--- title: BootIt Bare Metal canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/bootit-bare-metal/ category: Disk Partition Software points: 58 rank: 10 of 12 facts_checked: 2026-10-09 --- # BootIt Bare Metal Boot manager and partition tool that installs outside Windows and starts from its own boot media. 58 points out of 100. #10 of 12 disk partition managers. Vendor: TeraByte Unlimited. Website: https://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootit-bare-metal/ - BootIt Bare Metal is licensed through the BootIt Collection, which costs $39.95 per licence [2][3]. - One non-business licence covers up to five systems in the household [2]. - Sales are final with no refunds; a free 30-day trial is offered instead [1]. - Partitions resize without data loss on FAT/FAT32, exFAT, NTFS and Linux Ext2/3/4 [1]. - It converts between MBR, EMBR and GPT disks, and GPT allows partitioning above 2 TiB [1][3]. Verdict: BootIt Bare Metal suits people who want a boot manager with partitioning, imaging and cloning in one tool, installed from its own boot media [1][3]. The $39.95 Collection licence covers up to five household systems [2]. The catch: all sales are final, and the vendor's pages do not describe merge, split or FAT32-to-NTFS conversion [1][2]. Best for: Multi-boot users who want one tool for boot menus, partitioning and imaging. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Partition tools | Resize and move partitions | Yes | 8/8 | The page lists non-destructive resizing of FAT/FAT32, exFAT, NTFS and Ext2/3/4, and moving partitions [1]. | | Partition tools | Merge partitions | Not published | 0/4 | Not published on the vendor's product page or manual [1][3]. | | Partition tools | Give free space to another partition | Not published | 0/3 | The manual's Slide moves a partition within adjacent free space, not free space between partitions [3]. | | Partition tools | Split a partition | Not published | 0/4 | Not published on the vendor's product page or manual [1][3]. | | Partition tools | Convert FAT32 to NTFS | Not published | 0/3 | Not published on the vendor's product page or manual [1][3]; it converts only between FAT and FAT32. | | Partition tools | File systems named | NTFS, FAT32, exFAT, Ext4 | 4/4 | Non-destructive resizing is listed for FAT/FAT32, exFAT, NTFS and Linux Ext2/3/4 [1]. | | Disks and system | Convert MBR and GPT without data loss | Yes | 8/8 | Converts between MBR, EMBR and GPT; the manual says partitions stay, but special flags are lost [1][3]. | | Disks and system | Migrate Windows to another drive | Not published | 0/8 | Not published on the vendor's product page [1]; it migrates to a new drive by image or clone but does not name Windows. | | Disks and system | Clone a whole disk | Yes | 7/7 | Migrate to a new drive by copying (cloning) the original drive, optionally expanded [1]. | | Disks and system | Recover lost partitions | Yes | 5/5 | The manual's Undelete function recovers missing FAT, NTFS and Ext2fs partitions [3]. | | Disks and system | Disks over 2 TB | Yes | 3/3 | The manual says a GPT disk allows partitioning above 2TiB [3]. | | Safety and media | Bootable disc or USB | Yes | 7/7 | Setup builds boot media on CD/DVD, USB flash drive or ISO, and it starts without Windows [3]. | | Safety and media | Protection if an operation is interrupted | Not published | 0/5 | Not published on the vendor's product page or manual [1][3]. | | Safety and media | Open source | Not published | 0/3 | Not published on the vendor's product page [1]. | | Price and licence | Free edition | No | 0/8 | Only a 30-day trial is offered; use beyond it needs a full-use licence [1][3]. | | Price and licence | Cheapest paid edition | $39.95/yr | 10/10 | BootIt Collection licence, which covers Bare Metal [3], $39.95 per licence for 1 to 14 licences [2]. | | Price and licence | One-time licence | Yes | 6/6 | Licence stays effective until terminated; no subscription is described [3]. | | Price and licence | Money-back period of 30 days or more | No | 0/4 | The product page says all sales are final with no refunds available [1]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | BootIt Collection (1-14 licences) | $39.95 [2][3] | - | | 30-day trial | Free [1] | $0 | The BootIt Bare Metal licence is a BootIt Collection licence [3], sold at $39.95 on the Collection page [2]. The vendor's BootIt UEFI page lists UEFI and PartWork for Windows in the same bundle [4]. ## Strengths - Resizes FAT/FAT32, exFAT, NTFS and Ext2/3/4 partitions without data loss [1]. - Undeletes partitions and clones a drive to a larger one [1][3]. - Boots from its own CD/DVD or USB media, not from Windows [3]. - One non-business licence covers up to five household systems [2]. ## Limits - All sales are final with no refunds [1]. - No free edition; use after the 30-day trial needs a paid licence [3]. - The boot media will not start a PC in UEFI mode; Secure Boot must be off and Legacy mode on [3]. - The manual says GPT disks are for partitioning only, not booting [3]. ## Vendor claims (not scored) - TeraByte says BootIt Bare Metal supports hard drives beyond 16 exabytes in size [1]. ## Sources 1. [BootIt Bare Metal](https://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootit-bare-metal/), TeraByte Unlimited, accessed 2026-10-09 2. [Purchase BootIt Collection](https://www.terabyteunlimited.com/purchase-bootit-collection/), TeraByte Unlimited, accessed 2026-10-09 3. [BootIt Bare Metal User Manual](https://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downloads/bootitbm_en_manual.pdf), TeraByte Unlimited, accessed 2026-10-09 4. [BootIt UEFI](https://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootit-uefi/), TeraByte Unlimited, accessed 2026-10-09