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.GSmartControl
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
33 GSmartControl alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Smartctl GUI that supports controlling hard drive Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting.
- - GSmartControl is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to HD Tune.
GSmartControl Features
Comments about GSmartControl as a Alternative to HD Tune
CyrilleGSmartControl just carries all it takes control/check disks or SSDs for defects. Same for its cli part 'smartmontools'.
2no read/write graphs per offset
2Hard Disk Sentinel
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo27 Hard Disk Sentinel alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
- Windows
- Linux
- MS-DOS
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.
Hard Disk Sentinel Features
Comments about Hard Disk Sentinel as a Alternative to HD Tune
Comprehensive surface testing and repair with graphical display and performance graphics.
0no performance graphs per offset
-1smartmontools
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
27 smartmontools alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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 a Alternative to HD Tune
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.
0ab1no benchmarks, no ways to test blocks
0Disks
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo19 Disks alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
- Benchmark Tool
- Linux
A GNOME utility for dealing with storage devices.
Iometer
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo18 Iometer alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Benchmark Tool
- Windows
- Linux
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...
Iometer Features
DiscontinuedLast activity from 2014, see https://sourceforge.net/projects/iometer/files/iometer-stable/
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.
diskscan
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo20 diskscan alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
- Linux
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