Alternatives to Ventoy

Prepare a USB stick once, then boot any ISO by copying the file onto it. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Ventoy.

  • Rufus

    Writes a bootable USB drive from an ISO, and can strip the Windows 11 install requirements while doing it.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Rufus is Windows only and writes one image per drive by reformatting, but can strip Windows 11 install requirements and set up out-of-box options.

  • balenaEtcher

    Writes an OS image to a USB stick or SD card, verifies every byte, and refuses to target your hard drive.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    balenaEtcher runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and verifies each write, but holds only one image per stick with no multi-boot.

  • UNetbootin

    Writes Linux distribution ISOs to a USB drive on Windows, macOS and Linux.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    UNetbootin runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with an optional persistence file, but writes one ISO at a time and struggles with modern hybrid ISOs.

  • WoeUSB-ng

    Create a Windows installer USB drive from Linux.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    WoeUSB-ng runs on Linux and writes a single Windows installer image, overwriting the USB target rather than keeping it usable for storage.

  • GNOME Disks

    A graphical disk utility for GNOME that partitions, formats, benchmarks and images drives on Linux.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    GNOME Disks can write one USB image at a time from a Linux desktop, together with partitioning and formatting tools.

  • YUMI

    A multiboot USB creator that puts several operating systems and tools on one drive.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    YUMI also builds one multiboot stick with a boot menu and runs on Windows and Linux, using a guided interface for adding distributions rather than copying files.

  • Easy2Boot

    A free multiboot USB kit that boots many ISO, IMG and VHD files from one drive.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    Easy2Boot is a Windows-hosted multiboot kit offering three boot menu systems including Ventoy, plus VHD, floppy image and DOS support, but it is more complex to set up.

  • GLIM

    A set of GRUB2 configuration files that boots many Linux live ISOs from one USB stick.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    GLIM uses GRUB2 configuration files to boot many Linux live ISOs from a plain VFAT stick, set up from a Linux command line and not aimed at Windows installers.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Ventoy as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Windows Media Creation Tool

    Microsoft's official tool for downloading Windows 11 and writing it to a bootable USB drive.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    Ventoy prepares a USB stick once so Windows and many other ISOs can be copied onto it and picked from a boot menu, and runs on Windows and Linux.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.