Disk Drill vs SFWare Photo Recovery
Disk Drill
cleverfiles.comSFWare Photo Recovery
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| Figure | Disk Drill | SFWare Photo Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $7.42/mo | $49.97/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 6 |
| Spec score · Photo recovery software | 9.2 (#2) | 7.5 (#30) |
| Spec score · Photo Recovery Software | 9.1 (#2) | 7.5 (#34) |
| Support | CleverFiles says its technical support team operates in CES and EST time zones and provides do-it-yourself recovery support worldwide. | SFWare offers a support ticket form and advertises 24/7 technical support on its purchase pages. |
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
SFWare Photo Recovery
- 1 Month License for 1 PC$49.97 a month
- 1 Month License for 1 PC$49.97 a month
- 6 Months License for 1 PC$59.97, paid once
- 6 Months License for 1 PC$59.97, paid once
- Perpetual License for 2 PC$99.97, paid once
- Perpetual License for 2 PC$99.97, paid once
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.
SFWare Photo Recovery
SFWare Photo Recovery has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.