartControl for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best GSmartControl alternative is CrystalDiskInfo, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GSmartControl are HD Tune, smartmontools, DriveDx and HDDScan.

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GSmartControl alternatives are mainly Hard Disk Diagnostic Tools, but if you're looking for Benchmark Tools or Disk Usage Analyzers you can filter on that. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to GSmartControl.
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    ViVARD

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    The aim of ViVARD is to examine the HDD to verify the integrity of each data sector and identify damaged or bad blocks. Compared to other programs, it has the main advantage to remap dead sectors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Windows Surface Scanner

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    Windows Surface Scanner is a free, fast utility that scans your hard drive(s) for physical errors. It will examine each sector on your hard drive for read errors and reports them if found. It is purely diagnostic and will not fix or “mark” bad sectors or recover data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. IsMyHdOK icon

    IsMyHdOK

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    IsMyHdOK is a small program but effective solution to easily check the Performance of a Windows Volume eg. Partition!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. SMART Report Viewer icon

    SMART Report Viewer

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    SMART Report Viewer helps visualize the output of smartctl tests, entirely in your browser. Drag and drop txt, log, or zip files (including Unraid diagnostics) to quickly understand the health of your drives.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Corsair Link

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    Corsair Link Dashboard software allows you to monitor your system and gives remarkable control over your case fans, lighting, and compatible Corsair power supplies and Hydro Series liquid CPU coolers that work together for optimal cooling and etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Hardware sensors monitor icon

    Hardware sensors monitor

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    Hardware sensors monitor utilizes sensor chips on smart motherboards to track system and CPU core temperatures, voltages and cooling fans. By quickly catching an overheated computer, you can prevent disasters such as system instability or damage.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    diskscan

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. SORA L1/L2 icon

    SORA L1/L2

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    SORA is a next-generation diagnostics and recovery platform for HDDs and SSDs. It supports deep-level drive inspection, simultaneous multi-drive testing, and time-optimized scan routines. Designed with SSD-specific characteristics in mind, SORA can analyze wear levels...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    stat - full - scan for SSD
     
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    CheckDrive

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    CheckDrive warns you before you lose all your data! Never be surprised by a hard drive failure again! Shows you the health status of your plates Informs you in case of problems.

    29 CheckDrive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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