Disk Drill vs FoneLab Data Retriever
Disk Drill
cleverfiles.comFoneLab Data Retriever
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| Figure | Disk Drill | FoneLab Data Retriever |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $7.42/mo | $39.96/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 3 |
| Spec score · SD Card Recovery Software | 9.0 (#3) | 8.7 (#7) |
| Spec score · SD card recovery software | 9.1 (#4) | 8.4 (#19) |
| File formats | The product says it can reconstruct more than 400 file types. | FoneLab says it supports more than 200 formats spanning images, audio, video, documents, email files and archives. |
| Founded | 2011 | 2012 |
| Purpose | Disk Drill scans storage devices to find and recover deleted, lost, or damaged files. | FoneLab Data Retriever recovers lost or deleted data from computers, hard drives, flash drives, memory cards, and digital cameras. |
| Recovery limitation | The maker says recovery from physically damaged storage that Windows cannot recognize requires hardware repair first. | The FAQ says recovery depends on the data sectors not being physically damaged or overwritten by new information. |
| Support | CleverFiles says its technical support team operates in CES and EST time zones and provides do-it-yourself recovery support worldwide. | The purchase page includes technical support with each license, and FoneLab lists [email protected] as its technical support contact. |
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
FoneLab Data Retriever
- 1 Month License$39.96 a month
- 1 PC Lifetime License$55.96, paid once
- 3 PCs Lifetime License$95.96, 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.
FoneLab Data Retriever
FoneLab Data Retriever has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.