Best Virtual Drive Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Alcohol 52% is ranked #1 of 23 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Arsenal Image Mounter and DAEMON Tools Lite. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Arsenal Image Mounter. The lowest first paid tier on this page is ExpanDrive at $29/mo.
Working with disk images as mounted drives calls for attention to formats, operating-system support, and the kinds of mounts you need. Compare image formats and optical image mounting with virtual disk files and the maximum number of virtual drives; persistent mounts and image-writing support can further distinguish how tools handle your workflow. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing are included too. The ranking opens with Alcohol 52%, Arsenal Image Mounter, and DAEMON Tools Lite, with VHD Attach, libguestfs, and ExpanDrive also among the first entries. Use the listed criteria to weigh compatibility and mounting behavior against the way you plan to use disk images.
23 virtual drive software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Virtual Drive Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 11 of the 23 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 Alcohol 52%Free plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 2 Arsenal Image MounterPaid from $75.58/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 3 DAEMON Tools LiteFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 4 OSFCloneFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 5 VHD AttachFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 6 libguestfsFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 ExpanDrivePaid from $29/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 TotalMounterFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 9 WinCDEmuFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 10 ImDiskFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 11 Mountain Duck
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 12 Mount-DiskImage
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 13 ImgDrive
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 14 StarWind RAM Disk
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 15 Virtual CloneDrive
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 16 CDEmu
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 17 gBurner Virtual Drive
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 18 Paragon Image Mounter
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 19 Virtual CD
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 20 Mount Image Pro
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 21 NetDrive
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 22 RaiDrive
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 23 TntDrive
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
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Questions about this list
Which virtual drive software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Alcohol 52% is ranked #1 of 23 with a score of 7.7. Arsenal Image Mounter is second and DAEMON Tools Lite third.
How many of these have a free plan?
10 of the 23 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, ExpanDrive has the lowest first paid tier we found: $29/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.