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Scrutiny vs smartmontools: catalog facts
Scrutiny	smartmontools
Free Free to download and self-host.	Free Free and open source under the GNU GPL version 2.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Historical S.M.A.R.T. trends per drive Failure thresholds based on real world data	Often gives advance warning of disk degradation before data is lost smartd monitors on a schedule and notifies you, rather than waiting to be asked
Needs a server and a collector with drive access Focused on drive health only	Command-line only; interpreting the attribute values takes some learning Attribute meanings vary by manufacturer and are not always documented
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
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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