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Parted Magic vs ShredOS: catalog facts
Parted Magic	ShredOS
Paid Sold as a paid subscription; the licence covers unlimited drives.	Free Free to download and use.
Linux	Linux
NIST SP 800-88 compliant secure erase for HDD, SSD, NVMe and eMMC Partitioning, cloning, rescue and erasing in one boot drive	Boots directly into the nwipe disk eraser Runs outside the installed operating system
Requires a paid subscription Drives cannot be securely erased through USB connections	Only for 64-bit x86 machines Wiping is irreversible, so choosing the wrong drive destroys data
Downloadable app, Operating system	Operating system
Closed source	Open 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 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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