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The best alternative to Ventoy is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Ventoy and eight of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Ventoy are EtchDroid, SARDU, macUSB and mintstick.

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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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about Rufus as an Alternative to Ventoy
    Top Positive Comment
    PEBKACs
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    Rufus only flashes one iso at a time. Not quite an alternative.

    Top Negative Comment
    peixepalhaco
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    Rufus doesn't allow for multiboot as Ventoy does, and isn't available for GNU/Linux.

    Anna__V
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    Rufus is not a multi-boot solution. It's an alternative to dd, not ventoy.

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    • This alternative is disputed. Rufus is a legitimate Ventoy alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Rufus is the most popular Windows alternative to Ventoy.

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

    • Rufus is Free and Open SourceVentoy is also Free and Open Source
    • Rufus is Privacy focusedVentoy is not according to our users
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    EtchDroid

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    Small Program for Android, which burns isos.

    23 EtchDroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Biep
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    It is an USB burner - precisely the thing Ventoy makes superfluous.

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    • EtchDroid is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Ventoy.

    • EtchDroid is Free and Open SourceVentoy is also Free and Open Source
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    SARDU

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    SARDU (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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    macUSB

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    The easiest way to create legacy macOS bootable drives on modern Macs. Revive old Intel Macs using your Apple Silicon machine — no terminal knowledge required.

    51 macUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    GRUB2 Live ISO Multiboot

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    GLIM is a set of grub configuration files to turn a simple VFAT formatted USB memory stick with many GNU/Linux distribution ISO images into a neat device from which many different Live environments can be used.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    USBWriter

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    USBWriter is tiny Windows tool that lets you write an image file directly to an USB drive. It requires no installation and depends on no bloated framework, it's just a little program that you may put on your desktop.

    42 USBWriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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