BitRecover Exchange Recovery vs PST Walker

BitRecover Exchange Recovery scans offline and online Exchange databases for lost data and can recover EDB files without an active Exchange server. It works with public Pub.edb and private Priv.edb files, and can recover emails, contacts, calendars, attachments, tasks and journals while preserving the original folder structure. Quick Scan handles less-corrupted files, while Advanced Scan is intended for highly corrupted EDB files. Date-range and category filters let users select mailbox content for export. Output formats include PST, PDF, MSG, EML, HTML, MBOX, Live Exchange and Office 365. The software can remove S/MIME and OpenPGP encryption if the required certificates, keys and passwords are supplied. It supports batch recovery and preview before export, and runs on Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7, as well as Windows Server 2025, 2022, 2019 and 2016. The free plan saves only 25 items per folder. A Pro plan is listed with all-item recovery, corrupted EDB support and both scan modes, but its price is not published.

PST Walker is a Windows program for opening Outlook PST, OST, MSG, and EML files without Outlook, with tools for recovering deleted items and folders. It searches Outlook items by keyword, Boolean queries, filters, and recent searches. Users can export or convert items to PST, MBOX, MSG, EML, and CSV formats. Recovery includes deleted or purged emails, contacts, and calendar entries, as well as Outlook Rules and Alerts. The maker says conversion processes files locally without uploading file data to its or third-party servers. A free demo limits export to 15 emails per folder; the full version allows unlimited export. The listed Lite License costs $32.95 a year, Pro costs $64.95, paid once, Business $99.95, paid once, Technician $169.95, paid once, Standard $249.95, paid once, and Floating $449.75, paid once. Enterprise pricing is custom. Licenses are one-time purchases without automatic recurring charges, though maintenance expiration ends updates and support for perpetual licenses. Supported systems include Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 7, and Windows Server 2012–2025, with.NET Framework 4.7.2 or later required.