HD Tune Alternatives for Mac
HD Tune is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac 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 ten of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to HD Tune are smartmontools, DriveDx, Drive Scope and InchWest DiskMark.
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HD Tune alternatives are mainly Hard Disk Diagnostic Tools but may also be Benchmark Tools or Hard Disk Benchmark Tools. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of HD Tune.- Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
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31 GSmartControl alternativesSmartctl GUI that supports controlling hard drive Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
GSmartControl Features
- Temperature Monitoring
- Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
GSmartControl VS HD Tune
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25 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.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
smartmontools Features
- Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
smartmontools VS HD Tune
Is smartmontools a good alternative to HD Tune?Comments about smartmontools as an Alternative to HD Tune
ab1no benchmarks, no ways to test blocks
0Provides 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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37 DriveDx alternativesDriveDx 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...
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Mac
DriveDx Features
- Hardware Monitoring
- Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
DriveDx VS HD Tune
Is DriveDx a good alternative to HD Tune?
11 Drive Scope alternativesHard drives (and solid state drives) are the most failure prone components in your Mac. For that very reason, in fact, drive manufacturers have built in self monitoring, analysis and reporting technology right into the drive. (a.k.a.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
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- Mac
Drive Scope Features
- Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
- Hardware Monitoring
Drive Scope VS HD Tune
Is Drive Scope a good alternative to HD Tune?
17 InchWest DiskMark alternativesTest the performance of your flash (pen/usb), solid state, hard disk drives in just 60 seconds.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Mac
InchWest DiskMark Features
- Hardware Monitoring
InchWest DiskMark VS HD Tune
Is InchWest DiskMark a good alternative to HD Tune?
5 AJA System Test alternativesAja System Test is an application included with all KONA cards which lets you tune your system to the same high standards that developers do for the best performance.
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- Free • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
AJA System Test VS HD Tune
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11 Stellar Volume Optimizer alternativesStellar Volume Repair (also Optimizer) repair corrupt Macintosh HD and other partitions formatted with HFS and FAT file systems. It support extends to Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion and Snow Leopard.
Stellar Volume Optimizer VS HD Tune
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39 SMART Utility alternativesSMART Utility is an application to scan the internal hardware diagnostics system of hard drives. SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) is a system built into hard drives by their manufacturers to report on various measurements (called attributes) of a hard...
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Mac
SMART Utility Features
- Hardware Diagnostics
- Hardware Monitoring
- Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
SMART Utility VS HD Tune
Is SMART Utility a good alternative to HD Tune?
16 diglloydTools DiskTester alternativesDiskTester is a 64-bit application which tests drive performance and reliability for single volumes or RAID. Some highlights:
diglloydTools DiskTester VS HD Tune
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18 QuickBench alternativesQuickBench is a simple to use but powerful hard disk performance benchmarking tool. It provides three built-in, industry trusted test suites which measure the performance of dozens of preset hard disk transfer sizes.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
QuickBench VS HD Tune
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Comments about GSmartControl as an Alternative to HD Tune
GSmartControl just carries all it takes control/check disks or SSDs for defects. Same for its cli part 'smartmontools'.
no read/write graphs per offset