ADATA SSD Toolbox vs Scrutiny

ADATA SSD Toolbox is free Windows software for viewing ADATA drive information and managing SSD settings. Its dashboard shows health, temperature, remaining lifespan, model, firmware version, serial number, capacity, TBW and S.M.A.R.T. data. Quick and Full Diagnostics check a selected drive’s health and free and used space. Maintenance tools include Secure Erase, firmware updates, Toolbox upgrades and log export. SSD Optimization applies TRIM to selected free space, while OS Optimization provides SSD-focused settings. Benchmark runs read and write tests on ADATA SSDs. CloneDrive synchronously copies data from local drive partitions to other drives. The download page identifies ADATA SSD series products as applicable. The guide supports Windows 7, 8.1, 10 and 11 and requires at least 10 MB of free capacity. Some functions are unavailable for non-ADATA drives, and the guide recommends backing up data before firmware updates or erasing an SSD. The software is offered free to purchasers of ADATA storage products.

Scrutiny is a free, self-hosted dashboard for monitoring hard drive health through S.M.A.R.T. metrics. It records metric history and temperature, and allows customized thresholds based on real-world failure rates. Its collector uses smartctl to discover connected drives, and the project integrates with smartd. Failure notifications can be sent through email, webhooks, Discord, Gotify, Mattermost, ntfy, Slack, Teams, Telegram, and other listed services. Deployment choices include an all-in-one Docker image, separate hub-and-spoke Docker components, and manual installation; the hub-and-spoke setup stores S.M.A.R.T. data in InfluxDB 2.8. The repository lists Linux, macOS, and Windows binaries, while Windows Docker support remains in progress. For Docker, users must pass drive devices through and grant SYS_RAWIO; NVMe drives may also require SYS_ADMIN. Some RAID controllers do not pass underlying SMART data to smartctl. Manual installation instructions describe running the collector as an unprivileged user with restricted systemd permissions and network access. The project describes itself as a work in progress with rough edges and lists the MIT license.