Head-to-head · Email Recovery Software
PST Repair Kit vs MailXaminer
PST Repair Kit leads on 0 checks, MailXaminer on 1, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scorePST Repair Kit · 7.0/10
- Most featuresMailXaminer · 5 of 6
PST Repair Kit scores higher on our rubric for email recovery software: 7.0 against 6.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #22 and #27.
MailXaminer offers edb recovery; PST Repair Kit doesn't.
PST Repair Kit is the better fit for very low-cost PST or OST recovery. MailXaminer is the better fit for forensic email investigations.
- PST Repair Kit fits best
Very low-cost PST or OST recovery
- MailXaminer fits best
Forensic email investigations
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Side by side
| Feature | PST Repair Kit 7.0/10 Visit ↗ | MailXaminer 6.5/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Ranking | #22 in Email Recovery Software | #27 in Email Recovery Software |
| Best for | Very low-cost PST or OST recovery | Forensic email investigations |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Starting price | $10 one-time | $166.50/device/mo |
| 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 · MailXaminer 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 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016 |
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| 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 → |
MailXaminer is Windows-based software for investigators, law-enforcement teams, and digital-evidence professionals. It loads and examines mailbox files, cloud mail services, disk images, and messenger databases, with recovery for deleted… 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
MailXaminer — where it wins
- Recovers deleted data from PST, OST, and EDB files
- OCR, fuzzy, proximity, wildcard, and regex search
- Analysis views, selective exports, and team collaboration
Where it doesn't
- Windows-only deployment
- Individual pricing starts at $199 per machine monthly
- Demo usage and export limits restrict evaluation
- PST Repair Kit7.0/10 · Paid
A low-cost option for previewing and selectively recovering Outlook PST and OST data.
Visit PST Repair KitFull verdict → - MailXaminer6.5/10 · Paid
A Windows investigation suite with deep recovery, search, analysis, and reporting tools.
Visit MailXaminerFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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