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Best HDAT2 Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from hardware diagnostic software ranked against HDAT2 on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Hard Disk Sentinel Free plan LinuxWin Free7.8
    HDAT2 vs Hard Disk Sentinel
  2. 2
    smartmontools Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.3
    HDAT2 vs smartmontools
  3. 3
    MemTest86+ Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    HDAT2 vs MemTest86+
  4. 4
    PC-Doctor Toolbox Free plan WebWin Free7.2
    HDAT2 vs PC-Doctor Toolbox
  5. 5
    MemTest86 Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    HDAT2 vs MemTest86
  6. 6
    Intel VTune Profiler Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free7.0
    HDAT2 vs Intel VTune Profiler
  7. 7
    stress-ng Free plan AndroidLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    HDAT2 vs stress-ng
  8. 9
    Piston Free plan Android Free6.9
    HDAT2 vs Piston
  9. 10
    Blackwire Drive Eraser & Sanitizer Free plan Win Free6.8
    HDAT2 vs Blackwire Drive Eraser & Sanitizer
  10. 11
    Ultimate Boot CD Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.8
    HDAT2 vs Ultimate Boot CD
  11. 12
    HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Win 6.5
    HDAT2 vs HP PC Hardware Diagnostics
  12. 13
    Eurosoft Pc-Check Linuxself-hostedWin $8.75/mo6.3
    HDAT2 vs Eurosoft Pc-Check
  13. 14
    BatteryMon Win $21/mo6.2
    HDAT2 vs BatteryMon
  14. 15
    Prime95 WinMacLinux 5.9
    HDAT2 vs Prime95
  15. 16
    CrystalDiskMark Win 5.8
    HDAT2 vs CrystalDiskMark
  16. 17
    FurMark Free plan Win Free5.7
    HDAT2 vs FurMark
  17. 18
    MemTest64 Win 5.7
    HDAT2 vs MemTest64
  18. 19
    HD Tune Pro Free trial Win $29.95/mo5.6
    HDAT2 vs HD Tune Pro
  19. 20
    3DP Chip Win 5.5
    HDAT2 vs 3DP Chip
  20. 21
    GSmartControl WinMacLinux 5.5
    HDAT2 vs GSmartControl

HDAT2 alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Hard Disk Sentinel7.8Free planFreeLinux, Windows
2smartmontools7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
3MemTest86+7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
4PC-Doctor Toolbox7.2Free planFreeWeb, Windows
5MemTest867.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Intel VTune Profiler7.0Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
7stress-ng7.0Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9Piston6.9Free planFreeAndroid
10Blackwire Drive Eraser & Sanitizer6.8Free planFreeWindows
11Ultimate Boot CD6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
12HP PC Hardware Diagnostics6.5No—Windows
13Eurosoft Pc-Check6.3No$8.75/moLinux, self-hosted, Windows
14BatteryMon6.2No$21/moWindows
15Prime955.9No—Windows, Mac, Linux
16CrystalDiskMark5.8No—Windows
17FurMark5.7Free planFreeWindows
18MemTest645.7No—Windows
19HD Tune Pro5.6No$29.95/moWindows
203DP Chip5.5No—Windows
21GSmartControl5.5No—Windows, Mac, Linux
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Questions about HDAT2 alternatives

What is the best alternative to HDAT2?

Hard Disk Sentinel, number 1 in hardware diagnostic software with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: smartmontools, MemTest86+, PC-Doctor Toolbox and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to HDAT2?

Hard Disk Sentinel is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.