Disk Drill
8.4#2 in data recovery softwareFrom $89 a yearFree planmacOSWindows
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RecoveryTool
6.3#86 in data recovery softwareFree planFree planWindows
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Disk Drill | RecoveryTool |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The Mac edition can scan Time Machine backup disks and snapshots, and the Windows comparison lists NAS and Linux scanning via SSH. | The project lists Apache Tika for analyzing recovered NTFS file MIME data and FlatLAF for theming Swing components. |
| Purpose | Disk Drill scans storage devices to find and recover deleted, lost, or damaged files. | RecoveryTool is open source file recovery software written in Java that detects deleted files and recovers their data from NTFS and FAT32 file systems. |
| Recovery sources | Internal and external hard drives,SSDs,USB flash drives,SD/CF cards,memory cards,digital cameras,virtual hard drives,RAID arrays,disk images | drives or partitions; NTFS and FAT32 file systems |
Disk Drill plans
- BasicFree
- PRO Subscription$89 a year
- PRO Lifetime License$149, paid once
- Enterprise—
- Disk Drill BasicFree
- Disk Drill EnterprisePriced on request
RecoveryTool plans
- RecoveryToolFree
Pick Disk Drill if…
Disk Drill may suit people trying to recover files from supported storage devices on Windows or Mac. The free edition is useful for scanning and previewing, while PRO is for personal use and Enterprise is listed for organizations.
Pick RecoveryTool if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.