# Page 5 | Macrium Reflect Workstation Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - Is Macrium Reflect Workstation the right Disk Imaging solution for you? Explore 123 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/160544/Macrium-Reflect/reviews --- Macrium Reflect Workstation 4.8 (123) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/160544/Macrium-Reflect/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 5 - Reviews of Macrium Reflect Workstation ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-123 of 123 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use MK Mohnish K. Azure Cloud Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Quality standardised images" June 10, 2021 5.0 This is a stable tool to create windows based images. Pros \- This does a really good job at creating windows images and there are no problems once deployed. - The documentation and support is accessible. Cons \- There is a bit of a learning curve, but this is to be expected with any imaging software. Once the basics have been grasped it's a real breeze to deploy across the company. Review Source BT Brian T. Owner Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The best backup solution for home office" March 16, 2019 5.0 Pros Macrium Reflect just plain works! It is as close to "set it and forget it" as you can get. It is very easy to find and restore files when needed. Cons The interface to setup backup profiles could be a little more refined but it works all the same. Review Source mT michael T. Network Administrator II Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Macrium is a very powerful disk cloning tool. It does what it is supposed to do, and does it fast." January 18, 2018 4.0 This software allowed me to have an emergency imaging solution for my office, and it was the only software that could meet my immediate needs for functionality and cost Pros Macrium comes with a free trial version that is just as powerful as the full version of Acronis, the main difference is that with Macrium you can clone a VM and restore it to a physical machine. When my company changed hands, we were without an imaging solution for several months and I was able to maintain my entire office with the free version. Cons The UI can be a little tricky to figure out if you have never used it before, but truth be told I really can't say anything bad about it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner Used the software for: 2+ years ### "product works as described. no real issues found" July 13, 2018 5.0 Pros This product if very good for taking complete image backups and works very well when going between drives of different sizes. Cons Needs a good priced technician license for doing random one-off backups for computer technicians to use. Review Source SC Sean C. Shop Manager Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Saved our facility a lot of money." June 20, 2021 5.0 It was great. They saved our program money and I made me look good to management. Pros This software was able to image HDDs and SSDs that the previously used cloning docks were unable to. I have not found a functioning HDD the Reflect was unable to clone, and was able to transfer failing HDDs that the cloning docks were very unreliable with. Overall, it is a great software. Cons If I were to give one critique, it would be that it is not totally idiot proof intuitive. This is because the software is more capable of complex tasks like repartitioning. I would suggest Macrium have an easy button that does simple one button cloning during cases where the user does not need, or does not know how to change partitions. Review Source NG Nina G. IT Support Analyst Computer & Network Security Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "The Best!" May 21, 2021 5.0 For an indication, I downloaded it in the free version and it served me perfectly. I had to clone my hard drive to a new SSD and it was very simple and fast. This software will always have my recommendation for friends and colleagues. Pros The ability to clone an HD or an SSD is great so you don't have to rework to install the OS, even keeping old software and files. Cons I still have nothing against this software, for now, everything I needed, it answered me. An interesting possibility would be to add more languages to the installation. Review Source JK Jason K. Technology Architect Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best backup software for window" January 11, 2018 5.0 Pros sI have used this for years and love it. Has saved me numerous times from having to rebuild. The image creation works like a champ. Review Source Beaton M. Community Hub Manager Media Production Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Macrium Reflect " January 9, 2022 4.0 Pros Its easy to use Allows you to back and clone drives with one click Highly responsive support team Cons Downloading the software requires a bit of back and forth checking emails and then getting the link which if your network was acting up like mine was doing at the time, I almost thought it was no longer available to download. Alternatives considered [Aomei Backupper](https://www.capterra.com/p/144769/Aomei-Backupper/) Reason for choosing Macrium Reflect Workstation Macrium came with a recommendation from a user who already had it Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### " Very useful program" May 3, 2019 5.0 I think Macrium Reflect is one of the best in its field. I've done a lot of image restore so far and I've never encountered a problem. Pros I've been using Macrium Reflecti for 3 years and it hasn't been a problem in restoring any of my images. It is also very fast and very successful in capturing images, restoring images and compressing and reducing the received image. Cons Very small and successful program. Highly recommend use Review Source TA Tripta A. Managing Director Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "One of the most reliable apps for backup" April 7, 2021 5.0 Pros 1\. Fastest speed in backing up paritions/whole system. 2. Good GUI and easy to setup. 3. Reliable backup and restore of data and/or images of partitions/whole system. Cons There is a little learning curve for some aspects in the software. Review Source PZ Paul Z. Senior ICT Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great backup power with a rich GUI" November 21, 2019 5.0 Great software, using full backup plan which is running daily to protect the data from one of our pc's. Pros Software and registration is done in minutes, ideal for a quick backup / restore job and for backup plans with incremental backups. The most I like is that the software lets you to create a recovery CD / USB stick which helps you to recover a image from your network share in no-time. Even if you use this for file recovery, you can mount the image and browse like its your local hard drive. Cons The interface is great, but if you are a non technical user, to many options to play with, maybe you can make a user mode, which allows the user to make a backup using an existing job and to recover single files for example ( sorry real life case ). Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Service Desk Analyst/ On Site Technician Law Practice Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy to use disk imaging software. " March 7, 2018 5.0 Pros I like that I can mirror hard drives of different sizes and select which partitions to mirror. It makes disk management so easy. Cons This software is terribly expensive especially when compared to any other imaging solution that is available today. Review Source SL Shawn L. ICT Specialist Computer Networking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Backup Software" December 9, 2022 5.0 Pros The application is free for personal use! Offers imaging and backups for disks with ease. There is also the ability to clone your disk Cons One issue i've encountered is when cloning the drive letter does not reflect that of the host system. Not sure if its unique to this application, or a flaw in the cloning process Review Source AG Anton G. IT Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "My go-to imaging software." November 7, 2019 5.0 The experience has been great. It's saved my proverbial butt a couple times already. Pros The features, many of which are available for free even for business use, are plentiful. Whether it's one-time imaging of critical PCs with old software, or ongoing backups, it's a breeze to use. The ability to mount images and browse as native drives is very useful. Cons Little to not like. Some of the features must be paid for, but this is fair, and the pricing makes it a no-brainer for professional uses. Review Source LH Larry H. Treasurer Automotive Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "No support for free trial" September 12, 2020 3.0 If you offer a “Free Trial” to entice a potential buyer to purchase your product, it would be prudent to offer support if the potential buyer has a problem. It’s like a car dealer offering a test drive of a new car, but ignoring you if the car breaks down. I will not be buying the software, and I’ll post negative reviews for a less than satisfactory experience. Pros It was easy to setup and set up an image backup Cons I couldn’t get restore to work. When I requested assistance they responded that there was no support for the free trial and directed me to their knowledge base. I couldn’t find a resolution to my problem there. Review Source Response from Paramount Software December 12, 2024 Larry, I'm really disappointed that you got this response. We all know that 100% of people who can't get a trial to work don't buy the product, so we \*do\* support free trials and I'd encourage anyone who is told otherwise to contact us. NB: To be clear, we don't support users of our former free product, which has been discontinued - a free trial is supported. DN Daniel N. Self Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Flawless Clone of HDD to SSD on Dell" October 25, 2020 5.0 Excellent experience. Pros Honestly it was really difficult to screw anything up with the cloning process; Macrium made it easy to do. Cons For the 8 hours it took to clone my drive, I would have liked some movies or music to keep me busy. Really, there were no cons at all. Review Source KE Kevin E. Owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Tool for Cloning Drives" September 20, 2018 5.0 I routinely need to clone drives, either to get ahead of a failing drive, to move to a larger drive, or to move from a hard drive to a solid state drive. Reflect makes this task easier. Pros It has been a very reliable program to clone hard disk drives (HDD) or Solid State Drives (SSD). It is also speedy under most circumstances. Cons Even after using it, I sometimes have to dig to find an option. Review Source BI Bünyamin I. IT-Sysadmin Civil Engineering Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Macrium - Easy to Use but too expensive" November 19, 2020 5.0 Pros German Language. Easy to use. Good Support. Cons It is for our business Size too expensive. Reason for choosing Macrium Reflect Workstation German Language Review Source RP Rick P. Director Publishing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Worth Looking Into" April 26, 2019 5.0 Pros Recently had a disaster where a Windows Update crippled my laptop. After fixing it with another tool, it led me down a path of investigating which softwares operate in the disk cloning and backup space. I have used a free version of Macrium and it’s astonishingly powerful software that does the job. Cons It’s desperately hard to criticise when it does such a solid job. Perhaps the software is a bit pushy with gettin first you to register - prompts you a bit too much. Review Source MW Mark W. IT Director Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Macrium Review" July 18, 2019 5.0 Pros This software is a huge time saver. If you have older computers or computers that need an increase in speed, a quick and easy way is to switch to a solid state hdd. With Macrium Reflect, even the free version, you can image the old drive and clone it to the new solid state drive. Within an hour it's done and you're good to go. Great software! Cons No cons. It does exactly what it's supposed to. Review Source AT Austin T. Instrumentation Technician Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easily Duplicate and Back Up System Disks" June 14, 2022 5.0 Pros Simple to use and extremely easy to configure. Can duplicate a hard drive, create a disk image, restore a disk, etc. The software even offers a recovery feature to create a recovery disk. Cons Without paying for the license you are handcuffed to the PC that it was installed on. Not a huge issue here, but I can see where that could become an issue. Reason for choosing Macrium Reflect Workstation User interface and ease of use. Review Source PS Peter S. Staff Accountant/IT Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Cloning Hard Drives made easy" March 13, 2018 5.0 Pros It's nice how it recognizes hard drives quickly and easily. Once you can see your drives you can manipulate them create images of partitions or drives or clone them to another drive. It will also allow you to schedule backups which could be a life-saver for date. I have only used to help clone drives and resize drives so that they are usable once cloned. Cons I've had it not recognize a hard drive before and had to use different software. Usually this is not an issue but you need to make sure and have more tricks in your back than just this one. Review Source FV Frank V. Webmaster Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: ### "Best way to clone or image your hard drives." March 9, 2018 5.0 Best part is the free version works GREAT! Pros Quick and easy to use. There is no learning curve added and even a novice can back-up their hard drive with Macrium. It normally takes several hours to ghost a drive but well worth it, even in the free edition. Cons Download and install took several minutes (we use 6 mb download speeds). And there are several YouTube videos on how to use this, if you really can't figure it out. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Backup](https://www.capterra.com/backup-software/)[Disk Imaging](https://www.capterra.com/disk-imaging-software/)[Business Continuity](https://www.capterra.com/business-continuity-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.