Hoardless and other Mac disk tools
Checked against vendor pages on October 13, 2026
Hoardless is for people who want to see where every byte went and approve every removal: a disk map, per-app and per-date views, developer caches, Trash by default with an undo log, and a read-only MCP server for AI agents. One payment.
Side by side
| Hoardless | CleanMyMac | DaisyDisk | GrandPerspective | OmniDiskSweeper | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $39 once ($35 at launch) | From $29.95 a year, or $79.95 once for the current major version | $9.99 once | Free, or $2.99 on the App Store | Free download |
| Shows | Disk map, per app, per date added, unused items | Cleanup, maintenance and optimization modules | Visual disk map | Treemap | Sorted list, largest first |
| Removes to | Trash, with an undo log | Not checked | Deletes permanently | Trash, when deletion is enabled | Trash |
| Developer caches | Xcode, simulators, Docker, Node, Homebrew, Cargo, Go, Gradle, Maven, IDEs, AI tools | Xcode junk in the app; more in a separate CLI beta | None documented | None | None |
| AI agents (MCP) | Read-only server; cannot delete | None found | None found | None found | None found |
| Mac App Store | No, direct and notarized | Yes, and direct | Yes, and direct | Yes, and direct | Direct download |
When another tool fits better
- Just a quick visual map, cheap: DaisyDisk ($9.99).
- Free: GrandPerspective (open source), or OmniDiskSweeper for a plain sorted list.
- An all-in-one cleanup and maintenance suite: CleanMyMac.
- Only Xcode, for free: DevCleaner for Xcode.
When Hoardless fits
- You want to know what every byte is before deleting anything.
- You build software and your caches run to tens of gigabytes.
- You want removals to land in the Trash, with an undo log.
- You want Claude Code, Cursor or Codex to see disk usage without being able to delete. See the MCP server.
- You prefer paying once over a subscription.
Sources
CleanMyMac: store, purchase options, System Junk, CLI, App Store. DaisyDisk: home, deleting files. GrandPerspective: home, preferences, App Store. OmniDiskSweeper: Omni, release notes. DevCleaner for Xcode: App Store.
Prices are US prices for one Mac as listed on the vendor's site on the date above and may change. Spot something out of date? Email support@hoardless.app. CleanMyMac, DaisyDisk, GrandPerspective, OmniDiskSweeper and DevCleaner are trademarks of their owners. Hoardless is not affiliated with them.