DiskGenius vs GParted (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, GParted grades higher than DiskGenius: 2.8 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
GParted grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
DiskGenius
Windows partition manager, data recovery and disk cloning tool
Which one is for you
Pick DiskGenius if
- Fits if you need partitions and cloning in one Windows tool
- Works for people who only need to scan and preview lost files
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, as the free edition recovers only small files
- Pricey if you want Professional, with a one-month licence at $69.90
- Watch out: dynamic-to-basic conversion and full backup access are Professional only
- Watch out: licences cover one PC unless you pick a family or technician tier, and the refund policy is conditional
Pick GParted if
- Fits if you're comfortable booting from a USB stick or disc
- Works for people on Linux who want a graphical partition editor
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to run it inside Windows or macOS, since you have to boot GParted Live
- Watch out: the download page warns that editing partitions can cause data loss, so back up first
- Watch out: some actions need e2fsprogs or dosfstools installed
- Watch out: it needs 1 GB of RAM for all features, and Live 1.7.0 and later is 64-bit only
How we grade them
| 2.0GPADiskGeniusFair | 2.8GPAGPartedGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DLifetime is $129.90, well above the $89 top of the category's one-time range. One month is $69.90 and a year is $99.90, with no renewal. | AFree under GPL v2 or later. Nothing to pay, below every price the category charges. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe free edition covers partition resize, format, MBR/GPT conversion, cloning, Windows migration, and scan and preview of lost files. One person could live on it. | AFree outright with no cap; the site asks for donations. |
| Features | BData recovery, partition management, cloning and migration, backup and restore, disk utilities and Ext4 and RAID tools. The paid gaps are limits, not missing jobs. | BPartition operations, a wide file system list, many storage types, alignment and flags, and rescue from lost partitions. No gap in the job. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Partition and recovery tools have many options to learn. | CNo rating on record. You boot a live image and some actions need separate file system tools installed. |
| Platforms and integrations | DWindows only. Windows only; no Mac, Linux, phone or web version. | DA Linux application; on Windows or Mac you boot GParted Live instead. |
| Best for | partitioning, cloning and recovery on Windows | a free graphical partition editor, run from a live disc |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: DiskGenius and GParted. How we grade
Price against what you get
DiskGenius starts at $69.90 a month for each person and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. GParted has no paid plan and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and GParted starts $69.90 a month lower. Of the other desktop utilities on the chart, 43 score higher than DiskGenius for less, and none scores higher than GParted for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- DiskGenius can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- GParted is open source, according to its own site.
At a glance
| DiskGenius | GParted | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $69.90 for a one-month Professional license | Free |
| Free plan | Free edition: partition resize, format and MBR/GPT conversion, disk cloning, Windows migration, and scan and preview of lost files. | Entirely free software under the GNU GPL v2 or later; the site asks for optional donations. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | YIZHISHU Ltd. | GParted project |
| Price read from | diskgenius.com | gparted.org |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
DiskGenius
- The Free edition recovers only small files; recovering any size and saving partition tables needs Professional.
- Dynamic-to-basic disk conversion and full backup access are Professional-only.
- The site describes a Windows utility and the download page names Windows versions; no macOS version is listed.
- A 30-day conditional refund policy applies, and all licenses are for one PC unless a family or technician tier is chosen.
GParted
- Only a Linux application: on Windows or macOS you boot into GParted Live instead of running it in the OS.
- The download page warns that editing partitions can cause data loss and advises backing up first.
- Some actions depend on separate file system tools being installed, such as e2fsprogs or dosfstools.
- A minimum of 1 GB of RAM is needed to use all features, and GParted Live 1.7.0 and later ships only as a 64-bit image.
Key features
DiskGenius
- Data recovery
- Scans HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, SD cards and RAID arrays, previews found files and copies them out without writing to the source disk.
- Partition management
- Resizes, extends, splits and formats partitions and converts between GPT and MBR without wiping the disk.
- Cloning and Windows migration
- Clones a disk or partition and moves Windows to a different SSD, HDD or USB drive without reinstalling.
- Backup and restore
- Creates disk and partition image backups; the comparison table lists basic backup in Free and full access in Professional.
- Disk utilities
- Checks HDD and SSD health, benchmarks disk speed, erases sectors and repairs Windows boot errors.
- Ext4 and RAID tools
- Reads, writes and formats Ext4/3/2 drives, and includes BitLocker, hex editor and RAID tools, limited in the Free edition.
GParted
- Partition operations
- Create, delete, resize, move, copy, check, label and set a new UUID on partitions, and create partition tables such as msdos or gpt.
- Wide file system list
- The home page lists file systems including ext2/3/4, btrfs, xfs, ntfs, fat16/32, exfat, hfs/hfs+, linux-swap and lvm2 pv, with a table of which actions each supports.
- Many kinds of storage
- Works with SATA, IDE and SCSI disks, USB sticks, SSDs, NVMe drives and RAID devices, and with all sector sizes.
- GParted Live image
- A bootable CD, USB, hard-disk or PXE image lets you use GParted on x86-64 computers running Linux, Windows or Mac OS X without installing anything.
- Alignment and flags
- Align partitions to mebibyte or traditional cylinder boundaries, and turn partition flags such as boot or hidden on and off.
- Rescue from lost partitions
- The features page lists an attempt to rescue data from lost partitions.
Plans
DiskGenius
Free$0
Partition management, cloning and Windows migration; recovers only small files and previews lost partitions.
Professional One-Month$69.90
for one month, paid once, with no renewal
License code for 1 PC, valid one month after activation, with free remote assistance.
Professional One-Year$99.90
for one year, paid once, with no renewal
License code for 1 PC, valid one year after activation, with free remote assistance.
Professional Lifetime$129.90
one-time
Personal license for 1 PC (family 5 PCs and technician 20 PCs tiers are also listed), with lifetime free upgrades.
GParted
Free$0
The full application and the GParted Live bootable image, with no paid edition.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, DiskGenius or GParted?
As of Nov 13, 2026, GParted is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $69.90 a month for each person for DiskGenius. DiskGenius starts at $69.90 for a one-month Professional license, and GParted is free.
Which has a free plan, DiskGenius or GParted?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both DiskGenius and GParted have a free plan.
Which platforms do DiskGenius and GParted run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only DiskGenius lists a Windows app and only GParted lists a Linux app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.