Hard Disk Sentinel
6.9#2 in hardware diagnostic software$22 one-timeFree planLinuxWindows
VisitHard Disk Sentinel vs SMARTHDD
What both publish
| Fact | Hard Disk Sentinel | SMARTHDD |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | It monitors drive health, temperature, and S.M.A.R.T. values and measures transfer speed in real time. | It analyzes every disk every minute and notifies users of detected pre-failure conditions, data degradation, out-of-range parameters, or excessive temperature. |
| Privacy | The maker says it does not sell, rent, or lease personal information and uses voluntary hardware reports to improve software and services without disclosing them to third parties. | The privacy policy says the program collects no personal information while running on a PC and that submitted reports contain hard-drive hardware configuration information. |
| Purpose | Hard Disk Sentinel monitors, diagnoses, tests, and reports on hard disk and SSD health, performance degradation, and failures. | SMARTHDD diagnoses and optimizes hard disk drives and solid-state drives. |
Hard Disk Sentinel plans
- TrialFree
- LinuxFree
- DOSFree
- Standard$22, paid once
- Professional$33, paid once
- Professional Family$59, paid once
SMARTHDD plans
- Home License$14.95, paid once
- Corporate License$149.95, paid once
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 SMARTHDD if…
SMARTHDD suits Windows users monitoring drive health, temperatures, performance, and S.M.A.R.T. information. It also supports organizations needing an unlimited-computer corporate license.