Alternatives to Darik's Boot and Nuke for Windows with any license

DiskGenius

DiskGenius, previously PartitionGuru, is full-featured partition manager, which is designed to optimize disk usage for Windows users. Feature: #- Data and Partitions...
- DBAN doesn't require an operating system like windows because it is designed to wipe drives. Guest • Feb 2019 • 5 agrees and 1 disagrees
- DBAN is a whole drive secure wiping tool not a disk management tool Guest • Jul 2020 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- This is a disk management utility that does not mention wiping a disk securely Guest • Feb 2020 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Windows
Recover lost data Recover deleted files File Recovery Add a feature

24 Like
Permadelete

Permadelete is an easy-to-use and beautiful app for windows that can delete files and folders permanently.
- DBAN does not require Windows OS or any operating system, as it has it's own self-contained Linux environment. Guest • Feb 2019 • 8 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Windows
Utilities that Delete Files Utilities that Delete Files Add a feature

8 Like
WipeFile

WipeFile erases files and folders secure and fast. WipeFile overwrites the information completely, so there is no way to undelete the files or reconstruct the file...
- This does not wipe drives securely independent of OS Guest • Jul 2020 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Windows
Context Menu extension Folders Multiple languages Multiple Overwriting Modes ... Portable Add a feature

17 Like
SDelete

SDelete, short for Secure Delete, is a command-line based data destruction tool and can be run from the Command Prompt in Windows 7, Vista, or XP.
- SDelete is a program that runs within Windows, DBAN is a standalone bootable utility Guest • Feb 2019 • 6 agrees and 0 disagrees
- it is not a standalone bootable tool, it requires an OS to run Guest • Jul 2020
Free Windows
No features added Add a feature

7 Like
ABAN

ABAN is a boot CD/USB stick for easily and securely wiping all the disks in a machine. Boot disks are available for both 32-bit and 64-bit machines. As a boot disk, it...
- Standalone tool for full disk wiping. Since it does not have fancy graphical UI, not recommended for newbies. Guest • 12 days ago
- free, standalone bootable tool, no additional os required Guest • Jul 2020
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
No features added Add a feature

1 Like
File Shredder

File Shredder is free desktop application for shredding (destroying) unwanted files beyond recovery.
- Discontinued
  The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.50, released in 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Free Windows
No features added Add a feature

10 Like
HDShredder

HDShredder by Miray Software deletes entire hard disks, partitions or other storage media securely and according to international standards if desired. Safely recycle...

Freemium Windows
Utilities that Delete Files Add a feature

3 Like
EraserDrop

EraserDrop Portable is an easy-to-use secure data removal tool. It is a drop target (a floating icon on your desktop) that you can drop files onto to quickly erase them...

Free Personal Windows PortableApps.com
Portable Add a feature

3 Like
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Active@ KillDisk

Active@ Kill Disk is disk eraser software for secure formatting of hard drives without any possibility of following data recovery.

Freemium Windows
Booting from USB Create bootable Image Create bootable CD Create bootable USB ... Portable Add a feature

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Hardwipe

Hardwipe is a free file wiper and drive cleaner for Windows. It can be used to permanently erase, or to "hard wipe", data on disk and portable storage media...

Freemium Windows
Portable Add a feature

3 Like