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GSmartControl vs smartctl_exporter

GSmartControl

gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev

smartctl_exporter

github.com

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FigureGSmartControlsmartctl_exporter
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
WindowsYes—
macOSYes—
LinuxYesYes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published11
Spec score · Disk Health Monitoring Software8.4 (#4)7.4 (#22)
LicenseGSmartControl is licensed under GNU General Public License version 3.The repository identifies its license as Apache-2.0.
PurposeGSmartControl is a graphical interface for smartctl that lets users inspect SMART data and run drive tests.smartctl_exporter exports smartctl statistics to Prometheus.
SupportUsers are directed to report bugs through the GitHub issue tracker after consulting the troubleshooting page.The README invites users to file a feature request with the desired metric and exported smartctl JSON data.

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GSmartControl

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smartctl_exporter

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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.

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