Casper vs doClone

Casper creates system backups for Windows PCs, including bootable point-in-time disk images. Those images can restore selected files or folders, or an entire system drive. Backups run from within Windows, while SmartClone differential block imaging creates incremental images and updates bootable backups. SmartSight checks before imaging, and automatic copy verification checks data during imaging. Users can schedule backups daily, weekly, monthly, or at a chosen frequency, and use automatic retention management. Casper also lists enterprise scripting and automation support and Group Policy administration. Its Secure Tech Edition is designed for disks encrypted with Windows BitLocker or Symantec (PGP) Drive Encryption. Restore-point and image-file backups require Windows 7 or later; SmartResume works only on NTFS volumes. Casper has a free plan and offers a fully functional 30-day trial; after that trial, it automatically reverts to Casper Free Edition. The platform is Windows. Home licenses include a one-computer license for 59.95 USD once and a five-PC pack for 89.95 USD once; technician licenses are also listed.

doClone is a free GNU/Linux program for creating and restoring disk or partition images, including transfers between computers on a local network. It can image the system it is running on, clone disks or partitions of different sizes, and preserve filesystem UUIDs and labels. When restoring to a differently sized disk, it can resize partitions proportionally; a smaller target works only if the stored data fits, otherwise restoration returns an error. Full-disk images include the boot sector, and doClone can restore GRUB and its options on the receiving machine. Network transfers can use Unicast/Multicast or Chain Mode, which moves data through a chain of computers. The program supports 12 filesystems, including ext2, ext3, ext4, FAT16, FAT32, HFS, HFS+, JFS, Linux swap, NTFS, ReiserFS, and XFS, plus nine disk labels. Local use is limited to creating images and restoring existing ones. The project describes managing GNU/Linux installations in offices or schools, including computers with different hardware. It has so far been compiled only for GNU/Linux. The listed latest version is 0.8.0; dependencies include libparted 3.2 or later and several other libraries. It is distributed under the GNU GPL v3 License.