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Macrium ReflectMiniTool ShadowMaker
Paid

A paid licence is required after the trial.

 Freemium

A Free Edition is available, with paid Pro and Business editions.

Windows Windows
  • Reliable bare-metal imaging with a well-tested rescue environment
  • Rapid Delta imaging and restore shortens both operations substantially
  • Full system image backup and restore
  • Restore to dissimilar hardware
  • The long-standing free edition was retired; it is now a paid product with a trial
  • Windows only, closed source
  • Windows only
  • Proprietary, with some features in paid editions
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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