Comparison of S.M.A.R.T. tools
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This is a list of software that reads S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data from hard drives.
| Operating system | License, price | User interface | Drive interface, RAID support | Shows S.M.A.R.T. attributes | Self testing | Notification | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acronis Drive Monitor | Windows | Proprietary, free | GUI | (S)ATA, USB | Yes | No | By system tray notification, email | Estimate health percentage, and use Windows Event Log events (which may be related to risk of data loss). Can trigger automatic backup on S.M.A.R.T. alert when combined with Acronis backup software. |
| Active SMART (by Ariolic software) | Windows | Proprietary, 29$ | GUI | (S)ATA, USB | Yes | Yes | Yes. | |
| ArgusMonitor | Windows | Proprietary, €14,95 or $19.95, 30 days trial | GUI | (S)ATA, USB, some RAID controllers | Yes | No | By window, sound, email, program execution at choosable parameter changes, threshold | Also shows temperature of CPU, GPU, CPU core speed, Intel Turbo Boost status and system fan speeds. Can control speed of GPU and system fans. |
| Ashampoo HDD Control 2 | Windows | Proprietary, $24.99, 40 days trial | GUI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Window, tray icon and publish to web page. | Also provides various hard disk management features |
| CornerBowl Disk Monitor | Windows | Proprietary, varies, 20 days trial | GUI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Window, email alerts, publish to web page, and launch program. | |
| CrystalDiskInfo[1] | Windows (2000(x86); Server 2008, Server 2003, 7, Vista, XP(x86/x86-64)) | Open source (Modified BSD license), free | GUI | IDE, PATA, SATA (only Internal), USB (partial), some RAID (including some Nvidia) | Yes | No | Resident & Alarm; Temperature(color code); Sector Count Threshold(Reallocated, Current Pending, Uncorrectable); Total Erase Count(only SSD) | Changeable threshold values (only Sector Count params), APM/AAM control; Event Log; Custom themes (using HTML/CSS) |
| Disk Utility | Mac OS X | Proprietary | GUI | ? | No, although a combined 'status' is available[2] | ? | part of Mac OS X | |
| EASIS Drive Check | Windows | Freeware | GUI | (S)ATA | Yes | No | Surface test results can send by email | Allows hard copies of current values, supports surface read test to check for sector errors |
| GSmartControl[3] | Unix-like (Linux, Mac OS X, *BSD, others) and Windows | GNU GPL v2 and v3, free | GUI[4] | (S)ATA, most USB, RAID (3ware) | Yes | Yes | window, displays drive identity information, capabilities, attributes, and self-test/error logs | Has extensive help information |
| HD Sentinel | Windows, Linux | Proprietary, 18 EUR (Std) / 28 EUR (Pro), Trial | GUI | IDE(PATA) and SATA; USB (partial); some RAID controllers | Yes | Yes | Resident & Alarm; Temperature(color code); Sector Count Threshold(Reallocated, Current Pending, Uncorrectable); Total Erase Count(only SSD) | Individual configuration for every medium, Interface for Disc Doktor/chkdsk: surface testing, complete testing at restart |
| HD Tune | Windows | Proprietary, free for personal use | GUI | IDE(PATA) and SATA (only Internal); USB (partial) | Yes | No | No (v2.55) | v2.55 gives SMART values but no advice. |
| HD Tune Pro | Windows | Proprietary, $34.95 or €24.95 | GUI and CLI | (S)ATA | Yes | No | No (v4.60) | Give advice. Individual configuration for every medium, Interface for Disc Doktor/chkdsk: surface testing, complete testing at restart. |
| Home Server SMART | Windows Home Server v1 | Proprietary, Freeware (donation) | GUI | IDE(PATA) and SATA; USB (partial) | Yes | No | Yes Raises alerts via Windows Home Server's built-in notification system. (v2.0.10.28) | Home Server SMART is an add-in for Windows Home Server v1 that runs as a Windows service and raises alerts that are visible on connected client desktops. Complete health status of disks can be viewed in the Home Server SMART UI through the WHS Console. |
| Home Server SMART 2012 | Windows Home Server 2011, Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials | Proprietary, Freeware (donation) | GUI | IDE(PATA) and SATA; USB (partial) | Yes | No | Yes Email notification. (v2.2.1.21) | Home Server SMART 2012 is an add-in for the Windows Server Solutions product family (WHS 2011, SBS 2011 Essentials and Storage Server 2008 R2 Essetnials) that runs as a Windows service and sends an email when undesirable disk health conditions, including excessive heat, are detected. Complete health status of disks can be viewed in the Home Server SMART 2012 UI through the Dashboard. Fully supports working with disk pooling software Drive Bender and StableBit DrivePool. Full management capabilities of server volumes with BitLocker Drive Encryption is also included. |
| Microsoft Office 2007 Diagnostic Tool | Windows | Proprietary | GUI | ? | No | No | No | |
| Palimpsest Disk Utility | Linux | LGPL | GUI | ? | Yes | Yes | GNOME pop-up notification | |
| Passmark disk checkup | Windows | Proprietary, 15 $, Freeware for personal use | GUI | Supported: ATA, SATA, USB, FireWire, dynamic disk RAID; Not supported: SCSI, hardware RAID | Yes | Yes | Yes (by email) | |
| PC Wizard | Windows | Proprietary, Freeware (donation) | GUI | ? | Yes | No | No | Estimate health and performance by percentage. |
| SIW (System information for Windows) | Windows | Proprietary, Pro : $69.95, Freeware | GUI, Command-line interface | ? | Yes | No | ? | A tool that gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings and displays it in an comprehensible manner. |
| smartmontools[5] | Unix-like (Linux, Mac OS X, *BSD, others) and Windows | GNU GPL v2, free | Command-line interface | All for Linux, some for other Unix-like | Yes | Yes | window, sound, email, program execution at choosable parameter changes, threshold | LiveCDs are available for download, allowing the user to use smartmontools without any changes to the computer. |
| SMARTReporter | Mac OS X | Open source, freeware | GUI | ATA, SATA or eSATA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Work on Mac OS X 10.5+ |
| SMART Utility | Mac OS X | Proprietary, $25 | GUI | ATA, SATA or eSATA | Yes | Yes | Growl popups, menu item | Based on smartmontools, proprietary pre-fail algorithm |
| Speccy | Windows | Proprietary, Freeware | GUI | ? | Yes | No | No | |
| SpeedFan | Windows | Proprietary, Freeware | GUI | (S)ATA, SCSI, SAT; Areca, 3ware | Yes | Yes | Window, sound, e-mail, running a command; at parameter changes, threshold, temperature | Estimate health and performance by percentage, and offers online drive analysis (and compares from other users). |
| Spinrite | DOS, FreeDOS | Proprietary USD $89 Full / $29 upgrade | GUI | ? | Yes[6] | Yes | No |
[edit] References
- ^ "Freebie CrystalDiskInfo Is S.M.A.R.T. About Hard Drives". PC World. 2010-01-21. http://www.pcworld.com/article/185974/freebie_crystaldiskinfo_is_smart_about_hard_drives.html. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=DiskUtility/10.5/en/duh1896.html
- ^ "How S.M.A.R.T. are your disks?". LinuxInsight. 2009-02-08. http://www.linuxinsight.com/how-smart-are-your-disks.html. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ frontend for smartmontools
- ^ "Monitoring Hard Disks with SMART". Linux Journal. 2004-01-01. http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6983. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ "SATA Operation with SpinRite", Gibson Research Corporation, accessed March 4, 2011.
