Disk Shredder 7 vs Strix Disk Cleaner
Disk Shredder 7
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| Figure | Disk Shredder 7 | Strix Disk Cleaner |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 10 | 1 |
| Spec score · Disk Wiping Software | 8.0 (#9) | 8.0 (#11) |
| Intended users | The maker describes use in commercial PC disposal and lease/rental erasure services and cites reuse businesses among its examples. | The maker describes Strix Advanced Tools as open-source privacy and security tools made for people who care about privacy. |
| Purpose | Disk Shredder 7 erases PC disks to help prevent data leaks when computers are recycled, discarded, or returned after rental or lease. | Strix Disk Cleaner permanently wipes entire drives to NIST SP 800-88 and DoD 5220.22-M standards. |
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
Disk Shredder 7 has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Strix Disk Cleaner
Strix Disk Cleaner is a free tool for permanently wiping whole drives on Windows and Linux. It uses hardware sanitize where possible or multi-pass overwriting, and detects SSDs to recommend hardware sanitization because wear-levelling can make overwriting unreliable. The Windows edition provides a graphical interface and a printable destruction certificate; the Linux edition is a unit-tested command-line eraser. It cannot target individual files: its scope is whole drives. To reduce accidental selection, the system disk and mounted disks are unavailable, and destructive actions require typed confirmation. The tool makes no network calls and requires no account. SHA-256 checksums are published with each release for download verification. Builds are not yet code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run. The Free plan costs nothing and is open-source under the MIT license. The product page links to source code, documentation, and a security guide.