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PowerGREP vs Recoll

PowerGREP

6.2#16 in desktop search software£119 one-time
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Recoll

7.9#1 in desktop search softwareFree plan
Free planAndroidWebAPIExtension
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PurposePowerGREP searches files and folders on a PC or network and supports searching and replacing text, binary data, and regular expressions.Recoll is desktop full-text search software that finds documents by their contents and file names.

PowerGREP plans

  • PowerGREP single user license£119, paid once
  • PowerGREP 5-user license£479, paid once
  • PowerGREP 10-user license£839, paid once
  • PowerGREP 20-user license£1,479, paid once
  • PowerGREP 30-user license£1,949, paid once
  • PowerGREP 50-user license£2,799, paid once

Recoll plans

  • LinuxFree
  • Recoll (Linux and source)Free
  • Recoll for WindowsPriced on request
  • Windows binaryPriced on request

Pick PowerGREP if…

You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.

Pick Recoll if…

Recoll suits people who want to search documents stored on local, removable, shared, or otherwise computer-accessible storage. It is also useful when email, PDF, compressed-file, or OCR search matters.

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