Clonezilla vs Rescuezilla: catalog facts
 Clonezilla |  Rescuezilla |
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Free Free and open source, released under the GPL and developed at Taiwan's NCHC Free Software… |
Free Free and open source under the GPL. |
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Linux |
Linux |
- Images a whole drive including the boot loader, so a restore just boots
- Skips unused blocks on filesystems it understands, keeping images small
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- Images and backups are fully interchangeable with Clonezilla's in both directions
- Point-and-click interface instead of Clonezilla's text menus
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- You boot into it; there is no scheduled or background operation
- The destination drive must be at least as large as the source
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- You boot into it rather than running it from your desktop
- Whole-drive imaging is the wrong approach for everyday file backups
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Downloadable app, Operating system |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: GPL (see project site) |
License: GPL-3.0 |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 21, 2026 | Checked September 21, 2026 |
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