PST Repair Kit vs Exchange Recovery Manager

PST Repair Kit7.0Visit Exchange Recovery Manager6.0Visit

Higher score PST Repair Kit #22 in Email Recovery Software 7.0/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 6 features Visit PST Repair Kit

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Exchange Recovery Manager #33 in Email Recovery Software 6.0/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit site

• PST Repair Kit fits best

  Very low-cost PST or OST recovery

• Exchange Recovery Manager fits best

  Enterprise-grade multi-source recovery

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Side by side

Feature	PST Repair Kit 7.0/10 Visit ↗	Exchange Recovery Manager 6.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.0	6.0
Ranking	#22 in Email Recovery Software	#33 in Email Recovery Software
Best for	Very low-cost PST or OST recovery	Enterprise-grade multi-source recovery
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$10 one-time	$599 one-time
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows	Windows
Built for	Solo, Small business	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features PST Repair Kit 3/6 · Exchange Recovery Manager 5/6
PST recovery	✓	✓
OST recovery	✓	✓
MBOX recovery	—	Not checked yet
EDB recovery	—	✓ (best)
Batch recovery	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Preview before export	✓	✓
Specs
Supported platforms	Windows; browser-based service on web-enabled devices	Windows
Our review
Pros	Recovers PST and OST files, including OST-to-PST conversion Previews mailbox content before export and supports selective recovery Exports to PST, MSG, EML, and VCF, including large files over 2 GB	Recovers EDB, OST, and PST data with batch processing Previews mailboxes and messages before export or migration Supports Exchange, Office 365, Gmail, IMAP, POP3, and more
Cons	Desktop recovery requires Windows No recovery support for MBOX or EDB files There is no free plan	Windows-only software Starts at $599 for a one-time Standard License OST and PST saving features require the $999 Professional License
Our verdict	PST Repair Kit is designed to recover data from damaged Microsoft Outlook PST and OST files. It serves individuals and businesses that need to restore emails, attachments, contacts, calendars, tasks, notes, and folder structures from… Read the review →	Exchange Recovery Manager is Windows software for Exchange administrators and organizations handling mailbox recovery, backup extraction, migration, and disaster-recovery work. It recovers EDB, OST, and PST data, supports mailbox and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• PST Repair Kit — where it wins

  • Recovers PST and OST files, including OST-to-PST conversion
  • Previews mailbox content before export and supports selective recovery
  • Exports to PST, MSG, EML, and VCF, including large files over 2 GB

  Where it doesn't

  • Desktop recovery requires Windows
  • No recovery support for MBOX or EDB files
  • There is no free plan

• Exchange Recovery Manager — where it wins

  • Recovers EDB, OST, and PST data with batch processing
  • Previews mailboxes and messages before export or migration
  • Supports Exchange, Office 365, Gmail, IMAP, POP3, and more

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows-only software
  • Starts at $599 for a one-time Standard License
  • OST and PST saving features require the $999 Professional License

• PST Repair Kit7.0/10 · Paid

  A low-cost option for previewing and selectively recovering Outlook PST and OST data.

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• Exchange Recovery Manager6.0/10 · Paid

  A broad Exchange recovery toolkit, but its $599 entry price limits value for smaller teams.

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