Alternatives to MiniTool ShadowMaker
Windows backup software for system images, file and folder backups, syncing and scheduled jobs. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
MiniTool ShadowMaker
Windows backup software for system images, file and folder backups, syncing and scheduled jobs.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as MiniTool ShadowMaker.
AOMEI Backupper
Windows backup and cloning tool with scheduled system and file jobs.
AOMEI Backupper has a free Windows edition with scheduled incremental and differential jobs and a rescue disc, while real-time sync and dissimilar-hardware restore are paid.
EaseUS Todo Backup
Windows backup software for system, disk and file backups on a schedule.
EaseUS Todo Backup offers scheduled incremental and differential backups in its free Windows edition with emergency boot media, while system clone is a paid feature.
Macrium Reflect
Windows disk imaging and recovery with rapid delta restore.
Macrium Reflect is now a paid Windows product with a trial, offering well-tested bare-metal imaging and Rapid Delta imaging and restore.
Acronis True Image
Personal backup application from Acronis that combines image-based backup with anti-malware protection.
Acronis True Image is paid and adds macOS support, anti-malware protection and an optional cloud destination to image-based system backup.
Hasleo Backup Suite
Free Windows backup for system images, disks, partitions and files.
Hasleo Backup Suite includes imaging, cloning and bootable recovery media in its free Windows edition without upgrade nagging, but commercial use needs a paid licence.
Veeam Agent
Image-based backup agent for Windows and Linux endpoints, free for individual machines.
Veeam Agent adds Linux support and a free single-machine edition with image-level backup, bare-metal recovery and ransomware-aware protection.
O&O DiskImage
A Windows backup program that makes complete system images and file backups and restores them after failures.
O&O DiskImage is paid Windows software for full system images and file backups, with published documentation and release notes, and no free edition.
Active@ Disk Image
Windows disk imaging software that makes exact copies of disks for backup, upgrades and duplication.
Active@ Disk Image offers a free Lite edition for Windows disk images, with incremental images and mounting images as virtual drives to restore single files.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Windows File History
Built-in Windows tool that versions files to an external or network drive.
Clonezilla
A bootable disk cloner that images a whole drive or partition, including systems it cannot understand.
Rescuezilla
A bootable disk imaging and cloning tool that is Clonezilla with a graphical interface people can actually use.
SyncBack
Windows backup and folder synchronization software with cloud storage, versioning and scripting support.
Image for Windows
A Windows disk imaging program for full and incremental backups of whole drives and partitions.
