Alternatives to Atola Disk Recycler

DRevitalize may suit someone diagnosing minor surface damage on magnetic media, especially a hard drive.

GSmartControl

GSmartControl suits users who want a graphical way to inspect SMART information and run drive tests across supported desktop systems.

nvm suits developers who want to manage Node.js versions per user and shell, including version selection for projects and CI/CD use.

smartmontools suits users who want SMART health information, device self-tests, or ongoing drive monitoring and warnings.

DiskMaster suits someone who wants detailed local monitoring of one machine, or JSON reports to feed a fleet tool.

DriveDx

DriveDx is suited to Mac users who want local drive-health monitoring, self-tests, and configurable email reports.

It suits Windows users who need a read-only surface scan for disks showing possible failure signs.

It suits users seeking to detect and repair physical bad sectors, including those who need to scan outside a file system.

It suits Windows users who want to scan storage devices for bad sectors, from a selected area to a full disk.

HDAT2 suits users who need drive and file-system diagnostics from bootable DOS media.

HDDScan

HDDScan suits Windows users diagnosing supported storage devices and reviewing SMART or surface-test results.

MHDD is for users with deep knowledge of disk drives who need low-level diagnostics or drive operations.

Victoria HDD/SSD

Victoria suits Windows users who need drive diagnostics, SMART inspection, surface scans, or media erasure.

ValiDrive suits Windows users who need a quick check for missing capacity on USB mass storage drives.