StarWind RAM Disk Alternatives

StarWind RAM Disk is described as 'Creates a high-performance virtual disk from RAM, offering a near-perfect solution for test and development scenarios, troubleshooting cases or other niched deployments, where size and data volatility don’t really matter' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to StarWind RAM Disk for Windows and Mac. The best StarWind RAM Disk alternative is AIM Toolkit, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like StarWind RAM Disk are OSFMount, SoftPerfect RAM Disk, GpuRamDrive and Primo Ramdisk.

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  1. AIM Toolkit icon
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    This tool is dedicated to ramdisk creation and mounting of image files of hard drive or cd-rom.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • AIM Toolkit is the most popular Windows alternative to StarWind RAM Disk.

    • AIM Toolkit is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to StarWind RAM Disk.

    • AIM Toolkit is Free and Open SourceStarWind RAM Disk is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. OSFMount icon
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    OSFMount allows you to mount local disk image files (bit-for-bit copies of a disk partition) in Windows with a drive letter. You can then analyze the disk image file with PassMark OSForensics by using the mounted volume's drive letter.

    30 OSFMount alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. SoftPerfect RAM Disk is a free high-performance RAM disk application that lets you have a disk on your computer entirely stored in its memory. As the memory is much faster than physical hard disks, it makes sense to store temporary data on a fast in-memory disk to achieve a...

    13 SoftPerfect RAM Disk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • SoftPerfect RAM Disk is the most popular commercial alternative to StarWind RAM Disk.

    • SoftPerfect RAM Disk is Paid and ProprietaryStarWind RAM Disk is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. GpuRamDrive icon
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    This application simply allocates a memory buffer inside GPU RAM and use it as virtual ram disk. The project is made possible by ImDisk and its proxy feature.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Primo Ramdisk icon
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    Primo Ramdisk is the second generation of VSuite Ramdisk product. It brings new features and improved performance, as well as a friendlier user interface. As VSuite Ramdisk did, Primo Ramdisk also provides a solution to speed up your computer by overcoming current hard disk...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Gavotte Ramdisk is a free software based on Microsoft’s Ramdisk.sys, and later being added a GUI interface by lyh728. It is not only free to use, but also stable, doesn’t have size limitation, supports popular FAT16, FAT32, NTFS filesystems, and run on Windows 2000 operating...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. DiskBoost icon
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    RAMDisk - virtual ram drive software. Speed up disk operation with a secure virtual RAM disk.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Arsenal Image Mounter mounts the contents of disk images as complete disks in Microsoft Windows. Arsenal Image Mounter includes a virtual SCSI adapter (via a unique Storport miniport driver) which allows users to benefit from disk-specific features in Windows like integration...

    28 Arsenal Image Mounter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. RAMDisk compatible with Windows 2000/XP to Windows 11.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. TmpDisk icon
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    TmpDisk is an Open Source simple RamDisk management tool. RamDisks are disks that use your memory (RAM) to create virtual hard disks on your Mac. RamDisks can be any size, limited only by your total memory and lightning fast. They are also temporary.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • TmpDisk is the most popular Mac alternative to StarWind RAM Disk.

    • TmpDisk is Free and Open SourceStarWind RAM Disk is Freemium and Proprietary
  11. The RAM disk bypasses the system hard drive, which is the slowest part of a computer. Freeing your data storage and retrieval from this mechanical disk gives your system an immediate boost.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Bond Disc icon
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    A powerful solution to manage, archive and recover files that hold valuable information.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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