Hard Disk Sentinel
6.9#2 in hardware diagnostic software$22 one-timeFree planLinuxWindows
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HDD Health Monitor
5.9#21 in disk health monitoring softwareFree planFree planWindows
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| Fact | Hard Disk Sentinel | HDD Health Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Drive support | The software supports HDD, SSD, hybrid drives, RAID arrays, external drives, NAS drives, and, in Professional, LTO tape drives and certain industrial memory devices. | Supports ATA/SATA, M.2 SATA, NVMe, USB drives, and SCSI drives, though available data depends on the drive and its controller. |
| Purpose | Hard Disk Sentinel monitors, diagnoses, tests, and reports on hard disk and SSD health, performance degradation, and failures. | Reads raw S.M.A.R.T. data from physical drives and presents drive health information, warnings, and historical trends. |
| Support | Registration includes free life-of-product technical support and help. | The site provides documentation, bug reporting, and an email contact at [email protected]. |
Hard Disk Sentinel plans
- TrialFree
- LinuxFree
- DOSFree
- Standard$22, paid once
- Professional$33, paid once
- Professional Family$59, paid once
HDD Health Monitor plans
- HDD Health MonitorFree
Pick Hard Disk Sentinel if…
It suits home users, server administrators, small and large companies, and civil organizations that need storage monitoring. Professional and Enterprise are aimed at users needing surface repair, backups, integrations, or network-wide management.
Pick HDD Health Monitor if…
It suits Windows users who want ongoing health and temperature alerts for one or more physical drives. It may also help users who want to review saved S.M.A.R.T. history or inspect drive attributes.