EaseUS Partition Master vs GNU Parted

EaseUS Partition Master9.2Visit GNU Parted8.4Visit

Higher score EaseUS Partition Master #1 in Hard Drive Partitioning Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit EaseUS

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GNU Parted #6 in Hard Drive Partitioning Software 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit GNU Parted

• EaseUS Partition Master fits best

  Windows users wanting a full-featured partition suite

• GNU Parted fits best

  Linux users comfortable with command-line partitioning

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Side by side

Feature	EaseUS Partition Master 9.2/10 Visit ↗	GNU Parted 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.4
Ranking	#1 in Hard Drive Partitioning Software	#6 in Hard Drive Partitioning Software
Best for	Windows users wanting a full-featured partition suite	Linux users comfortable with command-line partitioning
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$29.95/yr	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows	Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features EaseUS Partition Master 1/3 · GNU Parted 1/3
Resize and move	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Disk cloning	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Bootable media	✓	✓
Specs
Supported OS	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Partition tables	Both	Both
Max disk size	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Resizes, moves, merges, clones, and converts partitions and disks Includes OS migration, partition recovery, and WinPE media creation Free plan plus individual, server, unlimited, and technician licenses	Creates, deletes, and resizes partitions across GPT and MS-DOS tables Checks alignment and supports a broad range of filesystem types Offers interactive, scriptable, and libparted interfaces
Cons	Windows-only, with desktop deployment Several advanced capabilities are reserved for paid editions Higher-use licenses cost substantially more than individual plans	Command-line operation is less turnkey than a graphical workflow Does not support moving or merging partitions Offline root-partition workflows point users to GParted Live
Our verdict	EaseUS Partition Master is a Windows desktop utility for managing disk partitions, aimed at home users, businesses, and service providers. It covers routine tasks such as creating, resizing, moving, merging, deleting, and formatting… Read the review →	GNU Parted is free, open-source partitioning software for Linux, aimed at people who are comfortable managing disks from a command line. Its parted frontend works interactively or in scripts, and the included libparted library supports… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• EaseUS Partition Master — where it wins

  • Resizes, moves, merges, clones, and converts partitions and disks
  • Includes OS migration, partition recovery, and WinPE media creation
  • Free plan plus individual, server, unlimited, and technician licenses

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows-only, with desktop deployment
  • Several advanced capabilities are reserved for paid editions
  • Higher-use licenses cost substantially more than individual plans

• GNU Parted — where it wins

  • Creates, deletes, and resizes partitions across GPT and MS-DOS tables
  • Checks alignment and supports a broad range of filesystem types
  • Offers interactive, scriptable, and libparted interfaces

  Where it doesn't

  • Command-line operation is less turnkey than a graphical workflow
  • Does not support moving or merging partitions
  • Offline root-partition workflows point users to GParted Live

• EaseUS Partition Master9.2/10 · Free plan

  A broad Windows partition suite with a free plan and paid options for individuals and service providers.

  Visit EaseUSFull verdict →
• GNU Parted8.4/10 · Free plan

  A scriptable Linux partitioning tool for users comfortable with command-line workflows.

  Visit GNU PartedFull verdict →