Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition vs BootIt Bare Metal

Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition8.8Visit BootIt Bare Metal8.6Visit

Higher score Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition #4 in Disk Partition Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Paragon

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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

• Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition fits best

  Windows users wanting a capable free manager

• BootIt Bare Metal fits best

  Windows users needing imaging and multiboot features

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Side by side

Feature	Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition 8.8/10 Visit ↗	BootIt Bare Metal 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Disk Partition Software	#6 in Disk Partition Software
Best for	Windows users wanting a capable free manager	Windows users needing imaging and multiboot features
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free	$39.95 one-time
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows	Windows, Linux
Support	Tickets, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Enterprise
Features Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition 2/3 · BootIt Bare Metal 2/3
Bootable media	✓	✓
Move partitions	✓	✓
Merge partitions	—	Not checked yet
Specs
Partition table support	Both	Both
Filesystem support	NTFS, FAT32, Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, ReiserFS, Linux Swap, HPFS, Apple HFS+, Btrfs, XFS	FAT, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, Ext2/3/4
Operating systems	Windows	Windows
Our review
Pros	Free for personal and home use Supports MBR/GPT conversion and dynamic-disk management Includes WinPE bootable-disk creation and partition recovery	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	Non-commercial use only 64-bit Windows 7 SP1 or newer required Partition merge support is unavailable	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	Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition is free Windows software for organizing and managing partitions on internal and external storage. It is intended for personal, home, and other non-commercial use. The tool covers common partition… 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

• Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition — where it wins

  • Free for personal and home use
  • Supports MBR/GPT conversion and dynamic-disk management
  • Includes WinPE bootable-disk creation and partition recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Non-commercial use only
  • 64-bit Windows 7 SP1 or newer required
  • Partition merge support is unavailable

• 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

• Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition8.8/10 · Free plan

  A capable free partition manager for personal Windows use, with broad filesystem support.

  Visit ParagonFull verdict →
• BootIt Bare Metal8.6/10 · 30-day trial

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

  Visit BootItFull verdict →