Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Snapcraft
Germany
EU

Drive SnapShot is described as 'A fast and inexpensive imaging tool. Very simple yet powerful, following the KISS methodology. Can be run as a portable app, thereby opening up a lot of possibilities. For instance, I use it to remotely back up all the computers on our network via command line and PSEXE' and is a Disk Imaging tool in the backup & sync category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Drive SnapShot for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Drive SnapShot alternative is Macrium Reflect. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Time Machine or Déjà Dup. Other great apps like Drive SnapShot are Acronis True Image, MultiDrive, Parachute Backup and EaseUS ToDo BackUp.

DriveImage XML is a reliable program for easy imaging and backing up partitions and logical drives. Image creation uses Microsofts Volume Shadow Services (VSS), allowing you to create safe "hot images" even from drives currently in use.



Creates your backup quickly and easily to an external hard drive, optical media or the cloud.




Back up the operating system, applications, settings, and all your data — as well as erasing it securely.


rdiff-backup backs up one directory to another, possibly over a network. The target directory ends up a copy of the source directory, but extra reverse diffs are stored in a special subdirectory of that target directory, so you can still recover files lost some time ago.
FSArchiver is a system tool that allows you to save the contents of a file system to a compressed archive file. The file system can be restored on a partition which has a different size and it can be restored on a different file system.
KLS Backup - Powerful backup and synchronization program with FTP, WebDAV and cloud support (Windows Azure, Amazon S3, Eucalyptus Walrus)




Simple system backup and restore application with extra features. Systemback makes it easy to create backups of system and users configuration files. In case of problems you can easily restore the previous state of the system. There are extra features like system copying, system.


Backer is a visual front end to the rsync command. It allows the user to select multiple folders and back them up to multiple locations. It stores your backup settings for you so that all your backups can be run easily using a single button click.

HDClone creates physical or logical copies (clones) and file images of hard disks and other mass storage media. HDClone is a perfect tool for backups and copies of entire software or operating system installations.

Crow Backup is a software that allows for the creation of backups on friends’ computers in a simple and secure manner.



The Free Edition of HDClone is a practical and comprehensive tool to clone, migrate and image disks. It supports HDD, SSD, NVMe, M.2, eMMC, UFS, SD and USB media. By making physical copies, it can be used with any operating system and any file system.



