The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of available boot loaders.
Features
Note: The column MBR (Master Boot Record) refers to whether or not the boot loader can be stored in the first sector of a mass storage device. The column VBR (Volume Boot Record) refers to the ability of the boot loader to be stored in the first sector of any partition on a mass storage device.
References
Comparison of boot loaders Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA