GSmartControl vs HDDlife
| GSmartControl | HDDlife | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| SMART monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFlyBSD, Solaris | Windows; HDDs and SATA SSDs (NVMe/M.2 not supported) |
| SSD wear tracking | — | Yes |
| Temperature alerts | — | Yes |
| Failure warnings | — | Yes |
| Remote monitoring | — | Yes |
| Drives on cheapest plan | — | 1 drives |
Both are listed in Best Disk Health Monitoring Software. On Samsung Mobile US Press, GSmartControl scores higher on our published basis.