Recovery Explorer vs SFWare Photo Recovery
| Recovery Explorer | SFWare Photo Recovery | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Supported platforms | multi-platform | multi-platform |
| Recovery sources | Internal and external hard drives; USB disks and flash drives; memory cards; digital cameras; RAID sets; NAS; disk images; virtual disks | SD, microSD, SDHC, SDXC, CF, XD, MMC, memory sticks, internal and external hard drives, USB flash drives, iPods, cameras |
| Scan modes | both | both |
| Raw photo recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Disk image support | Yes | — |
| Photo preview | Yes | Yes |
| Free recovery limit | — | 500 GB |
Both are listed in Best Photo Recovery Software. On Everything Xiaomi, SFWare Photo Recovery scores higher on our published basis.