partrevive vs RS RAID Retrieve
partrevive
github.com
RS RAID Retrieve
recoverhdd.comSide by side
| Figure | partrevive | RS RAID Retrieve |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Partition recovery software | 8.4 (#9) | 7.5 (#21) |
| Spec score · Partition Recovery Software | 8.0 (#13) | 7.2 (#28) |
| Purpose | partrevive scans raw disks for filesystem signatures, verifies candidate partitions read-only, and helps rebuild a lost partition table. | RS RAID Retrieve is software for repairing and recovering data from failed or degraded RAID arrays, including arrays whose original controller is unavailable. |
| Safety | Restore backs up the existing partition table, prompts before writing by default, refuses to act on a mounted target, and can be undone from the saved backup. | The maker says recovery operations are read-only and that the software does not write to original disks. |
Plans
RS RAID Retrieve
- Unlimited DisksPrice not published
- Up To 3 DisksPrice not published
- Up To 5 DisksPrice not published
In their own words
partrevive
partrevive is a free, MIT-licensed utility for finding and recovering lost or deleted partition tables. It scans disks for filesystem signatures, then checks candidate filesystems through read-only loop devices and mounts to distinguish live data from ghosts. Commands cover scanning, verification, planning, file rescue, table restoration, automatic recovery, undo and disk imaging; a Tkinter interface guides users through scanning, verification, planning and restoration. The project lists NTFS, FAT12/16/32, exFAT, ext2/3/4, btrfs, XFS, F2FS and Linux swap as detected formats. It reports LVM2 and LUKS but does not rebuild them. GPT is the default restore format; MBR is available with `--mbr` and is limited to four primary partitions. Imaging uses ddrescue in two passes with a mapfile, and recovery can use a disk image. Before writing, restore and auto save the current table and check SMART health; restore prompts by default and refuses a mounted target. The single-file Python 3 program requires root and Linux system tools on PATH. The project is described as early, and fragmented or overwritten filesystems may mount incompletely.
RS RAID Retrieve
RS RAID Retrieve has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.