Best MHDD Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from disk diagnostic software ranked against MHDD on the same published basis.
- 1MHDD vs smartmontools
- 2MHDD vs DiskMaster
- 3MHDD vs Hard Disk Sentinel
- 4MHDD vs nvm
- 5MHDD vs Active@ Hard Disk Monitor
- 6MHDD vs Ariolic Disk Scanner
- 7MHDD vs DRevitalize
- 8MHDD vs HDAT2
- 9MHDD vs Macrorit Disk Scanner
- 11MHDD vs Victoria HDD/SSD
- 12MHDD vs Stellar Drive Monitor
- 13MHDD vs CrystalDiskMark
- 14MHDD vs GSmartControl
- 15MHDD vs HDD Regenerator
- 16MHDD vs ValiDrive
- 17MHDD vs STB Suite
- 18MHDD vs Atola Disk Recycler
- 19MHDD vs BatteryMon
- 20MHDD vs HD Tune Pro
- 21MHDD vs HDDScan
MHDD alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smartmontools | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | DiskMaster | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Hard Disk Sentinel | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 4 | nvm | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Active@ Hard Disk Monitor | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 6 | Ariolic Disk Scanner | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 7 | DRevitalize | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 8 | HDAT2 | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 9 | Macrorit Disk Scanner | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 11 | Victoria HDD/SSD | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 12 | Stellar Drive Monitor | 5.4 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 13 | CrystalDiskMark | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 14 | GSmartControl | 5.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | HDD Regenerator | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | ValiDrive | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 17 | STB Suite | 5.1 | No | — | API, Linux, Windows |
| 18 | Atola Disk Recycler | 5.0 | No | — | self-hosted, Windows |
| 19 | BatteryMon | 5.0 | No | $21/mo | Windows |
| 20 | HD Tune Pro | 5.0 | No | $29.95/mo | Windows |
| 21 | HDDScan | 5.0 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about MHDD alternatives
What is the best alternative to MHDD?
smartmontools, number 1 in disk diagnostic software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: DiskMaster, Hard Disk Sentinel, nvm and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to MHDD?
smartmontools is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.