Paragon Image Mounter

Paid#21 of 24 in Virtual Drive Software

Paragon Image Mounter: A broad Windows mounter for virtual disks, physical drives, and cross-platform filesystems. Ranked #21 of 24 in Virtual Drive Software by our editors (7.1/10); pricing: Pricing on request; best for windows users mounting cross-platform virtual disks.

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At a glance

Editor score
7.1 / 10
Pricing
Pricing on request
Best for
Windows users mounting cross-platform virtual disks
Founded
1994 · Freiburg, Germany
Facts checked
20 Sep 2026

Where it wins
- Supports RAW, VMDK, VDI, VHD, pVHD, and VHDX images
- Mounts physical disks with all partitions and recognized filesystems
- Offers read-only and read-write mounting modes in Windows
Where it doesn't
- Windows-only platform support limits use on other operating systems
- Purchasing requires contacting sales instead of selecting a published plan
- Read-write mounting requires care when preserving disk-image integrity

Our verdict on Paragon Image Mounter

Paragon Image Mounter is a Windows utility for mounting disk images, virtual disks, and physical disks as accessible drives. It is aimed at IT professionals, system administrators, forensic experts, researchers, and business users who need to inspect or work with storage from different operating-system environments. Supported image formats include RAW, VMDK, VDI, VHD, pVHD, and VHDX, while supported Windows versions begin with Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 or above. The product is especially suited to Windows users who need access to Linux, HFS+, or APFS-formatted drives.

Its strongest area is format and partition coverage. Paragon Image Mounter can mount physical disks with all partitions and automatically mount partitions in recognized operating-system formats. File System Link supports Linux, HFS+, and APFS-formatted drives in Windows, helping users work with storage that Windows does not natively handle in the same way. Read-only and read-write modes provide a choice between preserving an image for examination and making changes where the workflow requires it. Drives can also be unmounted in any order, which suits investigations and multi-disk work.

The main trade-off is platform scope: this is a Windows utility, not a cross-platform application. The purchasing path also runs through contact sales, with the product page directing prospective purchasers toward a preview version rather than a self-serve plan choice. That makes it a better fit for Windows-centered technical, administrative, and forensic workflows than for teams seeking a broadly available subscription or a tool that runs across operating systems. Choose it when broad virtual-disk format support and cross-platform filesystem access inside Windows matter most; consider another option when non-Windows operation or a straightforward public pricing path is essential.

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Paragon Image Mounter pricing

Plans Pricing on requestPaid No free plan — trial or paid only. Prices checked 20 Sep 2026.

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Paragon Image Mounter fact sheet

Free plan	Not verified
Paid from	Not verified
Image formats	RAW, VMDK, VDI, VHD, pVHD, VHDX
Max virtual drives	Not verified
Virtual disk files	Yes
Optical image mounting	Not verified
Write images	Not verified
Supported platforms	Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 or above
Persistent mounts	Not verified
Deployment	Desktop
Platforms	Windows
Support	Phone
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate)
Pricing	Pricing on request
Website	paragon-software.com
Facts checked	20 Sep 2026

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