Hard Disk Sentinel
6.9#2 in hardware diagnostic software$22 one-timeFree planLinuxWindows
VisitHard Disk Sentinel vs Scrutiny
What both publish
| Fact | Hard Disk Sentinel | Scrutiny |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | It monitors drive health, temperature, and S.M.A.R.T. values and measures transfer speed in real time. | It tracks S.M.A.R.T. metric history, temperature, and customized thresholds based on real-world failure rates. |
| Purpose | Hard Disk Sentinel monitors, diagnoses, tests, and reports on hard disk and SSD health, performance degradation, and failures. | Scrutiny is a hard drive health dashboard and monitoring solution for S.M.A.R.T. metrics. |
Hard Disk Sentinel plans
- TrialFree
- LinuxFree
- DOSFree
- Standard$22, paid once
- Professional$33, paid once
- Professional Family$59, paid once
Scrutiny plans
- ScrutinyFree
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 Scrutiny if…
Scrutiny suits people who can self-host a drive-monitoring dashboard and want metric history, temperature tracking, and failure notifications. It may be less suitable where a RAID controller does not pass SMART data through or where a more finished project is required.