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Macrium Reflect vs Drive Snapshot: catalog facts
Macrium Reflect	Drive Snapshot
Paid A paid licence is required after the trial.	Paid Trialware; continued use requires buying a licence.
Windows	Windows, Command line
Reliable bare-metal imaging with a well-tested rescue environment Rapid Delta imaging and restore shortens both operations substantially	Images a running Windows system without rebooting Disk Image Explorer for restoring single files
The long-standing free edition was retired; it is now a paid product with a trial Windows only, closed source	Windows only Website is dated and sparse on detail
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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