DMDE vs MiniTool Power Data Recovery
DMDE
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| Figure | DMDE | MiniTool Power Data Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $7.42/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 14 |
| Spec score · Data recovery software | 7.6 (#71) | 9.1 (#3) |
| Spec score · Partition Recovery Software | 7.4 (#23) | 8.7 (#6) |
| Spec score · SD Card Recovery Software | 7.4 (#38) | 8.6 (#9) |
| Spec score · SD card recovery software | 7.2 (#40) | 9.1 (#5) |
| Spec score · Partition recovery software | 7.2 (#26) | 9.1 (#3) |
| Spec score · Photo Recovery Software | 7.4 (#35) | 8.7 (#6) |
| Spec score · Photo recovery software | 7.2 (#37) | 9.1 (#3) |
| Bootable recovery | Yes | Personal and business licenses include a WinPE bootable builder for system crashes. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Memory card recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Operating systems | Windows,Linux,macOS,DOS | Windows 11/10/8.1/8 and Windows Server 2022/2019/2016/2012/2012 R2/2008/2008 R2/2003 |
| File preview | Yes | Yes |
| RAID recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Recovery sources | disks,partitions,memory cards,RAID arrays,disk images,VHD/VHDX images | hard drive,external disk,SSD,USB drive,RAID,memory card,digital camera,camcorder,CD/DVD,pen drive |
Plans
DMDE
- Express — 1 MonthPrice not published
- Express — 1 Year$20 a year
- Standard — Perpetual$48 a month
- Professional — Perpetual, 1 OS Family$95 a month
- Professional — Perpetual, All OS Families$133 a month
MiniTool Power Data Recovery
- FreeFree
- Personal Monthly Subscription$69 a month
- Personal Yearly Subscription$89 a year
- Personal Ultimate$129 a month
- Business Standard$159 a month
- Business Deluxe$199 a month
- Business Enterprise$399 a month
- Business Technician$499 a month
- Personal Annual Subscription$89 a year
- Personal Ultimate Perpetual License$129, paid once
In their own words
DMDE
DMDE is a data recovery utility for disks, partitions, memory cards, RAID arrays, disk images, and VHD/VHDX images. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and lists DOS among its supported operating systems. Recovery features include memory-card and RAID recovery, bootable recovery, and file preview. Paid options vary by license term and operating-system coverage: Express has a one-month option with no listed price and a one-year option at $20 a year, billed as a one-time purchase for a time-limited license. Standard Perpetual is listed at $48 a month, and Professional Perpetual at $95 a month for one OS family or $133 a month for all OS families. Each listed paid plan covers one PC. The maker is DMDE, founded in 2006.
MiniTool Power Data Recovery
MiniTool Power Data Recovery is a Windows and Mac utility for recovering files from storage devices and data-loss situations. Listed sources include hard drives, external disks, SSDs, USB drives, RAID, memory cards, cameras, camcorders, CDs, DVDs, and pen drives. It covers deletion, formatting errors, operating-system crashes, virus attacks, RAW partitions, and drive failure. The feature list includes file preview, bootable recovery, memory-card recovery, and RAID recovery; RAID-5 support is listed under dynamic disk volumes. The Windows version supports PCs, servers, HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, SD cards, and memory cards, while the Mac version covers Mac computers and compatible external devices. The free home-user license limits recovery to 1 GB. The Personal Monthly Subscription costs US$69 per month for one PC and renews automatically unless canceled. The product page lists a 30-day money-back guarantee. Personal plans provide email support; business plans provide email and phone support.