Active@ File Recovery vs EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard

Active@ File Recovery recovers deleted or lost files and data from damaged, formatted, or deleted partitions and volumes on Windows. It supports file systems including NTFS, ReFS, FAT, exFAT, HFS+, APFS, XFS, JFS, UFS, BtrFS, and Ext2/3/4. The software can scan for files by signature, including user-defined signatures, and works with listed storage such as HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, NVMe devices, flash drives, and memory cards.

For damaged arrays, it can virtually rebuild RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and Span. It can create and open raw or raw-compressed disk images and work with VMware and VirtualPC HDD images. The Ultimate package adds a WinPE boot disk and Linux-based LiveCD for recovery when a computer will not boot. The downloadable demo allows free recovery only for files up to 64 KB. Paid licenses are one-time purchases: personal licenses are for non-commercial use, while corporate licenses cover business, academic, or government use. LSoft Technologies has operated since 1999 and is based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard scans storage locations for lost files, then lets users preview and recover results. Listed sources include hard drives, external disks, SSDs, USB drives, memory and CF/SD cards, cameras, RAID, and NAS. The product supports more than 1,000 file formats, memory-card and RAID recovery, bootable recovery, and file previews; it can also repair corrupt MP4, MOV, JPEG, and JPG files during recovery. A free edition allows recovery up to 2GB. The trial scans and previews files, but recovering them requires the full version. Listed applications include Data Recovery Wizard for Windows and Mac and MobiSaver for iOS and Android. Supported systems include Windows 11/10/8/7, several Windows Server versions, and macOS 13.x–10.6. Paid options include a Pro One-Week License for $39.95 per once with no renewal fees; the One-Month plan is $69.95 a month. Software recovery will not work on physically damaged drives or devices.