DiskInternals VMFS Recovery vs TestDisk
DiskInternals VMFS Recovery
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| Figure | DiskInternals VMFS Recovery | TestDisk |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $699/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 1 |
| Spec score · Data recovery software | 8.2 (#31) | 8.7 (#10) |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Operating systems | Windows | Windows; macOS; Linux; DOS; FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD; SunOS |
| File preview | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | VMFS Recovery is for recovering data from inaccessible or damaged VMware ESXi/vSphere storage, VMFS volumes, and VMDK files. | TestDisk helps recover lost partitions and make non-booting disks bootable again when the cause is faulty software or human error. |
| RAID recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Recovery sources | VMFS datastores and volumes,VMDK files,ESXi disks,RAID arrays,and physical disks | hard drives; USB drives; memory cards; disk images; DAS; SAN; Linux RAID devices |
Plans
DiskInternals VMFS Recovery
- Standard$699 a month
- Pro$999 a month
- Ultimate$1,599 a month
- Standard$699, paid once
- Pro$999, paid once
- Ultimate$1,599, paid once
In their own words
DiskInternals VMFS Recovery
DiskInternals VMFS Recovery has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
TestDisk
TestDisk is free, open-source software for recovering lost partitions and helping disks boot again when faulty software or human error causes the problem. It can repair partition tables, recover deleted partitions, rebuild or restore FAT and NTFS boot sectors, fix FAT tables, and repair an MFT using its mirror. For file recovery, it can undelete files from FAT, exFAT, NTFS and ext2, or copy files from deleted FAT, exFAT, NTFS and ext2/ext3/ext4 partitions. Listed partition-recovery formats also include APFS, HFS+, XFS and ZFS. It works with hard drives, USB drives, memory cards, disk images, DAS, SAN and Linux RAID devices. The portable application is used by extracting its files; no installer is required. Listed operating systems include Windows, macOS, Linux, DOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and SunOS. TestDisk is licensed under GNU GPL v2 or later. The maker says it does not connect to the internet or send information about the user, computer or data. The download page lists version 7.2 dated February 22, 2024, and 7.3-WIP as beta.