Is GParted or Paste better?

Neither clearly leads. GParted starts at Free and Paste at $29.99/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, GParted or Paste?

GParted has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for GParted and $29.99/year for Paste.

Does GParted or Paste run on more platforms?

GParted runs on Linux, Live USB. Paste runs on Mac, iOS.

Can I use GParted for free?

Yes. GParted has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Paste starts at $29.99/year.

What is GParted best used for?

GParted is most often used for resizing a system partition, booted from the live image, preparing disk layout before installing an operating system, recovering space or repairing partition tables on a failing disk. Of those, resizing a system partition, booted from the live image and preparing disk layout before installing an operating system are not what Paste is typically brought in for.

What can GParted do that Paste cannot?

GParted covers Graphical partitioning, Wide filesystem support, Live boot image, Queued operations. Paste covers Clipboard history, iCloud sync, Pinboards, Rich content support.

Utilities · head to head

GParted vs Paste

GParted

Utilities

Graphical partition editor for disks

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Paste

Utilities

Subscription clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad with iCloud sync between devices

From: $29.99/year
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only GParted has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: GParted partition operations risk data loss, and a backup before use is not optional advice; Paste it is an ongoing subscription, unlike the free, one-time-cost alternatives Maccy and the built in macOS clipboard, so the cost compounds every year it is used.
They diverge on capability: GParted covers Graphical partitioning, Paste covers Clipboard history.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which GParted and Paste actually diverge.

Attributes where GParted and Paste differ
Attribute	GParted	Paste
Starting price	Free	$29.99/year
Pricing model	Open source, no licence fee	Per user per month
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Linux, Live USB	Mac, iOS

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Utilities).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in GParted

Graphical partitioning
Wide filesystem support
Live boot image
Queued operations

Only in Paste

Clipboard history
iCloud sync
Pinboards
Rich content support
Search and filter
Setapp availability

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

GParted

Resizing a system partition, booted from the live imagenot Paste
Preparing disk layout before installing an operating systemnot Paste
Recovering space or repairing partition tables on a failing disknot Paste

Paste

Someone who regularly copies something on their iPhone, such as an address or code, and needs it moments later on their Macnot GParted
A user organising reusable snippets like email signatures or boilerplate text into named pinboardsnot GParted
A team member already paying for Setapp who wants Paste included rather than purchased separatelynot GParted
Anyone who has outgrown a local-only clipboard manager because they now work across multiple Apple devicesnot GParted

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

GParted

Partition operations risk data loss, and a backup before use is not optional advice
Cannot safely modify mounted partitions, so system drives require booting the live image
Large move and resize operations can take hours and must not be interrupted
The interface is functional rather than reassuring, which matters for an operation this consequential

Paste

It is an ongoing subscription, unlike the free, one-time-cost alternatives Maccy and the built in macOS clipboard, so the cost compounds every year it is used.
Sync depends on iCloud, so a user without a reliable iCloud connection or who disables iCloud for privacy reasons loses the entire reason to pay for it over Maccy.
It has no Windows or Android app, so sync only works within the Apple ecosystem.
Because it preserves rich content and images, the synced history can grow large enough to be noticeable in iCloud storage use over time.
A user who only ever uses one Mac gets no benefit from the subscription cost over a free local-only tool like Maccy.

Pricing, plan by plan

GParted

Free

GPartedFree
- Full functionality
- No usage limits
- Community support

Paste

$29.99/year

Paste$2.49/month
- Billed annually at roughly 29.99 USD per year
- Covers Mac, iPhone and iPad apps under one subscription
- iCloud sync between all devices

Which should you pick?

Choose GParted if

You need graphical partitioning.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Linux, Live USB.
You also want wide filesystem support.

GParted review

Choose Paste if

You need clipboard history.
You work on Mac, iOS.
You also want icloud sync.

Paste review

Questions people ask

Is GParted or Paste better?: Neither clearly leads. GParted starts at Free and Paste at $29.99/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, GParted or Paste?: GParted has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for GParted and $29.99/year for Paste.
Does GParted or Paste run on more platforms?: GParted runs on Linux, Live USB. Paste runs on Mac, iOS.
Can I use GParted for free?: Yes. GParted has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Paste starts at $29.99/year.
What is GParted best used for?: GParted is most often used for resizing a system partition, booted from the live image, preparing disk layout before installing an operating system, recovering space or repairing partition tables on a failing disk. Of those, resizing a system partition, booted from the live image and preparing disk layout before installing an operating system are not what Paste is typically brought in for.
What can GParted do that Paste cannot?: GParted covers Graphical partitioning, Wide filesystem support, Live boot image, Queued operations. Paste covers Clipboard history, iCloud sync, Pinboards, Rich content support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

GParted: Is GParted free?

Yes, open source under the GPL.

Paste: Is Paste free?

No. It is a subscription, priced around 2.49 to 3.99 US dollars a month or roughly 30 dollars a year, though it is also available through the Setapp bundle.

GParted: Can GParted resize my system drive?

Not while it is mounted. Boot the GParted live USB image, which runs independently of the installed system.

Paste: Does Paste sync between my Mac and iPhone?

Yes, that is its main differentiator, using iCloud to sync clipboard history across Mac, iPhone and iPad.

GParted: Is it safe?

The operations are consequential and interruption during a move or resize can lose data. Back up before using it, every time.

Paste: Is there a free alternative that does not sync?

Yes, Maccy is free, open source and Mac-only with no sync, for users who do not need cross-device history.

GParted vs Paste

GParted

Paste

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in GParted

Only in Paste

What people use each for

GParted

Paste

Where each one falls short

GParted

Paste

Pricing, plan by plan

GParted

Paste

Which should you pick?

Choose GParted if

Choose Paste if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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