EaseUS Partition Master vs BootIt Bare Metal

EaseUS Partition Master9.4Visit BootIt Bare Metal8.6Visit

Higher score EaseUS Partition Master #1 in Disk Partition Software 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit EaseUS

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BootIt Bare Metal #6 in Disk Partition Software 8.6/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit BootIt

• EaseUS Partition Master fits best

  Windows users needing a full-featured freemium tool

• BootIt Bare Metal fits best

  Windows users needing imaging and multiboot features

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Side by side

Feature	EaseUS Partition Master 9.4/10 Visit ↗	BootIt Bare Metal 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Disk Partition Software	#6 in Disk Partition Software
Best for	Windows users needing a full-featured freemium tool	Windows users needing imaging and multiboot features
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$29.95/yr	$39.95 one-time
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows	Windows, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Enterprise
Features EaseUS Partition Master 3/3 · BootIt Bare Metal 2/3
Bootable media	✓	✓
Move partitions	✓	✓
Merge partitions	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Partition table support	Both	Both
Filesystem support	FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, ReFS, EXT2, EXT3, EXT4	FAT, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, Ext2/3/4
Operating systems	Windows	Windows
Our review
Pros	Free plan covers resizing, moving, merging, and MBR/GPT support Paid plans add cloning, OS migration, recovery, and WinPE media Supports Windows and macOS, with server and technician editions	Non-destructive resizing across FAT, exFAT, NTFS, and Ext partitions Supports MBR, EMBR, and GPT partitioning Includes imaging, bootable media, multiboot menus, and scripting
Cons	Advanced features require a paid plan Server and technician editions have high one-time prices Feature coverage differs between Windows and macOS editions	Does not boot directly on systems configured for UEFI mode Windows-only platform coverage No free plan; purchase is required after the trial
Our verdict	EaseUS Partition Master is disk partition and storage-device software for home users, businesses, and service providers. It supports creating, deleting, resizing, moving, merging, formatting, wiping, cloning, and converting partitions,… Read the review →	BootIt Bare Metal is a partition manager and BIOS boot manager for Windows-compatible personal computers using traditional BIOS firmware. It is suited to users who need more than basic partition creation, including people managing multiple… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• EaseUS Partition Master — where it wins

  • Free plan covers resizing, moving, merging, and MBR/GPT support
  • Paid plans add cloning, OS migration, recovery, and WinPE media
  • Supports Windows and macOS, with server and technician editions

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced features require a paid plan
  • Server and technician editions have high one-time prices
  • Feature coverage differs between Windows and macOS editions

• BootIt Bare Metal — where it wins

  • Non-destructive resizing across FAT, exFAT, NTFS, and Ext partitions
  • Supports MBR, EMBR, and GPT partitioning
  • Includes imaging, bootable media, multiboot menus, and scripting

  Where it doesn't

  • Does not boot directly on systems configured for UEFI mode
  • Windows-only platform coverage
  • No free plan; purchase is required after the trial

• EaseUS Partition Master9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad freemium toolkit for partition changes, cloning, migration, and recovery.

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• BootIt Bare Metal8.6/10 · 30-day trial

  A capable Windows partition and multiboot utility for BIOS-based systems.

  Visit BootItFull verdict →