PhotoRec vs R-Studio
PhotoRec
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R-Studio
r-studio.comSide by side
| Figure | PhotoRec | R-Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $49.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 6 |
| Spec score · Data recovery software | 8.7 (#11) | 8.7 (#9) |
| Spec score · SD card recovery software | 8.6 (#8) | 8.1 (#24) |
| Spec score · Photo recovery software | 8.6 (#8) | 8.1 (#23) |
| Spec score · Photo Recovery Software | 8.3 (#12) | 8.1 (#16) |
| Spec score · SD Card Recovery Software | 8.2 (#16) | 8.0 (#20) |
| Spec score · File recovery tools | 8.4 (#4) | 7.9 (#6) |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Memory card recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Operating systems | Windows; Linux; macOS; DOS; FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD; Solaris; other Unix systems | Windows,macOS,Linux |
| RAID recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Recovery sources | hard disks; CD-ROMs; memory cards; USB memory drives; DD raw images; EnCase E01 images | Local disks,removable disks,hard drives,flash drives,SD memory cards,USB memory sticks,network disks,disk images |
Plans
R-Studio
- R-Studio FAT$49.99 a month
- R-Studio NTFS$59.99 a month
- R-STUDIO$79.99 a month
- R-Studio T80+$80 a month
- R-Studio Corporate$179.99 a month
- R-Studio Technician$899.99 a month
In their own words
PhotoRec
PhotoRec is a free file recovery program for retrieving lost videos, documents, archives, and pictures from storage media and disk images. It searches the underlying data instead of relying on the file system, which can help after file-system damage or reformatting. It recognizes more than 480 file extensions across about 300 file families, and listed file systems include FAT, NTFS, exFAT, ext2/ext3/ext4, and HFS+.
Supported sources include hard disks, CD-ROMs, memory cards, USB drives, raw disk images, and EnCase E01 images. PhotoRec runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, DOS, several BSD systems, Solaris, and other Unix systems. It accesses the recovery drive or card in read-only mode; recovered files should go to a different partition. The portable download runs after extracting its archive, without an installer. QPhotoRec provides a graphical interface, while PhotoRec can also run from scripts or batch files with command-line options. The maker says it usually cannot recover original filenames and does not work well with ReiserFS.
R-Studio
R-Studio is a family of disk recovery software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It can recover data from local and removable disks, hard drives, flash drives, SD memory cards, USB memory sticks, network disks, and disk images. Listed functions include memory card recovery, RAID recovery, bootable recovery, and file preview. Network recovery works over LAN, TCP/IP networks, and the Internet, with network data encrypted using 3DES. Options cover different recovery needs: R-Studio FAT supports FAT/exFAT recovery, R-Studio NTFS supports NTFS/ReFS recovery, and R-STUDIO includes local recovery, file preview, and disk imaging. Corporate licensing includes network recovery. Technician adds forensic mode, Internet recovery, portable use, and an unrestricted bootable disk. Demo mode evaluates R-Studio and R-Studio Emergency, but recovery is limited to files smaller than 1024KB each. Licenses are listed as permanent; transferable licenses can move between computers, one at a time, and keys are specific to Windows, Linux, or Mac products. Listed plans are R-Studio FAT at $49.99 a month, R-Studio NTFS at $59.99 a month, R-STUDIO at $79.99 a month, R-Studio T80+ at $80 a month, R-Studio Corporate at $179.99 a month, and R-Studio Technician at $899.99 a month. Technical support is available before purchase.