Active@ File Recovery vs DiskDigger
Active@ File Recovery
file-recovery.com
DiskDigger
diskdigger.orgSide by side
| Figure | Active@ File Recovery | DiskDigger |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $29.95/mo | $19.99/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 14 | 2 |
| Spec score · SD Card Recovery Software | 7.5 (#34) | 8.5 (#10) |
| Spec score · Data recovery software | 7.4 (#83) | 8.4 (#22) |
| Spec score · SD card recovery software | 7.0 (#43) | 8.1 (#23) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Waltham, Massachusetts, United States |
| 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 | Windows,Linux,macOS |
| File preview | 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 | Hard disks,USB flash drives,memory cards,CDs,DVDs,floppy disks,and supported virtual or raw disk images |
| Paid from | 29.95 | 19.99 |
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
DiskDigger
- Personal license$19.99 a month
- DiskDigger personal license$14.99, paid once
In their own words
Active@ File Recovery
Active@ File Recovery has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
DiskDigger
DiskDigger recovers deleted files from computer-readable media, including hard drives, USB drives, memory cards, optical discs and floppy disks. It combines filesystem-based recovery with free-space scanning, and supports file systems including FAT, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, ReFS, ext4 and HFS+. Recoverable items can be viewed in lists or thumbnails; previews are available for images, documents, some audio files and ZIP archives. Advanced scanning covers E01/EWF, VMDK, VHD/VHDX, VDI, QCOW2 and raw binary disk images.
The product is available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android. Windows users can scan and preview without paying, but must purchase a personal license to save recovered files; commercial use requires a commercial license. Linux use is free, while Linux and macOS builds are described as experimental beta versions. Android's free version recovers photos and videos, with video recovery requiring root; other file types and FTP uploads are available in Pro, and non-photo recovery requires root. DiskDigger says it sends no analytics or telemetry. Recovery may fail if deleted contents have been overwritten or files are fragmented.