HD Tune Alternatives for Linux
HD Tune is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is GSmartControl, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to HD Tune and six of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to HD Tune are Hard Disk Sentinel, smartmontools, Iometer and ViVARD.
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HD Tune alternatives are mainly Hard Disk Diagnostic Tools, but if you're looking for Hard Disk Recovery Tools or Benchmark Tools you can filter on that. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to HD Tune.- Benchmark Tool
- Freemium • Proprietary
32 GSmartControl alternativesGSmartControl 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.
GSmartControl Features
GSmartControl VS HD Tune
Comments about GSmartControl as an Alternative to HD Tune
no read/write graphs per offset
28 Hard Disk Sentinel alternativesProvides advanced monitoring for HDDs and SSDs with S.M.A.R.T. diagnostics, predicts hardware failures, schedules automatic backups, benchmarks drive performance, logs temperatures, repairs disk errors, supports tests, notifications, and multi-drive configurations.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
Hungary
EU
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- MS-DOS
Hard Disk Sentinel Features
Hard Disk Sentinel VS HD Tune
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
23 smartmontools alternativesThe 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
smartmontools VS HD Tune
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.
19 Iometer alternativesAs the Iometer Users Guide says, Iometer is an I/O subsystem measurement and characterization tool for single and clustered systems. It was originally developed by the Intel Corporation and announced at the Intel Developers Forum (IDF) on February 17, 1998 - since then it got...
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
DiscontinuedLast activity from 2014, see https://sourceforge.net/projects/iometer/files/iometer-stable/
Iometer Features
Iometer VS HD Tune
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.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
ViVARD VS HD Tune
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.
diskscan Features
diskscan VS HD Tune
GSmartControl just carries all it takes control/check disks or SSDs for defects. Same for its cli part 'smartmontools'.