Active@ File Recovery vs Disk Drill
Active@ File Recovery
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Disk Drill
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| Figure | Active@ File Recovery | Disk Drill |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $29.95/mo | $7.42/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 14 | 8 |
| Spec score · SD Card Recovery Software | 7.5 (#34) | 9.0 (#3) |
| Spec score · Data recovery software | 7.4 (#83) | 9.1 (#2) |
| Spec score · SD card recovery software | 7.0 (#43) | 9.1 (#4) |
| Bootable recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 1998 | 2011 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | New Castle, Delaware, USA |
| Memory card recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Operating systems | Windows 11,Windows 10,Windows 8,Windows 7,Windows Vista,Windows XP,Windows Server 2022,Windows Server 2019,Windows Server 2016,Windows Server 2012,Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2003,WinPE | macOS 10.15+; Windows 10+ |
| File preview | Yes | Yes |
| RAID recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Recovery sources | HDD,SSD,external disks,USB drives,USB Flash disks,floppy disks,memory cards,SD,MMC,CompactFlash,CD/DVD/Blu-ray,RAID arrays,disk images | Internal and external hard drives,SSDs,USB flash drives,SD/CF cards,memory cards,digital cameras,virtual hard drives,RAID arrays,disk images |
Plans
Active@ File Recovery
- Standard Personal$29.95 a month
- Standard Personal$29.95, paid once
- Standard Corporate$39.95 a month
- Standard Corporate$39.95, paid once
- Professional Personal$44.95 a month
- Professional Personal$44.95, paid once
- Professional Corporate$64.95 a month
- Professional Corporate$64.95, paid once
- Ultimate Personal$69.95 a month
- Ultimate Personal$69.95, paid once
Disk Drill
- BasicFree
- PRO Subscription$89 a year
- PRO Lifetime License$149, paid once
- EnterprisePrice not published
- Disk Drill BasicFree
- Disk Drill EnterprisePriced on request
- Disk Drill PRO Lifetime LicensePrice not published
- Disk Drill PRO One-Year SubscriptionPrice not published
In their own words
Active@ File Recovery
Active@ File Recovery has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Disk Drill
Disk Drill scans storage devices to find and recover deleted, lost, or damaged files. It runs on macOS 10.15 or later and Windows 10 or later, and supports internal and external drives, SSDs, USB drives, memory cards, cameras, RAID arrays, virtual disks, and disk images. The free Basic edition scans storage and previews recoverable files; Windows users can recover up to 100 MB without upgrading. PRO provides unlimited data recovery and recovery methods including Quick & Deep Scan and Lost Partition Search. It also covers both supported operating systems under one license, with activation on up to three devices by one user. The free edition includes Recovery Vault metadata protection and byte-level backups. PRO costs $89 a year for an annual subscription or $149 as a one-time purchase for a lifetime license. PRO is for personal use, while Enterprise is listed for multiple users and includes priority technical support and forensic data export. PRO purchases are non-refundable except where consumer protection laws require refunds.