Hardware Sentry KM vs smartmontools
| Hardware Sentry KM | smartmontools | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, Linux | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Supported platforms | Linux/UNIX, Windows, Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, BMC Helix Operations Management | Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, macOS, Solaris, Windows, Cygwin, OS/2, eComStation, QNX |
| Remote monitoring | Yes | — |
| Alert channels | Email, PATROL event, log file, SNMP trap | — |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Hardware Monitoring Software. On Inferse, smartmontools scores higher on our published basis.