GSmartControl vs HD Tune Pro
GSmartControl
gsmartcontrol.shaduri.devHD Tune Pro
hdtune.comSide by side
| Figure | GSmartControl | HD Tune Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $29.95/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Hardware Diagnostic Software | 8.4 (#2) | 7.8 (#7) |
| Spec score · Disk Diagnostic Software | 8.4 (#3) | 7.7 (#14) |
| Spec score · Disk Health Monitoring Software | 8.4 (#4) | 7.7 (#16) |
| Operating systems | The site lists Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFlyBSD, macOS, Solaris, and untested QNX support. | The download page lists Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11, all 64-bit versions, as supported operating systems. |
| Purpose | GSmartControl is a graphical interface for smartctl that lets users inspect SMART data and run drive tests. | HD Tune Pro is a hard disk and SSD utility for measuring drive performance, scanning for errors, checking S.M.A.R.T. health, and securely erasing data. |
| Support | Users are directed to report bugs through the GitHub issue tracker after consulting the troubleshooting page. | The maker lists [email protected] as its support contact. |
Plans
HD Tune Pro
- Single user license$29.95 a month
- Single user license$29.95, paid once
- HD Tune Pro single user license$29.95, paid once
In their own words
GSmartControl
GSmartControl is a graphical interface for smartctl, used to inspect drive SMART data and run tests. It displays drive identity, capabilities, attributes and device statistics, and automatically highlights anomalies. Users can enable or disable SMART and adjust global or per-drive smartctl options. Saved smartctl output can be opened as a read-only virtual device. The software supports ATA drives, including SATA and PATA, and NVMe drives, plus some devices behind USB bridges and selected RAID controllers. SCSI and SAS drives are not supported, though some information about them may appear. GSmartControl is free software under the GNU General Public License version 3. Downloads include Linux packages, Windows installers and portable archives, FreeBSD ports, macOS packages and source code. smartmontools is a runtime requirement, but official Windows packages include the required software. Useful operations require root or Administrator privileges because operating systems restrict direct hardware access. Supported systems listed include Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFlyBSD, macOS and Solaris; QNX support is described as untested.
HD Tune Pro
HD Tune Pro has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.