Disk Drill vs Raise Data Recovery

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.

Raise Data Recovery is software for retrieving files from internal and external HDDs, SSDs, USB flash drives, memory cards, simple RAID storage, NAS devices, and composite volumes. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, including Windows XP SP3 and later, macOS 11 and later, and Debian Linux 6.0 or compatible later versions. Listed tools include memory-card recovery, RAID recovery, bootable recovery, and file previews. A Trial License allows file-system scans, with recovered files limited to 256 KB. The Personal License with Short-Term Support costs $34.95 a month, billed as a lifetime license, and includes perpetual use, unlimited recovery from supported systems, simple and RAID storage support, and 30 days of free updates. Long-Term Support costs $49.95 a month, also billed as lifetime, with 360 days of free updates. Raise Data Recovery is headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine.