Etcher vs Rufus : Which is Better?

Etcher

Etcher is a powerful OS image flasher built with web technologies to ensure flashing an SDCard or USB drive is a pleasant and safe experience. Developed by Resin.io

License: Open Source

Categories: OS & Utilities

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux

Rufus

Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives. Developed by Akeo Consulting

License: Open Source

Categories: OS & Utilities

Apps available for Windows

Etcher VS Rufus Feature comparision

Feature	Etcher	Rufus
Validated Burning
Create bootable USB
Beginner friendly
Burn iso
Create bootable Image
Creating Bootable USB
Electron based
Convert installation CD/DVD to USB
Write ISO to SD card
Material design
Persistent Storage
Portable
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
User friendly
Lightweight
Windows To Go
Automatic downloading
Download ISO Images
Linux
Create Multiboot USB
Multiboot USB
Multi boot
Can install to internal hard drives/ssds
Command line
Utilities that Delete Files
Command line interface
Backup
Disk Imaging
Disk to image file conversion
Multiple languages
No need to format
Persistent Linux
Portable Linux
Create UEFI bootable drive
USB to FAT
Command Line support
Cleaning unwanted partitioning
Format a SD to NOOBS-compatible format
Code Quality
Install Syslinux
Bad Blocks checking
Create BIOS bootable drive
Install DOS to USB
UEFI Support
USB to NTFS
USB to UDF
GNU/linux-libre
Optimal performance
Support for UDF extension
Convert Img to ISO
Based on Arch Linux
Create bootable CD