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Scrutiny vs CrystalDiskInfo: catalog facts
Scrutiny	CrystalDiskInfo
Free Free to download and self-host.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Windows
Historical S.M.A.R.T. trends per drive Failure thresholds based on real world data	Plain Good, Caution or Bad verdict on top of the raw S.M.A.R.T. table Supports NVMe, many USB enclosures and some Intel RAID setups
Needs a server and a collector with drive access Focused on drive health only	Windows only A Good verdict does not mean a drive cannot fail tomorrow
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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