Norton Ghost Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Norton Ghost for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Clonezilla, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Norton Ghost and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Norton Ghost are Macrium Reflect, Acronis True Image, AOMEI Backupper and Win32 Disk Imager.

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  1. Clonezilla icon

    Clonezilla

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Clonezilla as an Alternative to Norton Ghost
    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
  2. Macrium Reflect icon

    Macrium Reflect

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Macrium Reflect as an Alternative to Norton Ghost
    Undertaker666
    Negative
    0

    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
  4. Acronis True Image icon

    Acronis True Image

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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

    Application types

    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
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  6. AOMEI Backupper icon

    AOMEI Backupper

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Win32 Disk Imager icon

    Win32 Disk Imager

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Win32 Disk Imager as an Alternative to Norton Ghost
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    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. EaseUS ToDo BackUp icon

    EaseUS ToDo BackUp

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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

    Application types

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    • Windows
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  10. Paragon Backup & Recovery icon

    Paragon Backup & Recovery

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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

    Application types

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    • Windows
    • Mac
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  11. DriveImage XML icon

    DriveImage XML

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    DriveImage XML is a reliable program for easy imaging and backing up partitions and logical drives. Image creation uses Microsofts Volume Shadow Services (VSS), allowing you to create safe "hot images" even from drives currently in use.

    51 DriveImage XML alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Private Edition Free - 5 Languages
     
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    jmartins
    Positive
    0

    Still available and works on Windows 11. Great pieace of software.

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

    • DriveImage XML is Free Personal and ProprietaryNorton Ghost is Paid and Proprietary
    • DriveImage XML is LightweightNorton Ghost is not according to our users
  12. Genie Timeline icon

    Genie Timeline

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    Offers continuous, automatic backup for music, videos, photos, and documents with settable frequency, backup resumption, system recovery, space-saving, restore points, lightweight operation, easy setup, turbo mode, and support for local, external, or network drives.

    45 Genie Timeline alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. O&O DiskImage icon

    O&O DiskImage

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    Seamlessly generate complete system or partition images without disruption. Ensure quick recovery with secured data retrieval, schedule backups, and even create bootable media to restore functionality if Windows fails. Supports differential imaging, email alerts, and AI-enhanced backup suggestions.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Windows
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  14. MiniTool Drive Copy icon

    MiniTool Drive Copy

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    MiniTool Drive Copy is a piece of quite excellent free drive copy software which provides users with professional solutions to disk copy and partition copy. Moreover, it can give hard disk data strongest protection in the shortest time.

    27 MiniTool Drive Copy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window
     
  15. rdiff-backup icon

    rdiff-backup

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    rdiff-backup backs up one directory to another, possibly over a network. The target directory ends up a copy of the source directory, but extra reverse diffs are stored in a special subdirectory of that target directory, so you can still recover files lost some time ago.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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