Norton Ghost AlternativesTop System Restore Tools and other similar apps like Norton Ghost

Norton Ghost is described as 'Protect your computer with Norton Ghost 15.0, an advanced backup and recovery software product dedicated to backup everything on your hard drive. Version 15 cleans up old backups automatically' and is a System Restore tool in the backup & sync category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Norton Ghost for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Norton Ghost alternative is Rescuezilla, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Norton Ghost are Clonezilla, Macrium Reflect, Acronis True Image and AOMEI Backupper.

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  1. Rescuezilla icon
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    Free and straightforward disk cloning and imaging software that boots from a USB, supporting Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Interoperable with Clonezilla and can recover and extract files. Includes partition editing, undeleting, and NTFS recovery. No installation needed.

    39 Rescuezilla alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • Rescuezilla is the most popular Linux alternative to Norton Ghost.

    • Rescuezilla is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Norton Ghost.

    • Rescuezilla is Free and Open SourceNorton Ghost is Paid and Proprietary
    • Rescuezilla is LightweightNorton Ghost is not according to our users
  2. Clonezilla icon
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    Discover a free, open-source solution for disk imaging and cloning. Clonezilla ensures efficient large-scale deployment by simultaneously cloning over 40 computers. Supports unicasting and multicasting for versatile backup, based on Partclone and more for enhanced speed. Ideal for tech pros.

    71 Clonezilla alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Guest
    Negative
    5

    One of the most important features of norton ghost is live backups which is not supported by Clonezilla

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Clonezilla is a great Norton Ghost alternative.

    • Clonezilla is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Norton Ghost.

    • Clonezilla is Free and Open SourceNorton Ghost is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Macrium Reflect icon
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    Offering robust backup, disk imaging, and cloning, the tool supports secure, easily recovered back-ups on local, network, and USB drives, catering to both personal and commercial needs. The subscription model provides varied rate plans for home, workstation, and server uses, ensuring comprehensive data protection.

    87 Macrium Reflect alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Macrium Reflect as an Alternative to Norton Ghost
    Undertaker666
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    Does not resize partitions if they are not Fat32 or NTFS. So Linux is out of the question.

    Guest
    Positive
    -3

    Easy GUI, simple, fast and powerful.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Macrium Reflect is a great Norton Ghost alternative.

    • Macrium Reflect is the most popular commercial alternative to Norton Ghost.

    • Macrium Reflect is Paid and ProprietaryNorton Ghost is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Full image and file backups, disk cloning, and partition management across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android with ransomware protection, cloud storage, fast recovery, web-based remote management, and mobile device support for flexible, secure data protection.

    157 Acronis True Image alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    • Most users think Acronis True Image is a great Norton Ghost alternative.

    • Acronis True Image is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Norton Ghost.

    • Acronis True Image is Paid and ProprietaryNorton Ghost is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. AOMEI Backupper icon
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    Protects operating systems, files, and disks on Windows PCs and Servers with full backup, cloning, and migration tools. Offers sync, encrypted backups, flexible restore to dissimilar hardware or partitions, scheduled and real-time backups, and space management features.

    39 AOMEI Backupper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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  6. Time Machine icon
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    Time Machine is the breakthrough automatic backup that’s built right into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date copy of everything on your Mac — digital photos, music, movies, TV shows, and documents. Now, if you ever have the need, you can easily go back in time to recover anything.

    92 Time Machine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    A utility that can write a raw backup image of your hard drive to a removable device or vice versa.

    48 Win32 Disk Imager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Win32 Disk Imager as an Alternative to Norton Ghost
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    This is just for writing to removable devices, not for hard disk images.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Win32 Disk Imager is Free and Open SourceNorton Ghost is Paid and Proprietary
    • Win32 Disk Imager is LightweightNorton Ghost is not according to our users
  8. Redo Rescue icon
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    Redo Rescue is an easy-to-use backup and recovery solution that can restore a fully working system from a backup image, even to a blank new hard disk.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Redo Rescue is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Norton Ghost.

    • Redo Rescue is Free and Open SourceNorton Ghost is Paid and Proprietary
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    Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) features an interface designed to make the cloning and backup procedure very intuitive. In addition to general backup, CCC can also clone one hard drive to another, copying every single block or file to create an exact replica of your source hard drive.

    39 Carbon Copy Cloner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Provides full, incremental, and differential backups for files, partitions, and system. Offers disaster recovery, automatic scheduling, fast disk or partition cloning, encrypted storage, backup verification, selective file restore, and management tools.

    61 EaseUS ToDo BackUp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Paragon Backup & Recovery is an advanced backup and recovery software. You may backup files, volumes and disks entirely or pick one at a time. Select the OS partition, and you get all the necessary boot partitions. If your operating system crashes, you can recover it easily.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  12. FOG Project icon
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    FOG is a free open-source cloning/imaging solution/rescue suite. A alternative solution used to image Windows XP, Vista PCs using PXE, PartImage, and a Web GUI to tie it together. Includes featues like memory and disk test, disk wipe, av scan & task scheduling.

    40 FOG Project alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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