NEAITECH DiskHealth vs Scrutiny

NEAITECH DiskHealth shows disk and volume capacity, free space, health signals, and SMART information when available. It lists support for HDD, SSD, and NVMe drives, and is described as an observation tool that does not modify disks. Users can review drive and volume status, available space, and SMART notes; the maker recommends backup or cloning if status is FAILED or space is low. SMART availability and results depend on the operating system and smartctl. The free edition is described as local and offline, with no content telemetry; logs and reports are saved only where the user chooses. Downloads include Windows and macOS installers with Python and full or lightweight Linux setup options. DiskHealth is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The Free plan costs nothing. Pro for one OS costs €49, paid once, with updates for one year; Suite Utility costs €129, paid once, and Enterprise costs €249, paid once. Remote monitoring is not available.

Scrutiny is a free, self-hosted dashboard for monitoring hard drive health through S.M.A.R.T. metrics. It records metric history and temperature, and allows customized thresholds based on real-world failure rates. Its collector uses smartctl to discover connected drives, and the project integrates with smartd. Failure notifications can be sent through email, webhooks, Discord, Gotify, Mattermost, ntfy, Slack, Teams, Telegram, and other listed services. Deployment choices include an all-in-one Docker image, separate hub-and-spoke Docker components, and manual installation; the hub-and-spoke setup stores S.M.A.R.T. data in InfluxDB 2.8. The repository lists Linux, macOS, and Windows binaries, while Windows Docker support remains in progress. For Docker, users must pass drive devices through and grant SYS_RAWIO; NVMe drives may also require SYS_ADMIN. Some RAID controllers do not pass underlying SMART data to smartctl. Manual installation instructions describe running the collector as an unprivileged user with restricted systemd permissions and network access. The project describes itself as a work in progress with rough edges and lists the MIT license.