Imaging Performance Testing: MR8, ETBH, HBSP

[admin]

MRX offers a limited-time free trial. We would greatly appreciate it if someone could try it out and provide test results.

[n8chavez]

5-18-2026

Hasleo Backup Suite Professional 5.8.2.0
Two Filters disabled (Page/Hibernation/Swap Files, VSS Snapshot Files), Smart Backup disabled, Highest Priority.
Storage Disk - Samsung 990 EVO Pro

Disk 1 (3 partitions) Size: 43.2 GB
Samsung 990 EVO Pro
HBS Image Size: 20.9 GB GB

Image Backup - Disk 1: (27 seconds)
Check Complete Image - Disk 1: (10 seconds)
Total Imaging Time: 37 seconds
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vs

Macrium Reflect X 10.0.8843 (04/09/26)
Page/Hibernation/Swap Files, VSS Snapshot Files excluded, Highest Priority.
Storage Disk - Samsung 990 EVO Pro

Disk 1 (3 partitions) Size: 43.2 GB
Samsung 990 EVO Pro
Reflect X Image Size: 22.6 GB GB

Image Backup - Disk 1: (35 seconds)
Check Complete Image - Disk 1: (17 seconds)
Total Imaging Time: 52 seconds
Max compression

[garioch7]

@n8chavez,

Thank you for the comparison of MRX vs. HBS.  It is good to have testing that shows HBS is outperforming MRX.

I will not be installing any versions of MRX on my computers.  If I have no intentions of paying for an MRX subscription, I will not use it even on a "Trial" basis; and, I am not going to pay for it.

In the "free" imaging market, MR8 was the last version, so I consider the testing that I am doing to be valid and informative for users comparing free products.  MR8 Free is still available for download from a few other sites.

As to whether MRX is still the most popular imaging program for the home user, I have not seen any statistics to confirm that.  The subscription-only model alienated many of their former lifetime license customers, me included.

I hope that you will continue to post MRX vs. HBS performance comparisons on a regular basis in the future.  Your results will be very helpful to potential Hasleo Backup Suite Pro customers and to the Hasleo Team.

Thank you again.  Have a great day.

Regards,
Phil

[admin]

@n8chavez,

Thank you for your detailed comparison test!

We're glad to see that Hasleo Backup Suite outperforms Macrium Reflect X in both image size and total backup time. Your real-world data is very valuable for other users.

Thanks again!

Best regards,

[AdvancedSetup]

After using Hasleo Backup Suite Free now for about a month and having setup and used for remote users and reading posts about the program I've now added it to our list of backup programs for users to consider.

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/13...-software/

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[garioch7]

@AdvancedSetup,

Thank you for including the Hasleo Backup Suite to the Malwarebytes Forums backup program listing.  That bestows significant credibility to the Hasleo Team and its backup product, because of your impeccable reputation in the computer security community.  I truly appreciate your gesture because I KNOW you would not have included it, if you had not tested it and seen for yourself how well it performs.

Hasleo Backup Suite is young, only 5 years old, but I too have been impressed at how far they have already come in developing a first-in-class imaging product.  And, it continues to evolve and be enhanced at a rapid rate to respond to customer feedback.

I know that your post will be very welcome to the Hasleo Team.  Thank you.

Have a great day.

Regards,
Phil

[admin]

@AdvancedSetup,

Yes, every word that @garioch7 said truly represents the heartfelt voice of the Hasleo team.

Receiving recognition from a highly respected expert like you in the security community is both important and inspiring. This trust is a tremendous affirmation for the entire team and our young product.

We will take this recognition as motivation and continue to work hard, constantly improving and enhancing Hasleo Backup Suite. Thank you!

Have a nice day!

Best regards,

[garioch7]

Another three weeks have passed, so once again I have completed my testing cycle.


Imaging/Check Image Times

Computer:

2019 Dell XPS 8930 SE Desktop Computer
i7 CPU, 32 GB RAM
DELL GeForce RTX 2060 GPU (6 GB Memory)
Three Internal Drives:
Drive 0 [HDD]: ST2000DM008-2FR102 (ZFL0WX49) [1863 GB] D:
Drive 1 [HDD]: WDC WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 (V30884SF) [3726 GB] G: (Target Image Drive)
Drive 2 [SSD]: SSDPEMKF010T8 NVMe INTEL 1024GB (5CD2_E428_9150_7048.) [953 GB] C: (Source Image Drive)
No BitLocker Encryption on any Drives



Common Defaults to all three programs:

High Priority
Full Disk/Partition Images (all partitions)
Source Drive: Internal Intel 1 TB SSD (Disk 2)
Target Drive: Internal WD Black 4 TB HDD (Disk 1)
Default Compression (Recommended)
OS: Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (26200.8457)
Recommended Program Defaults, unless otherwise noted.


Listed in chronological order of testing (earliest date to the latest date).


2026-05-22 (Times rounded off to the nearest minute)
Macrium Reflect 8 [MR8] (8.1.8853)
Default Filters

Disk 2 (6 partitions) Size: 256.3 GB
MR8 Image Size: 182.6 GB

Image Backup - Disk 2: 14:06 - 14:20 (14 minutes)
Image Verify - Disk 2: 14:20 - 14:33 (13 minutes)
Total Imaging Time: 27 minutes



2026-05-29 (Times rounded off to the nearest minute)
2026 Easeus Todo Backup Home [ETBH] (18.0.0 [Build 20251203])
Default Filters

Disk 2 (6 partitions) Size: 260.0 GB
ETBH Image Size: 199.5 GB

Image Backup - Disk 2: 13:59 - 14:15 (16 minutes)
Check Image - Disk 2: 14:16 - 14:40 (24 minutes)
Total Imaging Time: 40 minutes



2026-06-05 (Times rounded off to the nearest minute)
Hasleo Backup Suite Professional [HBSP] 5.8.2.1
Two Filters disabled (Page/Hibernation/Swap Files, VSS Snapshot Files), Smart Backup enabled, Highest Priority.

Disk 2 (6 partitions) Size: 260.1 GB
HBSP Image Size: 170.4 GB GB

Image Backup - Disk 2: 14:07 - 14:20 (13 minutes)
Check Complete Image - Disk 2: 14:21 - 14:34 (13 minutes)
Total Imaging Time: 26 minutes


Have a great day.

Regards,
Phil