Disk Drill vs Mac Data Recovery Guru
Disk Drill
cleverfiles.com
Mac Data Recovery Guru
macdaddy.ioSide by side
| Figure | Disk Drill | Mac Data Recovery Guru |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $7.42/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 1 |
| Spec score · Data recovery software | 9.1 (#2) | 7.9 (#50) |
| Spec score · Photo recovery software | 9.2 (#2) | 8.1 (#20) |
| Spec score · Photo Recovery Software | 9.1 (#2) | 8.0 (#19) |
| Spec score · SD Card Recovery Software | 9.0 (#3) | 7.9 (#23) |
| Spec score · SD card recovery software | 9.1 (#4) | 8.1 (#22) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Memory card recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Operating systems | macOS 10.15+; Windows 10+ | macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or later |
| File preview | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Disk Drill scans storage devices to find and recover deleted, lost, or damaged files. | Mac Data Recovery Guru scans Mac-friendly drives block by block and previews recoverable files before restoration. |
| 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 | APFS drives,HFS+ drives,ExFAT media,FAT32 media,camera cards,USB media,disk images,folders |
| Support | CleverFiles says its technical support team operates in CES and EST time zones and provides do-it-yourself recovery support worldwide. | MacDaddy says it aims to respond to support requests within one business day and gives urgent recovery cases priority. |
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
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.
Mac Data Recovery Guru
Mac Data Recovery Guru has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.