Active@ File Recovery vs MiniTool Power Data Recovery
Active@ File Recovery
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| Figure | Active@ File Recovery | MiniTool Power Data Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $29.95/mo | $7.42/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 14 | 14 |
| Spec score · SD Card Recovery Software | 7.5 (#34) | 8.6 (#9) |
| Spec score · Data recovery software | 7.4 (#83) | 9.1 (#3) |
| Spec score · SD card recovery software | 7.0 (#43) | 9.1 (#5) |
| Bootable recovery | Yes | Personal and business licenses include a WinPE bootable builder for system crashes. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Hong Kong |
| 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 11/10/8.1/8 and Windows Server 2022/2019/2016/2012/2012 R2/2008/2008 R2/2003 |
| 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 | hard drive,external disk,SSD,USB drive,RAID,memory card,digital camera,camcorder,CD/DVD,pen drive |
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
MiniTool Power Data Recovery
- FreeFree
- Personal Monthly Subscription$69 a month
- Personal Yearly Subscription$89 a year
- Personal Ultimate$129, paid once
- Business Standard$159, paid once
- Business Deluxe$199, paid once
- Business Enterprise$399, paid once
- Business Technician$499, paid once
- Personal Annual Subscription$89 a year
- Personal Ultimate Perpetual License$129, paid once
In their own words
Active@ File Recovery
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MiniTool Power Data Recovery
MiniTool Power Data Recovery is a Windows and Mac utility for recovering files from storage devices and data-loss situations. Listed sources include hard drives, external disks, SSDs, USB drives, RAID, memory cards, cameras, camcorders, CDs, DVDs, and pen drives. It covers deletion, formatting errors, operating-system crashes, virus attacks, RAW partitions, and drive failure. The feature list includes file preview, bootable recovery, memory-card recovery, and RAID recovery; RAID-5 support is listed under dynamic disk volumes. The Windows version supports PCs, servers, HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, SD cards, and memory cards, while the Mac version covers Mac computers and compatible external devices. The free home-user license limits recovery to 1 GB. The Personal Monthly Subscription costs US$69 per month for one PC and renews automatically unless canceled. The product page lists a 30-day money-back guarantee. Personal plans provide email support; business plans provide email and phone support.