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Hard Disk Sentinel
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| DOS | Free · DOS version | Free |
| Linux | Free · Linux version 0.20 | Free |
| Trial | Free trial; duration not stated · Limited trial version | Free |
| Enterprise | From USD $219.50 · Remote monitoring and management over a network · price starts at USD $219.50 | $219.50, paid once |
| Standard | Lifetime license; USD $22 · Single PC license · each license may be installed on one computer at a time | $22, paid once |
| Professional | Lifetime license; USD $33 · Single PC license · includes portable version · each license may be installed on one computer at a time | $33, paid once |
| Professional Family | Lifetime license; USD 59 · Protects up to 5 computers | $59, paid once |
As hdsentinel.com lists them, read 30 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Hard Disk Sentinel's own pages
- Alerts and reports
- Paid Standard, Professional, and Enterprise editions include configurable alert options and daily status reports. · hdsentinel.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Backup
- Professional supports scheduled backup projects and panic backups triggered by a failure or problem. · hdsentinel.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Drive support
- The software supports HDD, SSD, hybrid drives, RAID arrays, external drives, NAS drives, and, in Professional, LTO tape drives and certain industrial memory devices. · hdsentinel.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Enterprise management
- Enterprise Server centralizes client drive health, temperature, free-space, and system information and supports remote tests and alerts. · hdsentinel.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Hardware limitation
- Drive-health details may be unavailable or limited when a controller, enclosure, or driver blocks detection, and some SSDs or removable drives report limited data. · hdsentinel.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Professional can provide drive status to developers through WMI or XML, while Professional and Enterprise support file transfer by FTP or email. · hdsentinel.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes serving home users, server administrators, small and large companies, and civil organizations. · hdsentinel.com, 30 Sept 2026
- License coverage
- The maker says purchased licenses provide lifetime use and free updates to future versions of the same license type. · hdsentinel.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Monitoring
- It monitors drive health, temperature, and S.M.A.R.T. values and measures transfer speed in real time. · hdsentinel.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Platform availability
- The download page lists Windows Professional, Standard, and Enterprise releases, plus free DOS and Linux versions. · hdsentinel.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says it does not sell, rent, or lease personal information and uses voluntary hardware reports to improve software and services without disclosing them to third parties. · hdsentinel.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Professional tools
- Professional includes full surface analysis and repair, configurable health and temperature thresholds, scheduled disk tests, Quick Fix, and device-specific information. · hdsentinel.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Hard Disk Sentinel monitors, diagnoses, tests, and reports on hard disk and SSD health, performance degradation, and failures. · hdsentinel.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- Registration includes free life-of-product technical support and help. · hdsentinel.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Trial limitation
- The trial is offered to evaluate functionality and hardware compatibility, but the maker does not state a trial duration on the pages reviewed. · hdsentinel.com, 30 Sept 2026
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