MHDD vs SpinRite : Which is Better?

MHDD

MHDD is the most popular freeware program for low-level HDD diagnostics. MHDD supports these interfaces: IDE, Serial ATA, SCSI. Developed by Dmitry Postrigan

License: Free

Categories: OS & Utilities System & Hardware

Apps available for Windows Discontinued

SpinRite

SpinRite is a computer program for scanning magnetic data storage devices such as hard disks, recovering data from them and refreshing their surfaces. Developed by Gibson Research Corporation

License: Commercial

Categories: Security & Privacy

Apps available for Windows Linux

MHDD VS SpinRite Feature comparision

Feature	MHDD	SpinRite
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Hardware Monitoring
Portable
Linear read benchmark per drive offset
Read latency benchmark per drive offset
Quick/slow surface scan
Temperature Monitoring
Bad sectors reallocation
Fan speed control
Low level
Recover lost data
Sector rewrite