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Should I Use HWiNFO?
Worth it
Worth itBuy if you're a PC enthusiast, builder, or gamer who wants the deepest free hardware monitoring on Windows.
Deepest free Windows sensor monitor; great for enthusiasts, with a Pro paywall and 12-hour integration cap.
Confidence: High
Yes
Free tier
Non-commercial use only
$301.3K
Projected revenue
This year, per Crunchbase
46th
Market rank
Of 218 competitors, per Tracxn
Value for money
4
Core is free; Pro pricing draws complaints.
Ease of use
3
Guess: dense sensor panels overwhelm casual users.
Feature depth
5
Most comprehensive coverage; adds FPS and new-GPU sensors.
Security posture
2
2018 kernel-driver CVEs; no published security page.
Pros
Cons
Gotchas
- high2018 kernel-driver vulnerabilities on record; run the latest version⁸
- mediumFree shared-memory integrations (Stream Deck, overlays) stop after 12 hours per session⁷
- mediumFreeware license covers non-commercial use only; businesses need paid licenses³
- lowPro pricing not published upfront; multi-year terms discount 50–60%²
Best for
- Overclockers and PC builders
- Gamers tracking temps and FPS
- Tech reviewers benchmarking thermals
- IT techs auditing hardware
Not for
- Casual users wanting one simple temperature readout
- Mac or Linux users — Windows-only app
- Businesses expecting free commercial use
- Anyone needing built-in benchmarking tools
Companies that use it
- NASA¹
Pricing
Free
$0
- Full hardware info and sensors
- Non-commercial use only
- 12-hour shared-memory cap
Pro
Not published in sources
- Commercial-use licensing
- Unlimited shared-memory integration
- 1–3 year terms with 50–60% discounts
Security
Two 2018 kernel-driver CVEs on record; no vendor security page; not the developer hit in the CPUID supply-chain attack.
- CVE-2018-8061Buffer overflow / memory corruption in the HWiNFO AMD64 kernel driver.⁸
- CVE-2018-8060HWiNFO AMD64 kernel driver vulnerability listed in CVE databases.
What users say
Enthusiasts widely praise HWiNFO as the most complete sensor monitor, while hobbyists gripe about Pro pricing and the free tier's 12-hour integration cap.
“HWINFO Pro is too expensive, but i want monitor my ...”
“Shared memory support now works only 12 hours(”
“Lacks benchmarking tools.”
Alternatives
Compare HWiNFO with each alternative.
CPU-Z
Simpler CPU and hardware info viewer.
HWMonitor
Simpler sensor monitor; hurt by 2026 supply-chain attack.
HWiNFO vs HWMonitorAIDA64
Paid suite adding the benchmarks HWiNFO lacks.
Core Temp
Minimal, lightweight CPU temperature tracking only.
HWiNFO vs Core TempFull analysis
Based on 14+ public sources including G2, Trustpilot, PCMag, NVD, Tom's Hardware, and Reddit.
Sources
- HWiNFO official sitehwinfo.comofficial
- HWiNFO Licenseshwinfo.comofficial
- HWiNFO Downloadhwinfo.comofficial
- G2 reviewsg2.comreview
- Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.comreview
- Realix HWiNFO64 Review — PCMagpcmag.comreview
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- CVE-2018-8061 — NVDnvd.nist.govsecurity
- CPUID supply-chain attack — BleepingComputerbleepingcomputer.comsecurity
- HWiNFO FPS reporting — Tom's Hardwaretomshardware.comnews
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