Dr.Fone Toolkit vs Starus RAID Restore
Dr.Fone Toolkit
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| Figure | Dr.Fone Toolkit | Starus RAID Restore |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8.33/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 3 |
| Spec score · Data recovery software | 8.8 (#6) | 8.4 (#23) |
| Founded | 2003 | 2010 |
| Free evaluation | Dr.Fone is free to download, with available free features users can try before purchasing a license for premium features. | The maker offers a free evaluation download, but says trial software cannot save recovered files; a license is required to save them. |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, China | The company lists its address as 616 Corporate Way, Suite 2-4523, Valley Cottage, NY 10989. |
| Operating systems | Windows,macOS | Windows (including Windows Server 2000–2019) |
| File preview | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Dr.Fone is presented as an all-in-one phone management toolkit for managing devices, repairing systems, recovering data, and transferring files. | Starus RAID Restore 2.6 is designed to restore damaged RAID arrays and the data stored on them. |
| Recovery sources | iOS devices,Android devices,cloud backups,local backups,supported broken phones | RAID arrays,single- and multi-disk volumes,DAS/NAS devices,virtual disk images,memory-card file systems |
Plans
Dr.Fone Toolkit
- Monthly Plan$79.95 a month
- Annual Plan$99.95 a year
- Perpetual Plan$115.95, paid once
Starus RAID Restore
- Starus RAID Restore — Commercial Edition£192.05, paid once
- Starus RAID Restore — Home Edition£192.05, paid once
- Starus RAID Restore — Office Edition£192.05, paid once
In their own words
Dr.Fone Toolkit
Dr.Fone Toolkit is a phone management suite for device management, system repair, data recovery, and file transfer. Its Full Toolkit includes screen unlock, data recovery, virtual location, WhatsApp transfer, phone transfer, data eraser, system repair, and password manager features. Dr.Fone Basic can transfer, manage, back up, and restore data across devices, and mirror a mobile screen to a computer. Recovery sources include iOS and Android devices, cloud and local backups, and supported broken phones; file preview is available. WhatsApp Transfer supports chat history and attachments for WhatsApp, WeChat, LINE, Kik, and Viber, and transfers WhatsApp data between iOS and Android. Tools are listed for Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, and Web. The software is free to download, with some features available to try before buying premium features. The pricing page advertises a 3-day app trial with no charge before Day 3. It says phone data is processed locally on the computer rather than uploaded to its cloud. The listed plans include $79.95 per month, $99.95 per year, and $115.95 per month for the Perpetual Plan, described as a one-time purchase.
Starus RAID Restore
Starus RAID Restore has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.