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 seven 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, Disks and Iometer.

HD Tune 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 HD Tune.

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Freemium • Proprietary
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool

HD Tune is a hard disk / SSD utility with many functions. It can be used to measure the drive's performance, scan for...

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GSmartControl
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Free • Open Source
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
33 GSmartControl alternatives
Smartctl GUI that supports controlling hard drive Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting.
- - GSmartControl is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to HD Tune.
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GSmartControl Features
Temperature Monitoring
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Comments about GSmartControl as a Alternative to HD Tune
Most users think GSmartControl is a great HD Tune alternative.
Cyrille
GSmartControl just carries all it takes control/check disks or SSDs for defects. Same for its cli part 'smartmontools'.
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no read/write graphs per offset
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Hard Disk Sentinel
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Paid • Proprietary
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Windows
Linux
MS-DOS
27 Hard Disk Sentinel alternatives
Monitoring hard disk health and temperature. Test and repair HDD problems and predict failures. Prevent data loss by automatic and scheduled backup.
- - Hard Disk Sentinel is the most popular commercial alternative to HD Tune.
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Hard Disk Sentinel Features
Temperature Monitoring
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Data Protection
Comments about Hard Disk Sentinel as a Alternative to HD Tune
Most users think Hard Disk Sentinel is a great HD Tune alternative.
Guest
Comprehensive surface testing and repair with graphical display and performance graphics.
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no performance graphs per offset
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smartmontools
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Free • Open Source
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
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
Comments about smartmontools as a Alternative to HD Tune
Some users think smartmontools is a great HD Tune alternative, some don't.
Guest
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.
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no benchmarks, no ways to test blocks
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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
Iometer
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Free • Open Source
Benchmark Tool
Windows
Linux
18 Iometer alternatives
As 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...
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Iometer Features
Stress Testing
Hardware Monitoring
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Last activity from 2014, see https://sourceforge.net/projects/iometer/files/iometer-stable/
ViVARD
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Linux
4 ViVARD alternatives
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.
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diskscan
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Free • Proprietary
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Linux
20 diskscan alternatives
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.
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diskscan Features
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
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