Best Bootable USB Software in 2026
35 bootable usb software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
35ranked
23free plans on this page
3 Oct 2026last checked
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Windows app | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventoy | 7.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 2 | Universal USB Installer | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 3 | YUMI | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 4 | Rufus | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 5 |  WinSetupFromUSB | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 6 | Easy2Boot | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 7 |  UNetbootin | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 8 | SARDU MultiBoot Creator | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 9 |  RMPrepUSB | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 10 |  WinToUSB | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 29.95 one-time | Yes | View |
| 11 | balenaEtcher | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 12 |  MediCat USB | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 13 |  Raspberry Pi Imager | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 14 |  Unraid USB Creator | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 15 | Fedora Media Writer | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 16 |  FlashBoot | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 29.95 one-time | Yes | View |
| 17 |  macUSB | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | No | View |
| 18 |  TINU | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | No | View |
| 19 |  WinDiskWriter | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | No | View |
| 20 |  RufusMac | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 21 |  USBImager | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 22 |  Popsicle | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | No | View |
| 23 |  Ubuntu Startup Disk Creator | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | No | View |
| 24 |  WonderISO | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 39.95 one-time | Yes | View |
| 25 |  LibreELEC USB-SD Creator | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
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Questions about this list
Which bootable usb software is ranked first on Inferse?
Ventoy is ranked #1 of 35 with a score of 7.6. Universal USB Installer is second and YUMI third.
How many of these have a free plan?
23 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.
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