The Best 48 Active@ Disk Image Alternatives

  • rdiff-backup

    rdiff-backup backs up one directory to another, possibly over a network.

    Free Open Source Windows Linux

  • Systemback

    Simple system backup and restore application with extra features. Systemback makes it easy to create backups of system and users configuration files. In case of problems you can easily restore the previous state of the system.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • Zinstall Backup

    Full PC backup, extremely fast and allows to restore to a completely different Windows and computer. For example, restore programs, settings and files from a backup of Windows 7 32bit Dell to a Windows 10 64bit HP (without wiping it)

    Commercial Windows

  • FSArchiver

    FSArchiver is a system tool that allows you to save the contents of a file system to a compressed archive file. The file system can be restored on a partition which has a different size and it can be restored on a different file system.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • Windows File History

    File History protects files from within the libraries, desktop, favorites, and contacts folders and creates copies of the files.

    Commercial Windows

  • ImageX

    ImageX is a command-line tool that enables original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and corporations to capture, to modify, and to apply file-based disk images for rapid deployment. ImageX works with Windows image (.

    Free Windows

  • MiniTool Drive Copy

    MiniTool Drive Copy is a piece of quite excellent free drive copy software which provides users with professional solutions to disk copy and partition copy. Moreover, it can give hard disk data strongest protection in the shortest time.

    Free Windows

  • Keriver 1-Click Restore Free

    Keriver 1-Click Restore is a very easy OS backup and restore software. It can backup the operating system while you are using it and restore to any of the snapshots. The system partition can be restored even it is fully formatted.

    Freemium Windows

  • Image for Windows (Image for Linux)

    Image for Windows is an affordable and reliable drive image backup and restore solution that provides an easy and convenient way to completely backup all your hard drive's data, programs and operating systems.

    Commercial Windows Linux

  • PING

    PING (Partimage Is Not Ghost) is a free software Linux-based live CD ISO built upon the partimage and Linux from Scratch (LFS) projects for disk cloning or backup purposes.

    Free Linux

  • Duplicacy

    Duplicacy is a new generation local and cloud backup tool that supports cross-computer deduplication. It is free for personal use and source code is available to commercial users.

    Freemium Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Seagate DiskWizard

    Based on Acronis True image with limited functionality. Seagate DiscWizard works with Maxtor and Seagate disc drives.

    Freemium Windows

  • Cronopete

    cronopete is a linux clone of time machine , the backup utility for mac from apple. it aims to mimic it as closely as possible.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • ODIN

    ODIN (Open Disk Imager in a Nutshell) is a utility for easy backup of hard drive volumes or complete hard drives under Windows. A disk image can be created or restored. Only used clusters can be backuped, compression on the fly is possible.

    Free Open Source Windows

  • SmrtGuard

    Protect your smartphone! Ability to wirelessly Backup / Restore your data. Remote Track and Wipe your smartphone.

    Freemium Android iPhone iPad Blackberry Java Mobile

  • SnapRunner

    snaprunner is a wrapper script in python which adds some functionality to drive snapshot. it's an open source command line script and can be used and extended by anyone.

    Free Open Source Windows Drive SnapShot

  • Drive Backup Express

    Paragon Backup & Recovery is a complete disk imaging tool for complete backup and recovery.

    Freemium Windows

  • BackupChain Backup Software

    BackupChain Backup Software backs up your system, virtual machines, and databases while running. Run backups locally, remotely, and off-site via FTP with this professional backup utility. Includes FTP server.

    Commercial Windows

  • ShadowImage

    ShadowImage makes image files of your system. It can even make images of your system, while Windows is running. It uses the popular WIM (Windows Imaging) format.

    Free Personal Windows