Disk Drill vs Orion File Recovery
Disk Drill
cleverfiles.comOrion File Recovery
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| Figure | Disk Drill | Orion File Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $7.42/mo | $25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 8 | 5 |
| Spec score · Data recovery software | 9.1 (#2) | 8.7 (#12) |
| Founded | 2011 | 1993 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | New Castle, Delaware, USA | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Memory card recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Operating systems | macOS 10.15+; Windows 10+ | Windows 7,Windows 8,Windows 8.1,Windows 10,Windows 11 |
| File preview | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Disk Drill scans storage devices to find and recover deleted, lost, or damaged files. | Orion searches for deleted files on a computer’s hard drive and connected external or portable drives; files that have not been overwritten may be recoverable. |
| Recovery limitation | The maker says recovery from physically damaged storage that Windows cannot recognize requires hardware repair first. | NCH says only files that have not been overwritten can be recovered. |
| 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,portable drives,USB drives,flash drives,memory cards |
| Support | CleverFiles says its technical support team operates in CES and EST time zones and provides do-it-yourself recovery support worldwide. | NCH provides a help manual, FAQ, bug reporting, user forum, and a contact path for technical support. |
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
Orion File Recovery
- FreeFree
- Plus Home$25 a month
- Plus Commercial$35 a month
- Plus Commercial QuarterlyPrice not published
- Orion File RecoveryFree
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.
Orion File Recovery
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