Disk Drill vs OpenSuperClone

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.

OpenSuperClone is a free Linux data-recovery utility based on HDDSuperClone. It provides advanced drive cloning and logs the recovery process so it can be stopped and resumed. Virtual Disk Mode supports targeted extraction and can read from the source, destination, or neither, including workflows with DMDE, R-Studio, and UFS Explorer. Direct AHCI and IDE modes can bypass operating-system drivers, while the project documents direct USB access. The utility can power-cycle drives through generic USB HID relay boards or YEPKIT YKUSH switchable hubs. A script engine supports advanced drive interaction, with a Visual Studio Code language extension available. Downloads include DEB and RPM packages, source installation instructions, and a Linux Live ISO. OpenSuperClone is GPLv2 licensed. Virtual drive functions need a kernel module. NVMe SSDs require Generic Source Device Mode because they do not appear in default passthrough mode. Wiki documentation is incomplete.