Disk Shredder 7 vs DriveWipe
Disk Shredder 7
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| Figure | Disk Shredder 7 | DriveWipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 10 | 2 |
| Spec score · Disk Wiping Software | 8.0 (#9) | 8.7 (#3) |
| Intended users | The maker describes use in commercial PC disposal and lease/rental erasure services and cites reuse businesses among its examples. | The license describes personal, hobby, and commercial use as free, and says government, intelligence, forensics, and security organizations are expected to support or contribute to development. |
| Purpose | Disk Shredder 7 erases PC disks to help prevent data leaks when computers are recycled, discarded, or returned after rental or lease. | DriveWipe is a cross-platform drive sanitization and management tool that supports software overwrites, firmware erase, and cryptographic erasure. |
Plans
Disk Shredder 7
- Disk Shredder 7・Lite — DVD-ROM¥18,000, paid once
- Disk Shredder 7・Lite — USB flash drive¥18,000, paid once
- Disk Shredder 7・Standard — DVD-ROM¥36,000, paid once
- Disk Shredder 7・Standard — USB flash drive¥36,000, paid once
- Disk Shredder 7・Super — DVD-ROM¥72,000, paid once
- Disk Shredder 7・Super — USB flash drive¥72,000, paid once
- Disk Shredder 7・Standard 5-pack — DVD-ROMs¥171,000, paid once
- Disk Shredder 7・Standard 5-pack — USB flash drives¥171,000, paid once
- Disk Shredder 7・Super 5-pack — DVD-ROMs¥342,000, paid once
- Disk Shredder 7・Super 5-pack — USB flash drives¥342,000, paid once
In their own words
Disk Shredder 7
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DriveWipe
DriveWipe is a drive sanitization and management tool for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It lists 27 methods across software, firmware, and hybrid approaches, with full read-back verification and saved-state resumption for interrupted sessions. A single binary provides command-line, terminal UI, and desktop GUI interfaces. Other functions include drive health monitoring, cloning, partition management, and forensic analysis. Drives can be sanitized from bootable USB or ISO media, or through PXE network boot; the project also describes JSONL audit logging and JSON or PDF report generation. Safety controls include boot-drive detection, multi-step wipe confirmation, saved interruption state, and warnings about software wiping SSDs and USB bridges. Root or Administrator privileges are required for raw device access, but not for installation. ATA Secure Erase and TCG Opal crypto erase are unsupported on macOS, and TCG Opal crypto erase is not yet supported on Windows. DriveWipe costs nothing for personal, hobby, and commercial use. Government, intelligence, forensics, and security organizations are expected to support or contribute to development.