Disk Drill vs System Mechanic
| Disk Drill | System Mechanic | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | $7.42/mo | $4.16/mo |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows | Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Paid from | Free | $44.95one-time |
| 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, CDs/DVDs, cameras, MP3 players, flash drives, memory cards, music players, digital media |
| Operating systems | macOS 10.15+; Windows 10+ | Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP SP3 |
| Free recovery limit | 100 GB | — |
| Memory card recovery | Yes | Yes |
| RAID recovery | Yes | — |
| Bootable recovery | Yes | — |
| File preview | Yes | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Data Recovery Software. On Specifiction, Disk Drill scores higher on our published basis.