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Parted MagicActive@ KillDisk
Paid

Sold as a paid subscription; the licence covers unlimited drives.

 Freemium

Freeware edition for Windows, with paid perpetual licenses for personal, corporate and…

Linux Windows
  • NIST SP 800-88 compliant secure erase for HDD, SSD, NVMe and eMMC
  • Partitioning, cloning, rescue and erasing in one boot drive
  • Supports more than 25 data sanitization standards
  • Handles HDD, SSD, NVMe and USB drives
  • Requires a paid subscription
  • Drives cannot be securely erased through USB connections
  • Advanced features require a paid license
  • Erasure is permanent, so selecting the wrong disk is unrecoverable
Downloadable app, Operating system 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

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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