Active@ UNDELETE vs PhotoRec
| Active@ UNDELETE | PhotoRec | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | $19.99/mo | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | $19.99one-time | — |
| Recovery sources | HDD, SSD, external disks, USB drives, memory cards, digital cameras, removable devices, CD/DVDs, ZIP drives, floppy disks, disk images and RAID arrays | hard disks; CD-ROMs; memory cards; USB memory drives; DD raw images; EnCase E01 images |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2022; WinPE | Windows; Linux; macOS; DOS; FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD; Solaris; other Unix systems |
| Memory card recovery | Yes | Yes |
| RAID recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Bootable recovery | Yes | — |
| File preview | Yes | — |
Both are listed in Best Data Recovery Software. On Everything Xiaomi, PhotoRec scores higher on our published basis.