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

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

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Name	Operating system	License	User interface	Fixed drives	USB, eSATA and removable drives	RAID support	Shows S.M.A.R.T. attributes	Hard drive self-testing	Notification	Notes
AIDA64	Windows	^[1]	GUI						Monitoring only available in the Business Edition^[2]
Argus Monitor	Windows	^[3]	GUI						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		GUI			^[4]				Sister utility to CrystalDiskMark. Has AAM/APM control.
Defraggler	Windows		GUI							Primarily a defragmenter; supports basic S.M.A.R.T. stat display, includes the one-word summary of drive-health.
Disk Utility	macOS		GUI							Summary information includes one line for S.M.A.R.T.^[5]
HDDExpert	Windows		GUI							Available from KC Softwares^[6]
GNOME Disks	Linux		GUI						GNOME pop-up notification	LiveCDs are available for download, allowing the user to use GNOME Disks without any changes to the computer.
smartmontools^[7]	Windows, Unix-like (Linux, macOS, BSD, etc.)		CLI and GUI (via GSmartControl and HDD Guardian)			^[8]			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		GUI		^[9]
SpeedFan	Windows		GUI						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		GUI				^[10]
Name	Operating system	License, price	User interface	Fixed drives	USB, eSATA and removable drives	RAID support	Shows S.M.A.R.T. attributes	Hard drive self-testing	Notification	Notes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Downloads. aida64.com. 6 September 2014.
2. http://www.aida64.com/product/aida64-business-edition/features Features | AIDA64 Business Edition | Network Audit | Remote Control
3. Web site: Download. argusmonitor.com. 18 January 2015.
4. https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskinfo/crystaldiskinfo-controllers/ Controllers - Crystal Dew World
5. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210898 Disk Utility 12.x: See detailed information about a disk
6. https://www.kcsoftwares.com/?hdde HDDExpert Homepage
7. Web site: Monitoring Hard Disks with SMART . . 2004-01-01 . 2010-07-06.
8. https://www.smartmontools.org/wiki/Supported_RAID-Controllers Supported_RAID-Controllers – smartmontools
9. Web site: Speccy fails to read SMART data on USB-connected HDDs - Speccy Bug Reporting - Piriform Community Forums . forum.piriform.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180119001609/https://forum.piriform.com/topic/48694-speccy-fails-to-read-smart-data-on-usb-connected-hdds/?tab=comments . 2018-01-19.
10. [Spinrite#Issue with Serial ATA drives|"SATA Operation with SpinRite"]