SystemRescue Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to SystemRescue for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Rescuezilla, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to SystemRescue and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to SystemRescue are Hiren’s BootCD, MediCat USB, Hiren’s BootCD PE and Parted Magic.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
SystemRescue alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Rescuezilla icon
     438 likes

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. Hiren’s BootCD icon
     278 likes

    A free bootable CD that contains a multitude of tools for analyzing, recovering, and fixing your computer even if its operating system does not start.

    25 Hiren’s BootCD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    |
    1
    Hiren’s BootCD vs SystemRescue Comments
    BeWog
    Negative
    0

    Please note that some applications are not free. For example, I was unable to use some features of Lazesoft Data Recovery. Hiren's BootCD was therefore useless to me.

    • Hiren’s BootCD is Free Personal and ProprietarySystemRescue is Free and Open Source
    • Hiren’s BootCD is LightweightSystemRescue is not according to our users
  3. Hiren’s BootCD PE (Preinstallation Environment) is a restored edition of Hiren’s BootCD based on Windows 10 PE x64. PE version is being developed by Hiren’s BootCD fans. it supports UEFI booting and requires minimum 2 GB RAM.

    32 Hiren’s BootCD PE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Parted Magic icon
     107 likes

    Bootable operating system with GParted and Parted, offers powerful partition management, disk cloning, secure erasure, data rescue, benchmarking, password reset, extensive filesystem support, and advanced tools for storage, compatible with low-end hardware.

    38 Parted Magic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Ikki Boot icon
     12 likes

    Ikki Boot is a Live DVD/USB multiboot which aims troubleshooting, disk partitioning, rescue, backup and restore data.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. ALT Linux icon
     16 likes

    ALT Linux is a set of RPM-based, APT-managed operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel and Sisyphus package repository branches. ALT Linux Rescue is, well, the disaster recovery tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Grml icon
     11 likes

    Bootable live system (Live-CD) based on Debian especially well suited for administrative tasks like installation, deployment and system rescue.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Mondo Rescue icon
     3 likes

    Mondo Rescue is a GPL disaster recovery solution. It supports Linux (i386, x86_64, ia64) and FreeBSD (i386). It's packaged for multiple distributions (Fedora, RHEL, openSuSE, SLES, Mandriva, Mageia, Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. The Avira Rescue System scans and repairs malware-infected computers that no longer boot or are generally unresponsive. Running on both Windows and Linux operating systems, our integrated scan and repair app is highly intuitive and easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
12 of 20 SystemRescue alternatives