Alternatives to Crucial Storage Executive

Crucial's utility for checking SSD health, updating drive firmware and tuning performance on Crucial SSDs. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Crucial Storage Executive.

  • CrystalDiskInfo

    Reads the health data your drives already record and tells you plainly whether one is dying.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    CrystalDiskInfo is MIT-licensed and reads health data from drives of any brand with tray alerts, but it cannot install firmware updates on Crucial SSDs.

  • smartmontools

    Reads the SMART health data built into disks and runs self-tests, giving advance warning before a drive fails.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    smartmontools is an open-source command-line tool for Windows, macOS and Linux that monitors SMART health on a schedule, but it offers no Crucial firmware updates or tuning.

  • GSmartControl

    A graphical interface for smartctl that shows the health of hard drives and SSDs.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    GSmartControl gives a graphical view of SMART health and self-tests on Windows and Linux for any drive, but it depends on smartmontools and lacks firmware updates.

  • HDDScan

    A free Windows utility for testing hard drives and SSDs, reading SMART data and running surface tests.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    HDDScan is a free Windows tool that shows SMART attributes and runs surface tests on drives of many brands, without Crucial firmware updates or performance tuning.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.