partrevive vs Stellar Partition Recovery
partrevive
github.com
Stellar Partition Recovery
stellarinfo.comSide by side
| Figure | partrevive | Stellar Partition Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Partition recovery software | 8.4 (#9) | 7.7 (#18) |
| Spec score · Partition Recovery Software | 8.0 (#13) | 7.6 (#21) |
| Purpose | partrevive scans raw disks for filesystem signatures, verifies candidate partitions read-only, and helps rebuild a lost partition table. | Recovers files from lost hard drive partitions caused by system crashes, formatting, deletion or virus attacks. |
| 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 FAQ says the software does not modify original data and recommends saving recovered files to a different drive. |
Plans
Stellar Partition Recovery
- Professional$89.99, paid once
- Premium$99.99, paid once
- Technician$199, paid once
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.
Stellar Partition Recovery
Stellar Partition Recovery has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.