DiskDigger vs FoneLab Data Retriever
DiskDigger
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| Figure | DiskDigger | FoneLab Data Retriever |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19.99/mo | $39.96/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · SD Card Recovery Software | 8.5 (#10) | 8.7 (#7) |
| Spec score · SD card recovery software | 8.1 (#23) | 8.4 (#19) |
| File systems | The maker lists FAT, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, ReFS, ext4, and HFS+ among supported file systems. | The listed file-system support includes NTFS, FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, EXT, HFS+ and APFS. |
| Purpose | DiskDigger recovers deleted files from computer-readable media such as hard drives, USB drives, memory cards, CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks. | FoneLab Data Retriever recovers lost or deleted data from computers, hard drives, flash drives, memory cards, and digital cameras. |
Plans
DiskDigger
- Personal license$19.99 a month
- DiskDigger personal license$14.99, paid once
FoneLab Data Retriever
- 1 Month License$39.96 a month
- 1 PC Lifetime License$55.96, paid once
- 3 PCs Lifetime License$95.96, paid once
In their own words
DiskDigger
DiskDigger recovers deleted files from computer-readable media, including hard drives, USB drives, memory cards, optical discs and floppy disks. It combines filesystem-based recovery with free-space scanning, and supports file systems including FAT, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, ReFS, ext4 and HFS+. Recoverable items can be viewed in lists or thumbnails; previews are available for images, documents, some audio files and ZIP archives. Advanced scanning covers E01/EWF, VMDK, VHD/VHDX, VDI, QCOW2 and raw binary disk images.
The product is available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android. Windows users can scan and preview without paying, but must purchase a personal license to save recovered files; commercial use requires a commercial license. Linux use is free, while Linux and macOS builds are described as experimental beta versions. Android's free version recovers photos and videos, with video recovery requiring root; other file types and FTP uploads are available in Pro, and non-photo recovery requires root. DiskDigger says it sends no analytics or telemetry. Recovery may fail if deleted contents have been overwritten or files are fragmented.
FoneLab Data Retriever
FoneLab Data Retriever has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.