Pick Carbon Copy Cloner if
mac households who will pay $49.99 for a bootable clone — not Arq first unless they want versioned cloud backup.
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Our take
Pick Carbon Copy Cloner if mac households who will pay $49.99 for a bootable clone — not Arq first unless they want versioned cloud backup. Pick Hazel if mac users on macOS 13+ who will run the trial while they file a first Downloads rule — then Hazel 6 at US$42 once (or Family Pack US$65 for ≤5 household Macs), not Keyboard Maestro US$36 first unless they want a general macro suite, and not if they need Windows / a
Best for
Carbon Copy Cloner Clone that disk at a public $
Hazel A folder rule you start at a public $
Free plan
Carbon Copy Cloner No free plan
Hazel No free plan
Lowest paid
Carbon Copy Cloner CCC for iOS transfer $2.99
Hazel Upgrade to 6 $20
Next step up
Carbon Copy Cloner CCC 7 Household $49.99
Hazel Hazel 6 $42
Watch out
Carbon Copy Cloner Household is non-commercial
Hazel macOS-only
Last checked
Carbon Copy Cloner 2026-10-26 · bombich.com
Hazel 2026-10-23 · store.noodlesoft.com/store
Which one, then?
Pick Hazel if
mac users on macOS 13+ who will run the trial while they file a first Downloads rule — then Hazel 6 at US$42 once (or Family Pack US$65 for ≤5 household Macs), not Keyboard Maestro US$36 first unless they want a general macro suite, and not if they need Windows / a GUI that is not a folder watcher.
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