Disk Drill vs RS Partition Recovery
Disk Drill
cleverfiles.comRS Partition Recovery
recoverhdd.comSide by side
| Figure | Disk Drill | RS Partition Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $7.42/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 3 |
| Spec score · Partition Recovery Software | 9.1 (#2) | 7.3 (#24) |
| Spec score · Partition recovery software | 9.2 (#2) | 7.4 (#24) |
| Founded | 2011 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | New Castle, Delaware, USA | Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Purpose | Disk Drill scans storage devices to find and recover deleted, lost, or damaged files. | RS Partition Recovery recovers deleted files and lost partitions and restores data from formatted, repartitioned, damaged, or corrupted drives. |
| 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 offers live chat and email technical support, and the product page advertises 24/7 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
RS Partition Recovery
- Business VersionPrice not published
- Home VersionPrice not published
- Home Version + Virtual MachinePrice 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.
RS Partition Recovery
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