SuperDuper! (Shirt Pocket)
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy it if you're on a Mac and want bootable clones as a cheap one-time Time Machine complement . two decades of goodwill back it up.
Comparison
SuperDuper! (Shirt Pocket) lands on Worth it, and Clonezilla lands on Depends.
Buy it if you're on a Mac and want bootable clones as a cheap one-time Time Machine complement . two decades of goodwill back it up.
Buy it if you're a comfortable tech who wants free, powerful disk imaging . experts swear by it.
| Compare | SuperDuper! (Shirt Pocket) | Clonezilla |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Depends |
| Best for | Mac users wanting bootable clones | IT admins imaging many PCs |
| Who it's not for | Windows or Linux shops . Mac-only | Beginners wanting one-click clones . real overwrite risk |
| Privacy | One 2025 disclosure: local root privilege escalation in v3.10 and earlier; no vendor security page found.⁸ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.12 |
| Support quality | Forum praise: fast, thoughtful, helpful | Community forums only, no vendor |
| Public sentiment | Longtime Mac users call it reliable and easy, praising the support; several switched to it from Carbon Copy Cloner.⁵ | Users consistently call it free and powerful but strictly expert territory, with genuine fear of overwriting disks.14 |
| Biggest gotcha | Run the latest version: root escalation in v3.10 and earlier disclosed Dec 2025; public patch status unconfirmed.⁸ | Cloned Windows machines can produce duplicate SIDs, breaking domain joins |