GrandPerspective vs WizTree

Struggling to choose between GrandPerspective and WizTree? Both products offer unique advantages, making it a tough decision.

GrandPerspective is a Os & Utilities solution with tags like disk-space, storage-analysis, treemap.

It boasts features such as Treemap layout shows folders and files proportionally to their disk usage, Color coding of files and folders for quick visual identification, Scans local and external drives, Filters to hide/show files and folders, Search function to quickly locate files and folders, Export treemap as PNG image and pros including Free and open source, Intuitive visualization of disk usage, Customizable treemap colors and filters, Lightweight app with minimal impact on system resources.

On the other hand, WizTree is a File Management product tagged with disk-usage, storage-analyzer, find-large-files, free-up-disk-space.

Its standout features include Quickly scans hard drives to show disk usage by file types and folders, Provides visual, easy to understand breakdown of disk usage, Helps find large files and folders to free up space quickly, Portable version available to run from USB drive, Supports NTFS, FAT, FAT32, exFAT, ReFS file systems, and it shines with pros like Very fast scan times, Intuitive and easy to use interface, Helpful for identifying disk space hogs, Free and portable version available.

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Primary Category	Os & Utilities	File Management

Product Overview

GrandPerspective

Description: GrandPerspective is a free open source disk space analyzer for macOS. It allows users to visually see what files and folders are taking up space on their hard drives. It uses a treemap layout to display folders and files proportionally to their size to give users a sense of disk usage at a glance.

WizTree

Description: WizTree is a fast disk space analyzer for Windows. It scans hard drives and provides a visual, easy to understand breakdown of disk usage by file types and folders. Great for finding large files and folders to free up space quickly.

Key Features Comparison

GrandPerspective Features

• Treemap layout shows folders and files proportionally to their disk usage
• Color coding of files and folders for quick visual identification
• Scans local and external drives
• Filters to hide/show files and folders
• Search function to quickly locate files and folders
• Export treemap as PNG image

WizTree Features

• Quickly scans hard drives to show disk usage by file types and folders
• Provides visual, easy to understand breakdown of disk usage
• Helps find large files and folders to free up space quickly
• Portable version available to run from USB drive
• Supports NTFS, FAT, FAT32, exFAT, ReFS file systems

Pros & Cons Analysis

GrandPerspective

Pros

• Free and open source
• Intuitive visualization of disk usage
• Customizable treemap colors and filters
• Lightweight app with minimal impact on system resources

Cons

• Limited to scanning local/external drives on the Mac
• No options for cleaning or deleting files within the app
• Treemap can get cluttered for users with lots of small files

WizTree

Pros

• Very fast scan times
• Intuitive and easy to use interface
• Helpful for identifying disk space hogs
• Free and portable version available

Cons

• Lacks some advanced features of similar tools
• Cannot selectively delete files within the app
• Windows only

Pricing Comparison

GrandPerspective

• Free
• Open Source

WizTree

• Free
• One-time Purchase