Comparison of S.M.A.R.T. tools

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This is an incomplete list of software that reads S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data from hard drives.

Name  | Operating system  | License  | User interface  | Fixed drives  | USB, eSATA and
removable drives  | RAID support[lower-alpha 1] | Shows S.M.A.R.T. attributes  | Hard drive
self-testing  | Notification  | Notes

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AIDA64 | Windows | Trialware[1] | GUI  | IDE(PATA), SATA, NVMe  | eSATA, USB  | Some RAID controllers  | Yes  | No  | Monitoring only available in the Business Edition[2] |

Argus Monitor | Windows | Trialware[3] | GUI  | IDE(PATA), SATA  | eSATA, USB  | Some RAID controllers  | Yes  | ?  | By window, sound, email, program execution at choosable parameter changes, threshold  | Also shows temperature of CPU, GPU, CPU core speed, Intel Turbo Boost status, CPU power consumption, system load and system fan speeds. Can control speed of GPU and system fans.
CrystalDiskInfo | Windows | MIT  | GUI  | IDE(PATA), SATA, NVMe  | eSATA, USB, IEEE 1394 | Several RAID controllers[4] | Yes  | No  | Mail, sound and popup  | Sister utility to CrystalDiskMark. Has AAM/APM control.
Defraggler | Windows | Freeware | GUI  | IDE(PATA), SATA  | eSATA, USB  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | Primarily a defragmenter; supports basic S.M.A.R.T. stat display, includes the one-word summary of drive-health.
Disk Utility | macOS | Commercial proprietary | GUI  | Yes  | eSATA and
removable drives  | ?  | No  | No  | No  | Summary information includes one line for S.M.A.R.T.[5]
GNOME Disks | Linux | LGPL v2+  | GUI  | IDE(PATA), SATA, NVMe  | USB | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | GNOME pop-up notification  | LiveCDs are available for download, allowing the user to use GNOME Disks without any changes to the computer.
Hard Disk Sentinel | Windows, Linux, DOS [6] | Trialware  | GUI and CLI (for Linux and DOS)  | IDE, SATA, SAS, NVMe, SCSI [7] | USB, eSATA, FireWire [8] | Several RAID controllers [9] | Yes  | Yes  | Pop-up, Sound, Email, Network message [10] |

HDDExpert  | Windows | Freeware | GUI  | IDE(PATA), SATA  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Available from KC Softwares[11]
smartmontools[12] | Windows, Unix-like (Linux, macOS, BSD, etc.)  | GNU GPL v2  | CLI and GUI (via GSmartControl and HDD Guardian)  | All for Linux, some for other Unix-like  | See list of supported devices;[13] SAT driver required on macOS only[14] | Several RAID controllers[15] | 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.
Speccy | Windows | Freeware | GUI  | IDE(PATA), SATA  | No[16] | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  |

SpeedFan | Windows | Freeware | GUI  | (S)ATA, SCSI, SAT; Areca, 3ware  | Yes  | Some RAID controllers  | 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 | Commercial proprietary | GUI  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes[17] | Yes  | No  |

Name  | Operating system  | License, price  | User interface  | Fixed drives  | USB, eSATA and
removable drives  | RAID support[lower-alpha 1] | Shows S.M.A.R.T. attributes  | Hard drive
self-testing  | Notification  | Notes

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Disks that are members of a RAID array may in some cases have their SMART attributes (data) largely inaccessible to the operating system, or to monitoring tools and software. This depends case-by-case on the RAID controller, operating system, and tools. As of 2012 inroads have been made into this, as RAID becomes wider used, but is still far from assured and not supported by all controllers, systems, or tools.[citation needed]

## References

1. ↑ "Downloads". http://www.aida64.com/downloads. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
2. ↑ Features | AIDA64 Business Edition | Network Audit | Remote Control . Aida64.com. Retrieved on 2013-09-27.
3. ↑ "Download". http://argusmonitor.com/. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
4. ↑ Controllers - Crystal Dew World. Crystal Dew World. Retrieved on 2021-02-19.
5. ↑ Disk Utility 12.x: See detailed information about a disk. support.apple.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-09.
6. ↑ "Compatible operating system versions". https://www.hdsentinel.com/compatibility_os.php.
7. ↑ "Compatible hard disk controllers, RAID controllers". https://www.hdsentinel.com/compatibility_disk_controllers.php.
8. ↑ "Compatible external hard disk, external enclosure, adapter". https://www.hdsentinel.com/compatibility_external_disks.php.
9. ↑ "Compatible hard disk controllers, RAID controllers". https://www.hdsentinel.com/compatibility_disk_controllers.php.
10. ↑ "Hard Disk Sentinel store". https://www.hdsentinel.com/store.php.
11. ↑ HDDExpert Homepage. https://www.kcsoftwares.com/?hdde. Retrieved on 2022-01-01.
12. ↑ "Monitoring Hard Disks with SMART". Linux Journal. 2004-01-01. http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6983. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
13. ↑ Supported_USB-Devices – smartmontools. smartmontools.org. Retrieved on 2014-06-20.
14. ↑ RJVB/OS-X-SAT-SMART-Driver 路 GitHub. Github.com. Retrieved on 2013-09-27.
15. ↑ Supported_RAID-Controllers – smartmontools. Sourceforge.net (2011-04-20). Retrieved on 2013-09-27.
16. ↑ "Speccy fails to read SMART data on USB-connected HDDs - Speccy Bug Reporting - Piriform Community Forums". https://forum.piriform.com/topic/48694-speccy-fails-to-read-smart-data-on-usb-connected-hdds/?tab=comments#comment-290331.
17. ↑ "SATA Operation with SpinRite", Gibson Research Corporation, accessed March 4, 2011.

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