Filelight vs StorageRadar

Filelight helps users find disk space to free by showing usage as concentric rings. It scans local, remote, or removable disks and displays details about files and folders; users can delete selected files or folders from the application. Scans can cover files and folders, including external drives, but Filelight does not show application sizes. Users can exclude chosen folders, remote filesystems, or removable media from scans. For remote filesystems such as NFS or Samba mounts, the handbook warns that scanning can generate high network traffic. Filelight integrates with the Dolphin, Konqueror, and Krusader file managers, and it supports configurable color schemes and scanning and appearance settings. It can also be launched from a command line with a folder name to scan that folder. Linux users can install it through Discover or another AppStream store, a distribution package manager, or Flathub. Filelight is free, with a free plan, and runs on Linux and Windows.

StorageRadar is a macOS desktop tool for examining disk use across files, folders, and applications. It reports application sizes and file-type breakdowns, with exportable reports. Treemap and Sunburst views present storage distribution, while local snapshots and history retain scan records. The Free plan costs nothing and includes deep storage scanning, preview access across Disk Analysis, Duplicate Review, App Uninstaller, and Dev Cleanup, plus permissions diagnostics and local MCP integration. The Core plan is listed at $9.99 a month, with a one-time purchase noted. Its added actions include moving items to Trash with an undo window, permanent deletion, applying storage cleanup, and applying app uninstalls. The Developer plan is listed at $19.99 a month, also with a one-time purchase noted. It adds Dev Cleanup actions, ecosystem profiles, report comparisons over time, and JSON, Markdown, and CSV export. The listed desktop platform is macOS.