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Active@ KillDisk vs Parted Magic: catalog facts
Active@ KillDisk	Parted Magic
Freemium Freeware edition for Windows, with paid perpetual licenses for personal, corporate and…	Paid Sold as a paid subscription; the licence covers unlimited drives.
Windows	Linux
Supports more than 25 data sanitization standards Handles HDD, SSD, NVMe and USB drives	NIST SP 800-88 compliant secure erase for HDD, SSD, NVMe and eMMC Partitioning, cloning, rescue and erasing in one boot drive
Advanced features require a paid license Erasure is permanent, so selecting the wrong disk is unrecoverable	Requires a paid subscription Drives cannot be securely erased through USB connections
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Operating system
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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