GParted vs Parted Magic

GGParted8.9Visit Parted Magic8.6Visit

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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Parted Magic #4 in Hard Drive Partitioning Software 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Parted Magic

• GParted fits best

  Users seeking free partitioning across systems

• Parted Magic fits best

  Technicians needing bootable disk maintenance and recovery

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Side by side

Feature	GGParted 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Parted Magic 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.6
Ranking	#2 in Hard Drive Partitioning Software	#4 in Hard Drive Partitioning Software
Best for	Users seeking free partitioning across systems	Technicians needing bootable disk maintenance and recovery
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop, Self-hosted	Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Support	Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features GParted 1/3 · Parted Magic 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	Handles MBR and GPT partition operations, including moving and resizing. Combines cloning, imaging, recovery, and secure drive erasure. Boots from USB, optical media, or PXE without host installation.
Cons	Native application distribution is focused on Linux Full feature set is provided through bootable GParted Live No cloning or backup feature is listed	Paid product with no free plan. Single Version includes no future updates. No documented operation for merging partitions.
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 →	Parted Magic is a bootable Linux-based disk utility for home users, system administrators, IT departments, refurbishers, and recovery or asset-disposal teams. It runs from USB, optical media, or PXE rather than requiring installation on… 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

• Parted Magic — where it wins

  • Handles MBR and GPT partition operations, including moving and resizing.
  • Combines cloning, imaging, recovery, and secure drive erasure.
  • Boots from USB, optical media, or PXE without host installation.

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid product with no free plan.
  • Single Version includes no future updates.
  • No documented operation for merging partitions.

• GGParted8.9/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit GPartedFull verdict →
• Parted Magic8.6/10 · Paid

  A broad bootable maintenance toolkit, sold through one-time and subscription licenses.

  Visit Parted MagicFull verdict →