When comparing PowerToys vs WizTree, the Slant community recommends PowerToys for most people. In the question“What are the best power user tools for Windows?” PowerToys is ranked 15th while WizTree is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose PowerToys is:
Fancy Zones are the places that application windows snap to into. You may choose a pre configured set of zones or create your own ones. You also have to use a shortcut instead of mouse to snap windows into the grid.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Create your own "Fancy Zones"
Fancy Zones are the places that application windows snap to into. You may choose a pre configured set of zones or create your own ones. You also have to use a shortcut instead of mouse to snap windows into the grid.
Pro Native and supported by Microsoft
No need to install third-party tools, and is efficiently integrated with Windows 10.
Pro Free
Pro Includes various helpful features and tools
Not just a tiling window manager, includes search box, keyboard command remapper, and more
Pro Includes Keyboard remapper
Remap your keyboard or well known shortcuts to work with other combinations. Are you used to copy paste on a Mac? Add Alt+C / Alt+V for copy and paste!
Pro Get an OS level color picker
Turn it on or off, it's your choice.
Pro Every Feature can be enabled or disabled to your liking
Pro Windows button shortcut cheat sheet
Press Windows+G to see all shortcuts that can be used with the Windows button.
Pro Easily customizable
Menu to add/edit zones is very intuitive.
Pro 'Wox' launcher is bundled
The popular open source launcher Wox is included in PowerToys and can be toggled on or off. It takes less resources or time at launch than the stand alone version of Wox.
Pro Global Push to talk
Currently experimental.
Pro Exceptionally fast for NTFS drives
Because it reads the master file table (MFT) directly from NTFS file system.
Pro Free
There is no limitation to using it.
Pro Multiple view such as tree view, tree map, extension view, file view
Unlike other similar apps, which usually only offer single view, this app offers multiple views.
Pro Handles "hard linked" files correctly - doesn't count them more than once
WizTree is faster and much more accurate than all the others as it properly handles hard linked files (doesn't count them more than once) so the total allocated size reported by WizTree will actually match the space used on the drive as reported by Windows.
Cons
Con Doesn't remember window locations after monitors turn off
If monitors get turned off or are disabled, windows tend to get cluttered when they adjust to the changes, which does make sense, but window locations aren't remembered if the configuration changes back to how it was.
Con Lack of tabbing windows in the same FancyZone
Con Intended for NTFS only
It'll work with any other file system but with the same speed as any generic space analyzer.