Disk Drill vs DoYourData Recovery
Disk Drill
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| Figure | Disk Drill | DoYourData Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $7.42/mo | $5.75/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 18 |
| Spec score · Data recovery software | 9.1 (#2) | 8.8 (#8) |
| Spec score · SD Card Recovery Software | 9.0 (#3) | 9.0 (#4) |
| Spec score · SD card recovery software | 9.1 (#4) | 9.3 (#1) |
| Founded | 2011 | DoYourData says it was established in 2013. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free recovery limit | 100 | 1 |
| Headquarters | New Castle, Delaware, USA | Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
| Memory card recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Operating systems | macOS 10.15+; Windows 10+ | Windows,macOS |
| File preview | Yes | Yes |
| Recovery sources | Internal and external hard drives,SSDs,USB flash drives,SD/CF cards,memory cards,digital cameras,virtual hard drives,RAID arrays,disk images | hard drives,external drives,USB drives,memory cards,formatted partitions |
| Support | CleverFiles says its technical support team operates in CES and EST time zones and provides do-it-yourself recovery support worldwide. | The support page says email questions are answered as soon as possible within 24 hours. |
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
DoYourData Recovery
- 1 Month License$49 a month
- 1 Year License$69 a year
- Lifetime License$89, paid once
- Technician Lifetime License$499, paid once
- Do Your Data Recovery FreeFree
- 1 Month License$49 a month
- Mac Pro 1 Month License$49 a month
- Windows Pro 1 Month License$49 a month
- iPhone Recovery Mac Lifetime License$59, paid once
- iPhone Recovery Windows Lifetime License$59, paid once
In their own words
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.
DoYourData Recovery
DoYourData Recovery scans storage devices for files lost through deletion, formatting, partition loss, drive crashes, logical errors, or RAW drives. It supports hard drives, external drives, USB drives, memory cards, formatted partitions, PCs, HDDs, SSDs, cameras, RAID, and servers. Listed file systems include NTFS/NTFS+, exFAT, FAT12/16/32, ReFS, and EXT2/3/4. The software can recover documents, images, videos, audio, emails, archives, and other file types, and provides file preview. The free version can scan and preview recoverable files and save up to 1GB; the listed free plan is for Windows. Paid options include $49 a month, $69 a year, or $89, paid once, each as a one-time payment with no auto-renewal and covering two PCs. The Technician Lifetime License is $499 as a one-time purchase for 100+ PCs and business usage. The vendor says recovery is read-only and will not overwrite original lost data. Separate products are listed for Mac and iPhone; iPhone recovery is available for Windows and Mac.