Recoverit vs Disk Drill

Recoverit9.0Visit Disk Drill8.8Visit

Higher score Recoverit #4 in Data Recovery Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Recoverit

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

• Recoverit fits best

  Media-heavy recovery and fragmented-video repair

• Disk Drill fits best

  Windows and macOS recovery with protection features

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Side by side

Feature	Recoverit 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Disk Drill 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#4 in Data Recovery Software	#5 in Data Recovery Software
Best for	Media-heavy recovery and fragmented-video repair	Windows and macOS recovery with protection features
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$99.95/yr	$89/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Enterprise
Features Recoverit 4/4 · Disk Drill 4/4
Memory card recovery	✓	✓
RAID recovery	✓	✓
Bootable recovery	✓	✓
File preview	✓	✓
Specs
Recovery sources	computer/laptop, internal hard disk, external hard drive, USB flash drive, camera, memory card, SD card, NAS, Linux devices, disk images, RAID arrays	Internal and external hard drives, SSDs, USB flash drives, SD/CF cards, memory cards, digital cameras, virtual hard drives, RAID arrays, disk images
Operating systems	Windows, macOS	macOS 10.15+; Windows 10+
Free recovery limit	Not checked yet	100 GB
Our review
Pros	Recovers more than 1,000 file formats across varied storage media Premium adds fragmented-video recovery and corrupted video repair Supports RAID, NAS, Linux devices, and bootable Windows recovery	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
Cons	Platform coverage is limited to Windows and macOS Advanced recovery features require the Premium annual plan Paid plans start at $69.99 per year	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
Our verdict	Recoverit is desktop data recovery software from Wondershare for recovering deleted, formatted, lost, or inaccessible files. It is suited to people working with internal and external hard drives, SSDs, USB drives, memory cards, cameras,… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Recoverit — where it wins

  • Recovers more than 1,000 file formats across varied storage media
  • Premium adds fragmented-video recovery and corrupted video repair
  • Supports RAID, NAS, Linux devices, and bootable Windows recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Platform coverage is limited to Windows and macOS
  • Advanced recovery features require the Premium annual plan
  • Paid plans start at $69.99 per year

• 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

• Recoverit9.0/10 · Free plan

  A broad recovery toolkit with strong media repair and storage-device coverage.

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• Disk Drill8.8/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit Disk DrillFull verdict →