CardRescue vs Disk Drill
CardRescue
cardrescue.com
Disk Drill
cleverfiles.comSide by side
| Figure | CardRescue | Disk Drill |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $7.42/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 8 |
| Spec score · Photo Recovery Software | 8.1 (#15) | 9.1 (#2) |
| Spec score · Photo recovery software | 7.3 (#34) | 9.2 (#2) |
| File formats | It supports common image formats including JPG and TIF, many raw formats including Nikon NEF and Canon CRW and CR2, and video formats including AVI, MOV, and AVCHD. | The product says it can reconstruct more than 400 file types. |
| Founded | 1998 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Bradenton, Florida, USA | New Castle, Delaware, USA |
| Purpose | CardRescue is macOS software for recovering deleted photos and videos, or media lost from formatted or damaged memory cards. | Disk Drill scans storage devices to find and recover deleted, lost, or damaged files. |
| Support | The maker offers a support form and email, and says support staff will respond within 24 hours. | CleverFiles says its technical support team operates in CES and EST time zones and provides do-it-yourself recovery support worldwide. |
Plans
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
CardRescue
CardRescue 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.