HD Tune AlternativesTop Benchmark & Hard Disk Diagnostic Tools like HD Tune
HD Tune is described as '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!' and is a very popular Benchmark tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to HD Tune for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best HD Tune alternative is CrystalDiskInfo, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like HD Tune are CrystalDiskMark, GSmartControl, Hard Disk Sentinel and Victoria.
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- Freemium • Proprietary
- 39 CrystalDiskInfo alternatives
Open-source utility for monitoring S.M.A.R.T. data, disk temperature and more. Offers portable use, dark mode, no ads or tracking, and supports 30+ languages. Designed to provide an accurate health status and includes features such as temporary file deletion and file recovery options.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Japan
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
Comments about CrystalDiskInfo as an Alternative to HD Tune
No percentage information anymore!
- 41 CrystalDiskMark alternatives
Versatile benchmarking utility to assess drive performance, offering rapid sequential/random speed tests, easy-to-read results, multilingual support, and more, all in a free package.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Japan
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
- 31 GSmartControl alternatives
Smartctl GUI that supports controlling hard drive Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting.
GSmartControl Features
Comments about GSmartControl as an Alternative to HD Tune
CyrilleGSmartControl just carries all it takes control/check disks or SSDs for defects. Same for its cli part 'smartmontools'.
no read/write graphs per offset
- 27 Hard Disk Sentinel alternatives
Monitor 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
Comments about Hard Disk Sentinel as an Alternative to HD Tune
Comprehensive surface testing and repair with graphical display and performance graphics.
no performance graphs per offset
- 22 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.
Victoria Features
Comments about Victoria as an Alternative to HD Tune
ab1Victoria is about recovery, only one benchmark
- 25 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.
smartmontools Features
Comments about smartmontools as an Alternative to HD Tune
ab1no benchmarks, no ways to test blocks
Provides accurate SMART data via CLI with granular control of the data. Unlike other software that attempts to replicate or shorten the data provided by drives, Smartmontools is legitimately capable of interpreting and displaying accurate and up to date information and interfaces appropriately with drives.
- 27 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.
HDDScan Features
Comments about HDDScan as an Alternative to HD Tune
support error scan(bad sector),benchmark,self monitoring
- 44 UserBenchMark alternatives
UserBenchmark is a free all-in-one benchmarking application. Benchmark your CPU, GPU, SSD, HDD and USB Drives then compare results with other users and see which parts you can upgrade together with the expected performance improvements. CPU benchmarks bias toward Intel.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- 37 DriveDx alternatives
DriveDx 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
- 15 H2testw alternatives
Data integrity test for USB sticks and other media
An advantage over other tools is, that it does not need administrative rights to access the device - but it should not be NTFS formatted, as it does not allow to test everything.
You can FAT32 format hard drive partitions large.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Windows
H2testw Features
doesn't do the quick/surface tests