HDDlife monitors the health of hard disk drives and SATA SSDs on Windows and warns about potential problems. It analyzes more than 20 S.M.A.R.T. parameters and presents the results in an understandable form. Users can view drive health, temperature, available space, resources, power-on time, and estimated remaining life. HDDlife also offers controls for disk noise and performance, including silent mode and reduced power consumption. The maker says regular users can use all program functions without administrator rights. The software supports S.M.A.R.T. monitoring, SSD wear tracking, temperature alerts, failure warnings, and remote monitoring. Some USB drive controllers do not support the S.M.A.R.T. commands HDDlife needs, so it may not be able to report those drives’ health. NVMe and M.2 drives are not supported. Its fully functional trial lasts 14 days. Paid plans are one-time purchases: Professional costs 19.00 USD per once for one PC, Notebook costs 25.00 USD per once for one laptop, Bundle costs 35.00 USD per once for one PC and one laptop, and Family costs 65.00 USD per once for five PCs. Purchases include one year of updates, with optional renewal at a 50% discount. BinarySense Ltd. was founded in 2005.
Who it is for
HDDlife suits Windows users who want health, temperature, and remaining-life information for hard disk drives or SATA SSDs. Its plans cover an individual PC or laptop, a PC and laptop bundle, or five PCs.
What is good
- Analyzes more than 20 S.M.A.R.T. parameters.
- Shows temperature, free space, power-on time, and estimated remaining life.
- Includes silent mode and reduced power consumption controls.
- Regular users can access all functions without administrator rights.
- The 14-day trial includes all program features.
What to know first
- Only available for Windows.
- NVMe and M.2 drives are unsupported.
- Some USB controllers do not pass through required S.M.A.R.T. commands.
- Professional covers one PC.
Verdict
Choose HDDlife if you use Windows with hard disk drives or SATA SSDs and want drive health alerts and status details. Look elsewhere if you need NVMe or M.2 support, or if your USB drive controller does not provide the required S.M.A.R.T. commands.
Get started with HDDlife
- Visit the HDDlife website.
- Choose the 14-day trial or a paid plan.
- Install HDDlife on a Windows PC or laptop.
- Use the program to view drive health and S.M.A.R.T. information.
Limits to know first
The cheapest paid plan, Professional, costs 19.00 USD per once and covers one PC. Purchases include one year of updates; newer builds work as the free version after the update subscription ends. HDDlife does not support NVMe or M.2 drives, and some USB controllers prevent health reporting.
Questions about HDDlife
How much does HDDlife cost?
Professional costs 19.00 USD per once for one PC. Notebook is 25.00 USD per once, Bundle is 35.00 USD per once, and Family is 65.00 USD per once.
Is there a free plan or trial?
A free plan is available, and the fully functional trial lasts 14 days.
Which drives and platforms does HDDlife support?
HDDlife runs on Windows and supports hard disk drives and SATA SSDs. NVMe and M.2 drives are not supported.
How many computers does each paid plan cover?
Professional covers one PC; Notebook covers one laptop; Bundle covers one PC and one laptop; Family covers five PCs.
How long are updates included?
A purchase includes one year of updates, with optional renewal at a 50% discount. After the update subscription ends, the purchased version remains functional while newer builds work as the free version.
Who makes HDDlife?
BinarySense Ltd. makes HDDlife and was founded in 2005.
HDDlife plans and pricing
All plansCompared on disk health monitoring software
- Free plan
- No
- SMART monitoring
- Yes
- SSD wear tracking
- Yes
- Temperature alerts
- Yes
- Failure warnings
- Yes
- Remote monitoring
- Yes
- Drives on cheapest plan
- 1 drives
- Supported platforms
- Windows; HDDs and SATA SSDs (NVMe/M.2 not supported)
