balenaEtcher vs mkusb

balenaEtcher plans

• balenaCloud FreeFree
• balenaEtcherFree
• balenaCloud Prototype$159 a month
• balenaCloud Pilot$329 a month
• balenaCloud Production$1,439 a month
• balenaCloud Prototype$1,720 a year

mkusb plans

No prices published.

Pick balenaEtcher if…

Etcher suits people creating installation media or writing an OS image to an SD card or USB drive on Linux, macOS, or Windows. Users who need persistent storage on a live USB should look elsewhere.

Pick mkusb if…

You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.