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Macrium Reflect Workstation

4.8 (122)

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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 5 - Reviews of Macrium Reflect Workstation

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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 ).

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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