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HD Tune

HD Tune is a hard disk / SSD utility with many functions. It can be used to measure the drive's performance, scan for errors, check the health status (S.M.A.R.T.), securely erase all data and more!.

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Cost / License

  • Freemium (Pay once)
  • Proprietary

Application type

Alerts

  • Discontinued

Platforms

  • Windows
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Discontinued

The latest version (6.10) was released in October 2024.

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Features

  1.  Ad-free
  2.  Quick/slow surface scan
  3.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
  4.  Read latency benchmark per drive offset
  5.  Linear read benchmark per drive offset
  6.  Temperature Monitoring
  7.  Benchmark
  8.  Hardware Monitoring

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Comments and Reviews

   
Top Positive Comment
AdrienVR
1

Only software to display well the SMART results of SSDs and HDDs

bawldiggle
3

[HD Tune] has been split into two editions. [HD Tune] is legacy v2.55 portable and installer (circa) 2014, both FREE.

[HD Tune PRO] is upgraded legacy (installer) to v5.75 (27-Aug-2019) PRO is more advanced than the legacy edition. PRO is only available as installer (no portable) PRO cost $34.95 usd (€24.95 ) ... no freebies.

One concern I have is the developers website is an insecure domain (http:) Downloads and "blurbs" for legacy [HD Tune] are available from softpedia ... https://www.softpedia.com/dyn-search.php?search_term=hd+tune

Compare [HD Tune] and [HD Tune PRO] ... 81% of PRO features are not available in legacy editions. SOURCE: PRO download page, scroll down to comparison panel ... http://www.hdtune.com/download.html

There is no forum, support by email only.

22-Mar-2021

Oktay Mercan
1

Very good but freemium not complately free or open source.

ab1
0

Any linux alternative?

desik
3

Do the following experiment:

  • run HD Tune perf tests on your SSD, then do the same with some better known tools like crystal disk mark.
  • other benchmarks do most of the transfer through SSD cache. This guy runs the tests longer, and actually stresses the SSD. Results are more reliable.
  • difference is more obvious when you test several SSDs of diff generations.

Hightly recommended!

dweilbacher
0

This is a great tool for measuring the performance of a Hard Drive. It will measure the Max and Avg Read Speed. It will also measure the drive temp and list the drive features. Also, the tool will allow you to run diagnostics on the drive to find errors. It has a nice user interface.

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What is HD Tune?

HD Tune is a Hard Disk utility which has the following functions: -Benchmark: measures the performance, -Info: shows detailed information, -Health: checks the health status by using SMART, -Error Scan: scans the surface for errors, -Temperature display, HD Tune may also work with other storage devices such as memory cards, USB sticks, iPods, etc.

HD Tune information

  • Developed by

    NL flagEFD Software

  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.

  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs $35 + free version with limited functionality.

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.5

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  • Supported Languages

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Our users have written 6 comments and reviews about HD Tune, and it has gotten 141 likes

HD Tune was added to AlternativeTo by Aerialsky on and this page was last updated . HD Tune is sometimes referred to as Hd Tune Pro.