BurnAware vs WinISO
BurnAware
burnaware.comWinISO
winiso.comSide by side
| Figure | BurnAware | WinISO |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · ISO Creation Software | 8.0 (#7) | 7.6 (#19) |
| Company | Burnaware describes itself as a software-development team with nearly 16 years of experience; the about page gives no headquarters or founding year. | WinISO Computing Inc. says it was established in 2001 and focuses on consumer software for ISO making and editing. |
| Privacy | The website privacy policy says BurnAware.com does not use cookies and describes collection of visitor IP addresses and other log data. | The privacy policy says the company does not collect personal information through its sites unless users provide it voluntarily. |
| Purpose | BurnAware burns CD, DVD, Blu-ray, M-Disc and BDXL discs, and creates and burns ISO images. | WinISO is an ISO image editing tool with features for making, converting, burning, and mounting disc images. |
| Support | The support page directs users to the manual, FAQ, and error guidance and provides a form to contact support. | The product comparison page lists Standard 6 technical support as within 48 hours. |
| Trial | Premium and Professional each have a free 7-day trial, and the FAQ says the trial has the same functionality as the registered version. | The maker offers a trial version of Standard 6 but does not state its duration on the FAQ page. |
Plans
BurnAware
- BurnAware FreeFree
- BurnAware Premium$29.95, paid once
- BurnAware Professional$39.95, paid once
- Business LicensePriced on request
WinISO
- Free WinISO Maker (WinISO 5.3)Free
- WinISO Standard 6 Personal License$19.95, paid once
- WinISO Enterprise$99, paid once
In their own words
BurnAware
BurnAware is Windows software for burning optical discs and creating or burning ISO images. It supports CD, DVD, Blu-ray, Double Layer, M-Disc, Archival Disc, and extra-large-capacity DVD and Blu-ray media. Tools include bootable and multisession discs, copying and backup, verification, erasing, disc spanning, and data recovery. It also handles audio CDs, video DVDs, Blu-ray video discs, MP3 discs, audio track extraction, and DVD-Video conversion. Advanced options include command-line use, writing an ISO to multiple recorders at once, and ISO, UDF, and boot settings; listed image formats include ISO, BIN, and CUE. The free edition is for personal use and supports Windows 32-bit, but excludes video conversion, disc spanning and copying, data recovery, and business use. Premium costs $29.95 once, and Professional costs $39.95 once; both are perpetual single-user licenses with one year of free updates. Each has a seven-day trial with the same functionality as its registered version.
WinISO
WinISO is a Windows tool for creating and working with disc images. It can make, convert, burn, and mount images; Standard 6 adds ISO editing and extraction, along with bootable ISO creation. It supports CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc images, and handles NRG, CCD, and MDS as well as ISO. Standard 6 can mount ISO files using virtual drives and lists support for UDF, HTS+, bridge, and unbridge file systems. The maker lists multilingual support, including Japanese, German, French, Bulgarian, Korean, and Traditional Chinese. WinISO 5.3 is free at free, but has no technical support and lacks DVD/Blu-ray support, burning, and mounting. Standard 6 has a trial with no duration stated. Its Personal License costs $19.95 as a one-time purchase for one PC, with a registration code sent by email; Enterprise costs $99, paid once for up to 100 PCs. Standard 6 technical support is listed as within 48 hours.