SARDU AlternativesBootable USB Creators and other similar apps like SARDU

SARDU is described as '(short for Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility) creates a multiboot all-in-one USB drive, CD or DVD for free (personal and non commercial use). Hard disks, external hard disks and all removable media are supported' and is a bootable usb creator in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 25 alternatives to SARDU for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and PortableApps.com apps. The best SARDU alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SARDU are Ventoy, balenaEtcher, UNetbootin and YUMI exFAT.

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  1. Rufus icon

    Rufus

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    Formats USB drives to FAT, NTFS, exFAT, and more, while creating bootable USBs from diverse ISOs. Supports MS-DOS/FreeDOS with no external files and offers BIOS or UEFI mode, including bad block check. Ideal for systems lacking an OS or flashing BIOS and lightweight, ad-free.

    72 Rufus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    rufus single boot sardu multiboot

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    • Rufus is the most popular Windows alternative to SARDU.

    • Rufus is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SARDU.

    • Rufus is Free and Open SourceSARDU is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Rufus is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSARDU is not according to our users
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    Ventoy

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    Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk again and again, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.

    55 Ventoy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Ventoy is the most popular Linux alternative to SARDU.

    • Ventoy is Free and Open SourceSARDU is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Ventoy is LightweightSARDU is not according to our users
  4. balenaEtcher icon

    balenaEtcher

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    A free, open-source tool for burning images to USB and SD cards. Compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux. Features validated burning, avoiding accidental wipes, offers a sleek interface, is lightweight and portable, making it ideal for users at any skill level.

    55 balenaEtcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • balenaEtcher is the most popular Mac alternative to SARDU.

    • balenaEtcher is Free and Open SourceSARDU is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • balenaEtcher is LightweightSARDU is not according to our users
  5. UNetbootin icon

    UNetbootin

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    Cross-platform tool for making bootable USB and Live USB drives, featuring a built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks, supporting BSD and various utilities. No installation required, it runs directly and offers compatibility and community support for many distributions.

    57 UNetbootin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    UNetbootin is for flashing a single image to a USB stick. SARDU is for using multiple images on a single USB stick.

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    Not a Multiboot USB software

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. UNetbootin is a legitimate SARDU alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • UNetbootin is Free and Open SourceSARDU is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • UNetbootin is Privacy focused and LightweightSARDU is not according to our users
  6. YUMI exFAT icon

    YUMI exFAT

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    The YUMI exFAT (Your Universal Multiboot Installer) media creation tool can be used to automatically create an exFAT bootable USB flash drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more.

    48 YUMI exFAT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    • WineBottler
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    Install multiple win distro's on one drive.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think YUMI exFAT is a great SARDU alternative.

    • YUMI exFAT is Free and Open SourceSARDU is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • YUMI exFAT is LightweightSARDU is not according to our users
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    Universal USB Installer

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    Universal USB Installer is a Live Linux USB Creator that allows you to choose from a selection of Linux Distributions to put on your USB Flash Drive. The Universal USB Installer is easy to use. Simply choose a Live Linux Distribution, the ISO file, your Flash Drive and, Click...

    46 Universal USB Installer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    iVentoy

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    With iVentoy you can boot and install OS on multiple machines at the same time through the network. iVentoy is extremely easy to use, without complicated configuration, just put the ISO file in the specified location and select PXE boot in the client machine.

    16 iVentoy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. WinSetupFromUSB icon

    WinSetupFromUSB

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    WinSetupFromUSB is a Windows program, which prepares multiboot USB flash or fixed disk to install any Windows versions since 2000/XP, boot various Linux and *BSD flavors, as well as many Windows, Linux, DOS based and other utilities. Since version 1.

    49 WinSetupFromUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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