Comparison of disk cloning software

Compares cloning software Disk cloning software makes an exact copy (clone) of a storage medium such as a hard disk (HDD) or SSD by using software techniques to copy data from a source to a destination drive or to a disk image. For example, a bootable identical SSD clone can be made of a working HDD that boots into Mac OS. List Note: the operating system listed is the operating system (OS) the cloning software runs under. Some cloning software can be used to clone storage media with a different OS installed, either by booting a host computer into the cloner's OS (for example, with a boot "rescue" CD, DVD, or USB-connected boot medium), or by connecting the storage medium being cloned to a computer running the cloning software. Disk Cloning Software Disk cloning capabilities of various software. Name Operating system User Interface Cloning features Operation model License Windows Linux MacOS Live OS CLI GUI Sector by sector File based Hot transfer Standalone Client–server Acronis True Image Yes No Yes Yes (64 MB) No Yes Yes FAT32, NTFS, HFS+, APFS, ext2, ext3, ext4 and ReiserFS Yes Yes Yes Trialware AOMEI Partition Assistant Yes No No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Freemium Apple Sof