Disk Drill vs Active@ UNDELETE

Disk Drill8.8Visit Active@ UNDELETE3.8Visit

Higher score Disk Drill #5 in Data Recovery Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Disk Drill

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Active@ UNDELETE #71 in Data Recovery Software 3.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Try Active@ UNDELETE

• Disk Drill fits best

  Windows and macOS recovery with protection features

• Active@ UNDELETE fits best

  Low-cost Windows recovery with RAID support

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Side by side

Feature	Disk Drill 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Active@ UNDELETE 3.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	3.8
Ranking	#5 in Data Recovery Software	#71 in Data Recovery Software
Best for	Windows and macOS recovery with protection features	Low-cost Windows recovery with RAID support
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$89/yr	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Windows
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Disk Drill 4/4 · Active@ UNDELETE 4/4
Memory card recovery	✓	✓
RAID recovery	✓	✓
Bootable recovery	✓	✓
File preview	✓	✓
Specs
Recovery sources	Internal and external hard drives, SSDs, USB flash drives, SD/CF cards, memory cards, digital cameras, virtual hard drives, RAID arrays, disk images	HDD, SSD, external disks, USB drives, memory cards, digital cameras, removable devices, CD/DVDs, ZIP drives, floppy disks, disk images and RAID arrays
Operating systems	macOS 10.15+; Windows 10+	Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2022; WinPE
Free recovery limit	100 GB	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Recovers from drives, memory cards, RAID arrays, NAS, and mobile devices Includes Quick and Deep Scan, previews, partition search, and RAID reconstruction Adds Recovery Vault, byte-to-byte backups, and bootable macOS recovery	Freeware edition includes deleted-file recovery and file previews Ultimate supports RAID reconstruction and network-based recovery Bootable CD/DVD/USB recovery is available in higher tiers
Cons	Basic recovery is limited to Windows and 100 MB Paid access starts at $89 per year or $149 for a lifetime license Supports Windows and macOS, with no other desktop platforms listed	Platform coverage is limited to Windows systems RAID recovery requires the $79.95 Ultimate edition Advanced features are split across multiple paid editions
Our verdict	Disk Drill is data recovery software for Windows and macOS computers. It is designed for recovering deleted or lost files from internal and external drives, USB flash drives, SD memory cards, digital cameras, smartphones, RAID arrays, and… Read the review →	Active@ UNDELETE is Windows data-recovery software for restoring deleted files and folders, damaged or formatted partitions, and files recovered by signature. It works with internal and external disks, USB drives, memory cards, digital… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Disk Drill — where it wins

  • Recovers from drives, memory cards, RAID arrays, NAS, and mobile devices
  • Includes Quick and Deep Scan, previews, partition search, and RAID reconstruction
  • Adds Recovery Vault, byte-to-byte backups, and bootable macOS recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Basic recovery is limited to Windows and 100 MB
  • Paid access starts at $89 per year or $149 for a lifetime license
  • Supports Windows and macOS, with no other desktop platforms listed

• Active@ UNDELETE — where it wins

  • Freeware edition includes deleted-file recovery and file previews
  • Ultimate supports RAID reconstruction and network-based recovery
  • Bootable CD/DVD/USB recovery is available in higher tiers

  Where it doesn't

  • Platform coverage is limited to Windows systems
  • RAID recovery requires the $79.95 Ultimate edition
  • Advanced features are split across multiple paid editions

• Disk Drill8.8/10 · Free plan

  A broad recovery toolkit with free Windows recovery and paid unlimited access.

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• Active@ UNDELETE3.8/10 · Free plan

  A low-cost Windows recovery tool with RAID support and bootable recovery options.

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