ImDisk vs gBurner Virtual Drive

ImDisk9.1Visit GVgBurner Virtual Drive8.7Visit

Higher score ImDisk #3 in Virtual Drive Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit ImDisk

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GV gBurner Virtual Drive #6 in Virtual Drive Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit gBurner

• ImDisk fits best

  Open-source Windows virtual disks and RAM disks

• gBurner Virtual Drive fits best

  Free Windows optical-drive emulation

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Side by side

Feature	ImDisk 9.1/10 Visit ↗	GVgBurner Virtual Drive 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.7
Ranking	#3 in Virtual Drive Software	#6 in Virtual Drive Software
Best for	Open-source Windows virtual disks and RAM disks	Free Windows optical-drive emulation
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business
Features ImDisk 2/4 · gBurner Virtual Drive 1/4
Virtual disk files	✓ (best)	Not published
Optical image mounting	✓	✓
Write images	Not published	Not published
Persistent mounts	Not published	Not published
Specs
Image formats	raw disk images, VHD, VDI, VMDK, NRG, SDI, BIN	ISO, GBI/GBP, DAA, NRG, MDF/MDS, BIN/CUE, UIF, ISZ, ASHDISC, DMG, GI, BWI/B5I, IMG, CDI, PDI, NCD, LCD, CIF, P01, PXI, C2D, FCD, VCD
Max virtual drives	Not published	16 drives
Supported platforms	Windows	Windows; 32-bit and 64-bit editions
Our review
Pros	Mounts raw, VHD, VDI, VMDK, NRG, SDI, and BIN images Creates RAM disks and emulates hard-disk, floppy, and optical drives Offers Explorer, Control Panel, command-line, and NTFS-subdirectory mounting	Supports up to 16 virtual CD/DVD drives Mounts a broad list of CD/DVD image formats Offers separate 32-bit and 64-bit Windows downloads
Cons	Windows only Legacy design is aimed at older systems and specific volume-level uses Some image formats may require external handlers such as DiscUtils	Windows is the only supported platform Focuses on mounting and unmounting image files Verified image-writing features are not included
Our verdict	ImDisk is an open-source virtual disk driver for Windows. It mounts disk-image files as virtual hard-disk partitions and can emulate floppy and CD/DVD-ROM drives. It also creates RAM disks backed by virtual memory and supports redirected… Read the review →	gBurner Virtual Drive is a free Windows utility for creating and managing virtual CD/DVD drives. It mounts supported optical-image files to selected virtual drives, allowing users to access disc-based programs, games, music and other… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ImDisk — where it wins

  • Mounts raw, VHD, VDI, VMDK, NRG, SDI, and BIN images
  • Creates RAM disks and emulates hard-disk, floppy, and optical drives
  • Offers Explorer, Control Panel, command-line, and NTFS-subdirectory mounting

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows only
  • Legacy design is aimed at older systems and specific volume-level uses
  • Some image formats may require external handlers such as DiscUtils

• gBurner Virtual Drive — where it wins

  • Supports up to 16 virtual CD/DVD drives
  • Mounts a broad list of CD/DVD image formats
  • Offers separate 32-bit and 64-bit Windows downloads

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows is the only supported platform
  • Focuses on mounting and unmounting image files
  • Verified image-writing features are not included

• ImDisk9.1/10 · Free plan

  A free, flexible Windows driver for mounting images and creating virtual disks.

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• GVgBurner Virtual Drive8.7/10 · Free plan

  A focused Windows utility for mounting many optical-image formats without burning discs.

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