Alternatives to Kingston SSD Manager

Kingston's utility for monitoring SSD health, updating firmware and securely erasing Kingston drives. 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 Kingston SSD Manager.

  • CrystalDiskInfo

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    CrystalDiskInfo is MIT-licensed and reports health for drives of any brand with tray alerts, but offers no Kingston firmware updates or secure erase.

  • 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 open source for Windows, macOS and Linux and monitors SMART health on a schedule, but it is command-line only and lacks firmware updates.

  • GSmartControl

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    GSmartControl shows SMART health and runs self-tests in a graphical window on Windows and Linux, relying on smartmontools and without Kingston 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 reads SMART data and runs surface tests on many drive brands, without official firmware updates or secure erase.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.