Rufus vs dd : Which is Better?

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

dd is a command-line utility.

License: Open Source

Categories: Backup & Sync CD/DVD Tools OS & Utilities

Apps available for Mac OS X Linux BSD

Feature	Rufus	dd
Bad Blocks checking
Create BIOS bootable drive
Create bootable USB
Create UEFI bootable drive
Install DOS to USB
UEFI Support
USB to FAT
USB to NTFS
USB to UDF
Burn iso
Create bootable Image
GNU/linux-libre
Write ISO to SD card
Lightweight
Optimal performance
Portable
Support for UDF extension
Windows To Go
Automatic downloading
Download ISO Images
Linux
Creating Bootable USB
Material design
Create Multiboot USB
Multiboot USB
Multi boot
Can install to internal hard drives/ssds
Command line
Utilities that Delete Files
Command line interface
Command Line support
Multiple languages
No need to format
Persistent Linux
Portable Linux
Convert Img to ISO
Based on Arch Linux
Create bootable CD
Backup
Disk Imaging
Disk to image file conversion
Create image
Disk Cloning
Fast cloning
Live booting from usb
Restore on reboot
Crash recovery
KDE Widget
Root required
Validated Burning
Convert installation CD/DVD to USB
Backups and Disaster Recovery
Disaster Recovery