GParted vs GNU Parted

GGParted8.9Visit GNU Parted8.4Visit

Higher score G GParted #2 in Hard Drive Partitioning Software 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit GParted

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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

• GParted fits best

  Users seeking free partitioning across systems

• GNU Parted fits best

  Linux users comfortable with command-line partitioning

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Side by side

Feature	GGParted 8.9/10 Visit ↗	GNU Parted 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Hard Drive Partitioning Software	#6 in Hard Drive Partitioning Software
Best for	Users seeking free partitioning across systems	Linux users comfortable with command-line partitioning
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Support	Docs	Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features GParted 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	Creates, resizes, moves, copies, checks, and labels partitions Supports MBR/MS-DOS and GPT partition tables Works with many Linux, Windows, and Unix filesystem formats	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	Native application distribution is focused on Linux Full feature set is provided through bootable GParted Live No cloning or backup feature is listed	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	GParted is a free, open-source graphical partition editor for people who need to manage disk layouts across Linux, Windows, and Unix filesystem formats. It can create, delete, resize, move, and copy partitions, check filesystems, set… 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

• GParted — where it wins

  • Creates, resizes, moves, copies, checks, and labels partitions
  • Supports MBR/MS-DOS and GPT partition tables
  • Works with many Linux, Windows, and Unix filesystem formats

  Where it doesn't

  • Native application distribution is focused on Linux
  • Full feature set is provided through bootable GParted Live
  • No cloning or backup feature is listed

• 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

• GGParted8.9/10 · Free plan

  A free, open-source partition editor with broad filesystem support and bootable media.

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

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

  Visit GNU PartedFull verdict →