Industry Awards & Accolades

iolo's products and company have received numerous industry awards and accolades from various software media sources.


Government Computer News Reviewer's Choice

System Mechanic 9.5 earns Reviewer’s Choice award, for an unprecedented second year in a row

Awarded by Government Computer News




MicroMart (UK) Editor's Choice

DriveScrubber receives 9 out of 10 stars and is praised for its effectiveness, ease of use and speed

Awarded by MicroMart (UK)




American Business Awards

iolo crowned Fastest-Growing U.S. Company of the Year, up to 2500 employees, and Noah T. Rowles, CEO named U.S. Executive of the Year, computer software and services, up to 2500 employees

Awarded by American Business Awards




Wareseeker Editor's Pick

System Mechanic Professional 9.5 wins Editor's Pick and is praised as everything you need to keep your PC safe, fast and error-free

Awarded by Wareseeker.com




MicroMart Editor's Choice

System Mechanic received 9 out of 10 rating

Awarded by MicroMart (UK)




Computer Active Buy It

System Mechanic 9.5 received a glowing review and praised for its effectiveness and impressive improvements in PC boot times, application launch times and resource use

Awarded by Computer Active (Inda)




5 Vinez Monkey Seal of Approval

System Mechanic 9.5 praised by this popular mommy blog for its ease of use and performance improvements

Awarded by 5 Vinez Monkey




Soft32Download 5 Star Award

System Mechanic Professional 9.5 receives 5 out of 5 stars and is praised for its high quality, clean user interface and tremendous list of new features

Awarded by Soft32Download.com




Windows7Download Editor’s Pick

System Mechanic 9.5 earns “the Editor’s Pick” award and is praised for its high efficiency

Awarded by Windows7Download.com




Gadget Bag Silver

System Mechanic 9.5 earns the silver award and scores 9 out of 10 for its “amazing list of features” and effectiveness of tools in one easy to use, time-saving package

Awarded by Gadget Bag (Australia)




Winmag Pro Goed Getest

System Mechanic 9 earns the “Goed Getest” award and scores 8 out of 10 for its cleaning methods and user-friendly look and feel

Awarded by Winmag Pro (Netherlands)




Lead411 Hot 90 in Southern California

iolo technologies selected as one of the Hot 90 companies in Southern California based on its revenue and company growth, as well as its leading position in the software industry

Awarded by Lead411




Chip Gut

System Mechanic 9 earns the Chip “Gut” award and is praised for its effectiveness and wide range of tools

Awarded by Chip Magazine (Germany)




Chip Test Center Recommended

System Mechanic 9.5 earns the "Chip Test Center Recommended" award for being "one of the best PC tools you can invest your money in."

Awarded by Chip Magazine (India)




PC Advisor Product of the Year

System Mechanic 9 receives the PC Advisor silver award in the Best PC Utility of the Year category, recognized as the top PC tune-up software by the magazine.

Awarded by PC Advisor (UK)




Government Computer News Product of the Year

System Mechanic named Product of the Year from among more than three hundred products reviewed by Government Computer News in 2009

Awarded by Government Computer News




Tech Awards Circle

System Mechanic 9 wins silver award in the Consumer / SOHO Software of the Year category; Noah T. Rowles, CEO wins gold award in the Executive of the Year category

Awarded by Tech Awards Circle




Recommended by PC Utilities

System Mechanic 9 named the all-in-one solution to PC performance problems

Awarded by PC Utilities (UK)




PC Plus Editor’s Choice

System Mechanic 9 receives The Editor’s Choice award for its effectiveness, depth of tools and improvements in PC performance

Awarded by PC Plus Magazine (UK)




MicroMart Editor’s Choice

System Mechanic 9 received 9 out of 10 stars for quality and value

Awarded by MicroMart (UK)




Best Places to Work in LA

iolo named one of the Top 50 Best Places to Work in LA from among 10,000 companies operating in greater Los Angeles

Awarded by Los Angeles Business Journal




American Business Awards: The Stevies

iolo crowned Fastest-Growing U.S. Company of the Year, up to 2500 employees. Also: Noah T. Rowles, CEO selected as finalist in the U.S. Executive of the Year - Computer Software category

Awarded by American Business Awards




Government Computer News Reviewer’s Choice

System Mechanic awarded A+ rating and Reviewer’s Choice designation

Awarded by Government Computer News




PC Magazine Five Star Rating

System Mechanic awarded 5 out of 5 stars

Awarded by PC Magazine UK




Network World Cool Tools

System Mechanic named a Cool Tool and awarded 5 out of 5 stars

Awarded by Network World




Laptop Magazine Best Gear for the New Year

System Mechanic Professional was given the award of Best Gear for the New Year

Awarded by Laptop Magazine




Computer Shopper Hot 100

System Mechanic Professional is recognized as the Best in Tech 2007: Best Utility Suite

Awarded by Computer Shopper




Laptop Magazine Editor's Choice

System Mechanic Professional is awarded LAPTOP Magazine Editor's Choice

Awarded by Laptop Magazine




BestVistaDownloads Five Star Rating

System Mechanic receives a 5-star rating

Awarded by BestVistaDownloads




PC Utilities Editor’s Choice

Search and Recover™ is given the Editor’s Choice award from PC Utilities

Awarded by PC Utilities




Computer Shopper Best Tech of 2006

System Mechanic® Professional wins Best Utility Suite

Awarded by Computer Shopper




PC World Recommended

“Recommended” rating is given to Search and Recover™ by PC World editors

Awarded by PC World




Deloitte Technology Fast 50

Placed for the third year on the Technology Fast 50

Awarded by Deloitte & Touche LLP




Amazon.com Software Bestseller

System Mechanic attains #1 ranking of overall software sold through the major online retailer

Awarded by Amazon.com




CNet Editors' Choice

System Mechanic Professional wins coveted CNET Editors' Choice Award

Awarded by CNet




ZDNet Editors' Pick

System Mechanic Professional wins ZDNet Editors' Pick

Awarded by ZDNet




PC Magazine Editors' Choice

Search and Recover wins PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award

Awarded by PC Magazine




PC Computing Five Star Pick

System Mechanic receives a 5-star rating

Awarded by PC Computing




Home Office Computing Gold Award

System Mechanic wins HOC Gold Award at COMDEX 2000, unseating incumbent Norton SystemWorks

Awarded by Home Office Computing




CNet Top 10 Products of 2004

CNET picks System Mechanic Professional as one of the Top 10 software products of 2004

Awarded by CNET




Windows Magazine Best of Class Utility

Macro Magic is titled best of class for utilities and enhancements

Awarded by Windows Magazine




Snapfiles Five Star Rating

Snapfiles gives System Mechanic a 5-star rating

Awarded by Snapfiles




PC Upgrade Utility of the Month

System Mechanic is named Utility of the Month by PC Upgrade

Awarded by PC Upgrade




Small Business Computing Top Ten Software

System Mechanic Professional is among the top ten software titles of 2003

Awarded by Small Business Computing