IntactFile vs Stellar Toolkit for File Repair

IntactFile9.4Visit STStellar Toolkit for File Repair8.0Visit

Higher score IntactFile #1 in File Repair Software 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Visit IntactFile

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ST Stellar Toolkit for File Repair #6 in File Repair Software 8.0/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Stellar

• IntactFile fits best

  Broad repair with privacy and flexible pricing

• Stellar Toolkit for File Repair fits best

  Batch Office and PDF repair teams

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Side by side

Feature	IntactFile 9.4/10 Visit ↗	STStellar Toolkit for File Repair 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.0
Ranking	#1 in File Repair Software	#6 in File Repair Software
Best for	Broad repair with privacy and flexible pricing	Batch Office and PDF repair teams
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	€59/yr	$189/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Money-back guarantee	14 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Desktop
Platforms	Web	Windows
Support	Email, Docs	Phone, Tickets, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features IntactFile 2/2 · Stellar Toolkit for File Repair 2/2
Batch repair	✓	✓
Preview before save	✓	✓
Specs
Repair categories	video; PDF; ZIP/RAR/7z archives; DOCX/XLSX/PPTX; JPG/PNG photos; SQLite	Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF
Supported platforms	web; API/CLI/SDK	Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and 8 (64-bit)
Maximum file size	Not checked yet	2048 MB
Repair delivery	Local	Local
Our review
Pros	Repairs videos, archives, Office files, PDFs, photos, and SQLite Local browser processing avoids uploading files Free diagnosis, preview, and one-time repair credits	Repairs Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files Batch repair with previews before saving Raw recovery and original formatting preservation
Cons	Free repairs have file-size limits CLI, SDK, and MCP access requires Business Batch processing starts with paid professional plans	Windows-only desktop coverage No free plan; annual pricing starts at $189 Standard permits use on one system
Our verdict	IntactFile is a browser-based file repair product for people who need to recover damaged videos, archives, Office documents, PDFs, photos, or SQLite databases. It diagnoses and rebuilds file structures locally in the browser, without… Read the review →	Stellar Toolkit for File Repair is Windows desktop software for repairing corrupted Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files. It is aimed at home and professional users who need to recover damaged documents locally, as well as… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• IntactFile — where it wins

  • Repairs videos, archives, Office files, PDFs, photos, and SQLite
  • Local browser processing avoids uploading files
  • Free diagnosis, preview, and one-time repair credits

  Where it doesn't

  • Free repairs have file-size limits
  • CLI, SDK, and MCP access requires Business
  • Batch processing starts with paid professional plans

• Stellar Toolkit for File Repair — where it wins

  • Repairs Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files
  • Batch repair with previews before saving
  • Raw recovery and original formatting preservation

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows-only desktop coverage
  • No free plan; annual pricing starts at $189
  • Standard permits use on one system

• IntactFile9.4/10 · Free plan

  Broad file repair with local processing, free diagnosis, and flexible pay-per-repair pricing.

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• STStellar Toolkit for File Repair8.0/10 · Paid

  A Windows toolkit for batch Office and PDF repair, with previews and raw recovery.

  Visit StellarFull verdict →