Alternatives to IntactFile

{"intro": "IntactFile covers several common recovery jobs in one browser-based service: damaged videos, PDFs, ZIP/RAR/7z archives, Office files, JPG/PNG photos, and SQLite databases. Processing runs on your device, diagnosis is free, and repairs are checked against file-structure rules. The free plan allows three repairs per day, while paid choices include single repairs, credit packs, and annual plans with batch processing. Business adds local CLI, SDK, and MCP access, but those developer repairs require an active subscription and Node 22 or later.\n\nYou may still prefer a specialist or desktop utility. IntactFile cannot restore overwritten data, footage never written to disk, or zero-byte files. Its free tier also limits file sizes, and its support is handled by one email inbox. Compare the formats you need, browser versus installed or self-hosted operation, reference-file requirements, preview or trial options, and whether local processing or large-file handling matters. Pricing ranges from €5.90 for one repair to annual plans, so recurring workloads and narrow recovery needs may point elsewhere.", "rows": [{"ref": "sw:restore-media", "name": "Restore.Media", "best_for": "Large video and audio uploads with payment preview", "pricing": "From $4.99; free plan", "key_difference": "Restore.Media focuses on video and audio, supports uploads up to 128GB, and offers camera-specific processing plus full-length previews before payment.", "choose_when": "Choose it for supported media formats, very large uploads, or engineer-assisted manual recovery."}, {"ref": "sw:3-heights-pdf-analysis-repair-tool", "name": "3-Heights PDF Analysis & Repair Tool", "best_for": "Professional PDF analysis and command-line repair", "pricing": "Pricing on request; 30-day trial", "key_difference": "3-Heights specializes in detailed PDF analysis and restoration, including objects, page trees, fonts, images, encryption, and standards conformance.", "choose_when": "Choose it when PDF-only workflows need self-hosted, API, or Shell interfaces and detailed structural reporting."}, {"ref": "sw:easeus-fixo", "name": "EaseUS Fixo", "best_for": "Batch repair with AI image and video enhancements", "pricing": "From $39.95/mo; free trial", "key_difference": "EaseUS Fixo repairs videos, photos, audio, and documents while adding AI analysis, enhancement, deblur, sharpening, and color correction.", "choose_when": "Choose it when media enhancement features and batch repair matter more than IntactFile’s broader archive and database coverage."}, {"ref": "sw:stellar-repair-for-video", "name": "Stellar Repair for Video", "best_for": "Broad video-device and codec coverage", "pricing": "Paid; free trial", "key_difference": "Stellar targets damaged device recordings across many storage media, formats, and codecs, with unlimited simultaneous video repair and sample-based Advanced Repair.", "choose_when": "Choose it for camera or removable-storage videos needing a same-device sample for severe corruption."}, {"ref": "sw:kernel-video-repair", "name": "Kernel Video Repair", "best_for": "High-resolution video repair with reference files", "pricing": "From $49/yr; free plan and trial", "key_difference": "Kernel Video Repair focuses on 25-plus video formats, supports 4K, 8K, VR, and 360° files, and previews the first 30 seconds in its demo.", "choose_when": "Choose it when high-resolution video support or reference-based metadata repair is the priority."}, {"ref": "sw:untrunc", "name": "Untrunc", "best_for": "Free self-hosted MPEG-4 repair", "pricing": "Free plan", "key_difference": "Untrunc is a free local command-line or graphical tool for MP4-family containers that reconstructs indexes from a same-camera reference without re-encoding.", "choose_when": "Choose it for unlimited-size local video repair when you can provide matching recording settings and a healthy reference."}, {"ref": "sw:datanumen-office-repair", "name": "DataNumen Office Repair", "best_for": "Microsoft Office and Access file recovery", "pricing": "Paid; free trial", "key_difference": "DataNumen Office Repair concentrates on Windows-based Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word recovery, including deleted and password-protected content.", "choose_when": "Choose it when Office-specific recovery, deleted records, or detailed application-object restoration outweighs IntactFile’s cross-format browser workflow."}]}